Aspec & Arospec Awarness
So, I'm writing an informational essay on sexuality and gender. I wanted to do a whole section on aspec and arospec people and identities and thought 'Hey, I don't know everything about this community and should probably talk with others in the community.'. Long story short, can y'all tell me your place on the spectrum and the awarness you want to bring to it. It's totally cool if you just want to say who you are in the community and not how you want to bring awarness.
For me; I'm grey romantic & pansexual.
@GoblinBoyQ
I think it is great that you are wanting to learn more and educate others. Here are some places where you might be able to find more concrete researh and statistics to suooprt your research. LGBTQ+ Hotlines and Resources | 7 Cups Wiki
I'm most likely, if I had to put labels on it, sex-neutral asexual panromantic. Doesn't feel like a good fit for me but that's essentially my feelings.
I think some things I would want awareness on are:
-just having a lower sex drive or not super interested in sex does not mean someone is necessarily ace. People just have different levels of interest
-when someone is still a teenager, particularly in the 13-17 range, it's still normal to not be interested in sex or relationships. People develop at different rates, so I don't think teens are necessarily ace or aro just because they have different feelings than their peers. I especially think it's not important to come out at this age, merely because of the developmental aspect playing a role. People seem to jump so quick to label themselves and then stick themselves in that box without taking context into account, and feeling pressured to come out and "be" that label.
-I personally feel a lot of the ace spectrum is a bit unnecessary, to me some of it is just getting nit-picky and is starting to just describe personal preferences in relationships rather than about actual orientation. So maybe...just awareness that it doesn't have to be that specific. That personal preferences don't necessarily have to be ace spec.
-other than that, I don't know, I feel like it's generally pretty accepted in the community and doesn't result in too much conflict in everyday life. Just kind of normal, you get random comments that could be annoying but other than that not that much negative stuff to face, if I'm honest.
