CW: mentions of ABA, conversion therapy, abuse, aphobia, ableism
In the US, April is Autism Acceptance Month; globally, April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day. That makes this month the perfect time to learn more about the experiences of autistic aspecs!
Continue reading “On The Spectrums: Autism and Aspec Identities”The theme for April, because we left it up to a certain unnamed individual, will be April Fools. What does this mean? Who knows? Certainly not us. But probably memes, tomfoolery, and other such nonsense.
Continue reading “April ’22 TAAAP Pride Chats – April Fools”We continue our series of Aspec Voices. Once again, we are focusing on the struggles and issues of specific parts of the aro community.
Aromantic women, women-aligned, and feminine-aligned people are usually the majority demographic in aro spaces, but the interaction of what it’s like to be both a woman and aro is often overlooked. Thank you to all who volunteered their time and shared their experiences.
Continue reading “Aro Women”We continue our series of Aspec Voices. Once again, we are focusing on the struggles and issues of specific parts of the ace community.
Asexual women, women-aligned, and feminine-aligned people are usually the majority demographic in ace spaces, but the interaction of what it’s like to be both a woman and ace is often overlooked. Thank you to all who volunteered their time and shared their experiences.
Continue reading “Ace Women”The theme for March, partly in honor of National Women’s History Month in the US, is:
Gender? But I hardly know ‘er! Many aspec people have unusual relationships with gender, both their own and others’. So this month we’re focusing on gender, whatever that means to you, and particularly how it impacts and is impacted by being ace and/or aro!
Continue reading “March ’22 TAAAP Pride Chats – Gender”by Dave
We all know about Stonewall and June pride, but what about Pride in February? Outside of the USA, lots of countries have our own rich histories of pride, and Aotearoa New Zealand is no exception!
Continue reading “Asexuality in Aotearoa”We continue our series of Aspec Voices for Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week. Once again, we are focusing on the struggles and issues of specific parts of the aro community – people who are often overlooked by mainstream alloromantic people talking about orientations and even hidden within aro communities.
Aromanticism is often seen as a complete absence of sexual attraction, but it is a full spectrum; people in the gray area of the spectrum often go unheard, and we wanted to highlight some of their voices. Thank you to all who volunteered their time and shared their experiences.
Continue reading “ASAW 2022 – Demi and Gray Aros”We continue our series of Aspec Voices for Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week. Once again, we are focusing on the struggles and issues of specific parts of the aro community – people who are often overlooked by mainstream alloromantic people talking about orientations and even hidden within aro communities.
Aromanticism is often conflated with asexuality, to the point that many people don’t realize that allosexual aromantics exist, and they are unseen within aro and larger populations. We wanted to highlight the voices of allosexual aromantics. Thank you to all who volunteered their time and shared their experiences.
Continue reading “ASAW 2022 – Allosexual Aros”We continue our series of Aspec Voices for Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week. Once again, we are focusing on the struggles and issues of specific parts of the aro community – people who are often overlooked by mainstream alloromantic people talking about orientations and even hidden within aro communities.
Because romance is often tied to sex, aromantics who are sex favorable often feel ostracized both in aro communities as well as in wider society. We wanted to highlight some of their voices. Thank you to all who volunteered their time and shared their experiences.
Continue reading “ASAW 2022 – Sex Favorable Aros”We continue our series of Aspec Voices for Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week. Once again, we are focusing on the struggles and issues of specific parts of the aro community – people who are often overlooked by mainstream alloromantic people talking about orientations and even hidden within aro communities.
Our society is set up to prioritize romantic relationships and often marginalizes people who are permanently single or non-partnering. Since there are many aromantic people who identify as single or non-partnering, we wanted to hear from them about how this impacts their lives and experiences within aro communities.
Continue reading “ASAW 2022 – Single or Non-Partnering Aros”