![]() Initially, Alice found coping with the fact that she was ace and aro difficult because she expected that she would want to find love. "There was no one big moment where I was like, 'Oh, that's me.' But while I was at uni… I slowly felt more and more like I identified with those labels." Finding peace with an ace and aro identity "It was a slow learning process," she said. However, it took some time for her to connect the term with her own experiences. Looking back at when she discovered her identity, Alice recalled first coming across the term 'asexuality' online at around the age of 18. However, the communities are often linked and have developed to support each other due to their overlap in representing people who don't feel (or feel little of) different kinds of attraction, and who face a lot of the same struggles within societies which place a lot of value in finding romance. (Individuals such as Alice who are asexual and aromantic often colloquially shorten the terms to both 'ace' and 'aro'.)īeing asexual and being aromantic don't have to go hand in hand – plenty of individuals define themselves as asexual but not aromantic and vice versa. Both terms are umbrella labels which represent a whole myriad of people and experiences who fit the general concepts of being ace and aro. ![]() ![]() Asexuality and aromanticism are two often misunderstood and little known identities within the LGBTQ+ community – but thankfully ones which are beginning to be more understood by wider society.Īsexuality is defined as experiencing little to no sexual attraction, meanwhile, aromanticism defines individuals who feel little to no romantic interest in others. If you weren’t aware of the terms asexual and aromantic before this interview, you won't be alone.
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