a-spec

alternative aspec

1. neologismOn, or relating to, the asexual spectrum and/or aromantic spectrum.First known use 21st c.

   Jughead means a lot to aspec people

   2017 March 31, “Jughead, Bughead, And The Need For Asexual & Aromantic Heroes In Comics”, in Comics Alliance, retrieved 06 Apr 2020

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   A segment of Core could have been about solely the trans community, or the exclusion of bi, pan, and a-spec people from queer spaces […]

   2017 December 7, Hayley Van Allen, "Where is the LGBTQ+ representation in Scripps core?", in The Scripps Voice, volume XXI, issue 04, page 4

   However, this article isn’t about what it means, or how it feels to be a-spec: it’s about the erasure (A-rasure?) of a-spec identities.

   2018 June 2, “A is Not for Ally: Spare a Thought for Invisible Identities this Pride Month”, in The Panoptic, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2020

   We can and should recognize that there is plenty of room for a multitude of reactions from a-spec folks because, like any other identity, we are not a monolith and we carry with us a multitude of experiences, desires, limitations, and perspectives.

   2020 March 12, “‘It’s Not You, It’s Not Me’ Centers Allosexual Feelings And Fails Asexual People”, in wearyourvoicemag.com, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2020

   In the context of asexuality, it has led to the infantilization of people who are aspec, and in a lot of cases has pressured ace people to have sex, simply because they didn’t think not wanting to have sex was an option.

   2020 February 4, “Asexuality, Explained Through Cake”, in The Link, retrieved 06 Apr 2020

   While the SAM was initially created by a-spec people, it can easily be used by people who are not asexual or aromantic.

   2018 October 27, “Explore the spectrum: Guide to finding your ace community”, in GLAAD, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2020

plural a-specs · alternative aspec

1. A person on the asexual spectrum and/or aromantic spectrum.

   This is why events like the Indigenous Aces panel and articles by a-specs from marginalised backgrounds are so important within the larger conversation around a-spec issues.

   2023, Eris Young, Ace Voices: What it Means to Be Asexual, Aromantic, Demi or Grey-Ace, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 29

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   “Aspecs [those on the asexual spectrum]^([sic]) can have relationships with anyone. We’re not limited to being exclusively with other aspecs…. There always needs to be communication and establishing boundaries regardless of the relationship. […]” – M

   2022 April 15, Timaree Schmit, “Reader question: Asexual dating”, in Philadelphia Weekly, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2023