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Handy guide to writing asexual characters:
1. Have them have friends! The lonely asexual story is getting really old.
2. Introverted asexuals are cool, but why not have extroverted asexuals?
3. Asexual and Aromantic are not the same thing. Try giving your character a sexless romance.
4. Or have them have sex, that’s cool too! Remember. Asexuality is the lack of sexual attraction, and does not mean the character is opposed to sex.
5. Asexuality varies. If you want your character to be a victim of sexual assault that’s fine, but don’t make this true about every asexual character. Some people don’t want sex and it has nothing to do with past sexual experiences.
6. No more sociopathic asexuals, okay?
7. Don’t paint your asexual character to be the essence of innocence. You can have your asexual swear. They can be rude, like to dance dirty, have crude humour, literally! Anything! Any! Other! Character! Can! Be!
8. Your ace character can be sex repulsed, but do not have that be the defining characteristic of your character. Give them personality.
9. Do not write an ace character just to have your protagonist *suffer* because they love them, but won’t satisfy them sexually. That’s gross.
10. If your whole point of having an asexual character is to have them meet “the one” and “cure” them of Asexuality, DO NOT WRITE AN ASEXUAL CHARACTER.
Happy International Asexuality Day!
6th April marks the first celebration of IAD which has been organised by various groups around the world.
Happy International Asexuality Day! Today is a day for celebrating all people who identify under the asexual umbrella and spreading awareness about their experiences.
A number of ace organisations worked together to make April 6th 2021 the very first International Asexuality Day.
The themes of today are:
• Advocacy
• Celebration
• Education
• Solidarity
What is asexuality?
• Feeling little to no sexual attraction
Some asexual people also feel no romantic attraction. This is known as aromantic.
However, some asexual people do feel romantic attraction. This is broadly known as alloromantic, but can be more specific such as biromantic (romantically attracted to two or more genders but experience little/no sexual attraction).
Asexuality is a spectrum!
Here’s just a few identities within the asexual umbrella:
Demisexual - someone who does not experience sexual attraction until they have formed a deep emotional connection with someone
Grey-asexual – someone who feels sexual attraction weakly, infrequently, or in specific contexts
Aceflux – someone whose sexual orientation fluctuates but generally stays on the asexual spectrum
Lithosexual – someone who does experience sexual attraction but does not want it reciprocated. Person may be uncomfortable at the thought of someone being sexually attracted to them, or they may lose their sexual feelings if they learn it's reciprocated.
Fraysexual – when someone only experiences sexual attraction towards those that they are not deeply connected with, and lose that attraction as they get to know the person.
Why is awareness important?
• Combats acephobia
• Challenges normativity
• Helps provide support
• Feelings of connectedness and community ; feel less alone
• Dispel myths and misunderstandings
• Help normalise asexuality and other LGBTQ+ identities
• Representation ; increasing visibility
• Helps highlight the issues faced
• Celebrating people on the asexual spectrum
HAPPY AROMANTIC VISIBILITY DAY!!
