Ace/Aro discourse makes me so uncomfortable because like, it’s just the same bullshit that got thrown at me as a bi woman but with a different paint job.
- “How can you be sure you’re
biace/aro if you haven’t experimented?”
- “We support
biace/aro people, buuut only if they’re a very specific type ofbiace/aro.” - “Sure,
biace/aro people are valid, they just don’t belong in the LGBT+community” - “But the issue is
biace/aro people are taking up resources from real LGBT+people!” - “It’s just a phase!”
- “Look,
biace/aro people aren’t really marginalized. Any issues they face are just misdirected homo/transphobia.” - “
BiTransAce/Aro people are just our oppressors trying to invade our spaces!”
You aren’t that slick, fuck off into the slime pit that is biphobes, terfs, and other assholes.
I’d like to add:
- “Okay but everyone is a little bit
biace/aro – that description literally applies to all of us!” (said especially about demi people) - “People only think and say they’re
biace/aro if they have internalized homophobia…” - “It’s just a placeholder identity!”
- “Being
biace/aro doesn’t exist, everyone picks a side eventually!”
Also, if you’re trans or bi and aphobic and you feel uncomfortable at being compared to these kinds of people: GOOD. You should feel uncomfortable. You should feel bad.