Heres A Reminder To The Grey Aroaces: Your Identity Is Real, Youre Valid And Youre Just As Aroace As

Here’s a reminder to the grey aroaces: your identity is real, you’re valid and you’re just as aroace as every other aroace. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. (Note: Grey Aroace isn’t always the same as greyrose.)

my labels are contradictingggggg-

Bisexual: Okay, cool.

Demiromantic: Alright, also making sense.

Greysexual: *messes everything up djfodjidk*

It just feels weird having two labels end in “-sexual” yk? Idk

Speaking as a gendervast termcollector? I can confirm that it feels weird to identify with labels that feel contradictory.

But if bisexual and greysexual feel right (even if it does feel weird that they both end in -sexual) by all means use em. But here's the thing: just because your ace-spec label makes it feel like it's contradicting your bisexual identity, does not mean they have to be contradicting. Because you, AND ONLY YOU, get to define who you are and how you experience attraction.

Long story short: if the shoe fits, wear it. (Or, I guess in this case: if the label fits, use it. Or something like that.)

Here’s a reminder to the Aegoromanticflux people: your identity is real, you’re valid and you’re just as aro as every other Aromantic person. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

Here’s a reminder to the greyro-aces: your identity is real, you’re valid and you’re just as aroace as every other aroace person. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

Hey, I mean zero disrespect, but what's the difference between grey-aroace and greyrose? I've discovered that I'm on the aroace spectrum and I want to be supportive of more identities, but I also want to understand them better

Greyrose is specifically the combination of grey asexuality and grey aromanticism. Greyroses experience romantic and sexual attraction infrequently or only under specific circumstances.

Meanwhile, grey aroace is an orientation on the aroace spectrum. Grey aroaces experience infrequent romantic and sexual attraction, but may still experience other types of non-romantic, non-sexual attraction (e.g., queerplatonic, alterous, sensual).

(In short: Greyrose = being both greysexual and greyromantic, Grey Aroace = those who relate to asexuality and aromanticism, yet feel as though there are parts of their experience that aren't fully described by the word aroace.)

No context, just an Aroaceflux appreciation post. They’re just as real and valid as the rest of us. And in this household we appreciate their existence.