Read on Twitter
this resonates:
"In the community now, I’m seen as an “elder ace.” The irony is that I owe this position and my self-awareness to young asexuals."
it is a little wild to figure out a thing about yourself and to instantly be an elder in that community. https://twitter.com/CDaigleOrians/status/1388132252987559944
"In the community now, I’m seen as an “elder ace.” The irony is that I owe this position and my self-awareness to young asexuals."
it is a little wild to figure out a thing about yourself and to instantly be an elder in that community. https://twitter.com/CDaigleOrians/status/1388132252987559944
one thing that might be helpful to younger aces? I found that my experience of coming out to family/friends/colleagues was not nearly as dangerous or fraught as it has been for many of the younger folks who've shared stories of coming out earlier in life.
it's impossible to tell how much of that is age, how much is the specific circles I run in, and how much is the amount of respect and credulity I've accrued over time in those spaces, but there is a world where people just ... take you at your word when you say you're ace.
this is not to tell anybody to delay coming out until people already take you super seriously, it's just to say that at some point, it's reasonable to hope that you won't have to constantly convince people that your experiences are real.
