Thread by @asexualACES, Dear allosexual people publishing stuff about asexuality &/or asexual people,There are certain [...]

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asexualACES

Dear allosexual people publishing stuff about asexuality &/or asexual people,

There are certain terms that you use

- interchangeably that aren& #39;t actually interchangeable

- too much, while leaving out others

- that can cause misconceptions

- that you should avoid altogether

A few examples:

• Sexual attraction ≠ sexual desire

• Sexual attraction ≠ sex drive

• Asexual ≠ not wanting sex

• Sex ≠ intimacy

• Love ≠ Relationship

• Romantic attraction ≠ love

• Acespec ≠ (Just) asexual + demisexual + graysexual

• Aro ≠ part of acespec

• Asexuality is an orientation, not a movement/ideology.
We don& #39;t recruit/try to convert people.

• Asexuality isn& #39;t new.
It& #39;s not just young people/a generation who are ace.

• Unless someone literally says they "identify as"/"define themself as"/etc ace, say they "are" ace.

• Don& #39;t say aces can still feel love/want a relationship/have sex/etc.
We& #39;re not a hivemind. Some do, some don& #39;t. Some do all, some not. All of us are valid.
Avoid generalizations & the attempt to make aces sound more human by throwing aros/sex-repulsed aces/etc under the bus.

• Asexual means not feeling sexual attraction (or no interest in or desire for sex).
Using people& #39;s personal preferences to explain asexuality is bad. Don& #39;t mess with the definition.
You can use people& #39;s personal preferences to highlight how diverse the ace community is though.

• If in doubt - or just in general? - ask aces &/or check ace resources.
You might use terms that have a particular meaning/impact in the ace community that you& #39;re not aware of.

• I& #39;m pretty sure the 1% is an outdated number.
There are way more of us than that worldwide!

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