Aro bisexual
September 23 is Bi Awareness Day. There are a vast number of bi asexual and aromantic people, some who identify as attracted to both genders, some as biromantic, and some as bi-aligned in some other way. We are celebrating bi individuals who also identify within the aspec communities! Thanks as always to our contributors.
Introductions
Ella &#; Bi aroace
Karolyne(she/her) &#; I identify as Demi-sexual, Demi-romantic and Bi-romantic. My username is Gh05t_girl on Instagram and Twitter.
Max &#; I’m bi, demiromantic, and demisexual.
Tom&#;Demi-Biromantic and Ace
Questions
How carry out you feel associated to/define your bi identity?
Ella: I experience connected to my identity through the fictional stories i either work on myself or consume from either films or books but i consider myself to be bi-demiromantic/sexual and it makes watching characters who are fetishized or hypersexualized a bit harder for me even though I’m always glad for representation wherever i can get it.
Karolyne: I actually don’t feel connected to my bi persona very much. I am demi-sexual and demi-romantic. I
Note: currently a work in progress.
Definitions
Allosexual
Someone who experiences non-conditional sexual attraction; the shape of sexual attraction experienced by someone not on the asexual spectrum.
(A condition of attraction differs from direction of attraction, or the type of person or people to whom one is attracted. &#;Condition&#; describes circumstances, for many a-spec identities, additionally required to feel a given form of attraction toward a desired type of person or people: reciprocation, close emotional bonds, lack of reciprocation, etc.)
Aromantic
Someone who experiences low, no, scarce, conditional or shifting lovey-dovey attraction; someone who has a relationship to the concept of romantic attraction unsupported by alloromantic society; on the aromantic spectrum; someone who experiences passionate attraction in non-alloromantic ways; not alloromantic.
Allosexual Aromantic / Allo-Aro
Someone on the aromantic spectrum who experiences a shape of sexual attraction not included in the asexual spectrum; an aromantic who is allosex
Aromantic Bisexual
Gender(s) attracted to:
romantically: none
Aromantic Bisexual, also called Aro Bi(sexual) or Biaro, is a form of aromantic allosexual referring to someone who is bisexual (sexually attracted to two or more genders) and aromantic (not romantically attracted to anyone).
This does not mean they will not date anyone, but they usually do not select and/or intrinsically seek out romantic things, such as dates.
Aromantic bisexuals are often okay with non-romantic relationships, including, but not limited to: sexual or queerplatonic relationships, either exclusively or in combination.
Just like with any aromantic individual, they can be romance-repulsed, ambivalent, indifferent, or favourable.
The asexual alloromantic variant is asexual biromantic.
Flag
The flag is the bi-flag with the aro-arrow over it to stand for the lack of affectionate love.
Alternativley some bi-aros use a heart with the aro-flag instead of the arrow to depict other kinds of romance.
Which flag one uses is fully up to them and may not even make a
As part of Bisexual Awareness Week, we are posting more Aspec Voices articles about bi aspecs. This article focuses on aro-spectrum people who identify as double attraction, biromantic, or bi-aligned in some other way. Thanks again to all our contributors!
Introductions
Alex &#; Aromantic Bisexual
Ava &#; My identities are aromantic and bisexual
Marie &#; (she/her), bisexual and aromantic. Also English isn&#;t my first language so I am sorry for any grammar and vocabulary mistakes in here.
Mary Kate &#; I&#;m asexual aromantic, I guess greyromantic if you want more specific. I&#;m bi romantic or bi-aligned, I actually just picked that up from your questions but if fits quite well so praise you 🙂
MichelleRidge &#; Bisexual, Demiromantic
Questions
How do you feel connected to/define your bi identity?
Alex: It’s adorable simple for me. I’m sexually attracted to multiple genders. Men, women, and anything between, outside, around- I just think people are sexy.
Ava: I would specify it as being sexually attracted to all genders.
Marie: I relate to to myself as bisexual because