Daily Affirmation 394.

3 Ways You Might Be Marginalizing Disabled Asexual People (And What to Do About It)

Have you noticed how disabled and asexual communities can try to distance themselves from each other? This author's experienced this from all sides, and these examples are so common.

Instead of saying “Asexuality isn’t a disability! Asexual people aren’t disabled,” try “Asexuality isn’t a disability by itself, but there are disabled asexual people and their orientations are just as valid as nondisabled asexual people.”

You’re still a valid asexual even if you fit one or more of the ace stereotypes. You’re valid if you’re ace and aromantic. Ace and autistic. Ace and disabled. Ace and a survivor of assault. Ace and a virgin. Ace and afraid of commitment. And on and on. If you’re asexual, you’re a valid ace, no matter what comes after the “and”.

Appearing like a winged creature poised on a pedestal, this object is actually a billowing tower of cold gas and dust rising from a stellar nursery called the Eagle Nebula. The soaring tower is 9.5 light-years high, about twice the distance from our Sun to the next nearest star

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“I AM NOT BROKEN.” asexual

please message me, @hopeunconditional, if you would like a digital piece of similar style with a different pride flag.

aromantic - bisexual

NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula

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Galactic Standstill Lake Tenaya, California

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Whirlpool Galaxy by Alessandro Falesiedi

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Dust filaments of NGC 4217

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Why can’t people understand that I can think a person is cute without wanting to have sex with them.

friendly reminder 💫