Additional Resources

http://www.whatisasexuality.com/
http://www.asexualityarchive.com/
http://asexualawarenessweek.com/asexuality101/
https://calacespace.wordpress.com/aboutasexuality/
http://www.aromantic.org/
http://sjwiki.org/wiki/Aromanticism#.VTgMg01
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http://www.studlife.com/forum/staffcolumnists/2015/02/18/combating-the-stigmaagainst-asexuals-and-aromantics/
https://thethinkingasexual.wordpress.com/abo
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http://arospecawarenessweek.tumblr.com/faq
http://skittlr.net/

Asexuality &
Aromanticism

THE ACE-ARO SPECTRUM

An educational guide by Amanda Eady
The Ace-Aro Spectrum

Table of Contents
Asexuality............................................................ 1
Aromanticism.......................................................2
The Ace Spectrum................................................3
The Aro Spectrum................................................4
Other Facts...........................................................5
Recources.............................................................6

Other Facts
Asexuality and Aromanticism while generally
not caused by abuse can be caused by abuse
and neither delegitimize those individuals
orientations.
You should never assume someone was abused
because of their orientation.
Many peoples orientations do not match and
thats fine.
Orientations are fluid and may change within
your lifetime.
A person can be literally any combination of
sexual orientation, romantic orientation, and
gender. One does not dictate the others in any
way.
Asexuals can have sex and some do. Having sex
or not does not legitimize or delegitimize
someones orientation.
Not all Asexuals are sex repulsed but some are.
Being repulsed is not more or less legitimate
than not being repulsed.
Some Aromantics are romance repulsed. There
is nothing wrong with that.
A queerplatonic relationship is an extremely

The Aro Spectrum

Asexuality

Demiromantic Not experiencing romantic

attraction until they have an intimate
relationship with someone

What is it?

Grey Aro Rarely experiencing romantic

attraction
Lithromantic Experiencing romantic
attraction without the desire for it to be
reciprocated
Quoiromantic Having difficulty or inability
distinguishing between romantic attraction
and platonic attraction/platonic love

An orientation in which one does no

experience sexual attraction.

What is it not?
Abstinenc
e
Celibacy
A side
effect of
abuse
Broken

A low sex drive

Reproducing via
mitosis
Abusive

Aromanticism
What is it?
An orientation in which one does not
experience romantic attraction

Aromanticism is often
misunderstood, especially in
non-Asexual individuals.

What is it not?

Cold heartedness
Hating people
Not wanting close relationships
Being a slut
Abusive
A side effect of abuse
Broken

The Ace Spectrum

Demisexual Not experiencing sexual
attraction until they have a romantic or
platonic relationship with someone
Grey Ace Rarely experiencing sexual
attraction
Lithsexual Experiencing sexual
attraction without the desire for it to be
reciprocated
Quoisexual Having difficulty or inability
distinguishing between sexual attraction
and aesthetic attraction