#introduction time!!!

you can call me asnev i've been around the fediverse for a while but i recently moved to tech [dot] lgbt to scratch an itch of trying out a glitch-soc instance. let's be friends :]

currently struggling through college proudly #aro and #ace (i can conjure up garlic bread at will). my interests are... unending... but i'm occupied with #sonicthehedgehog and #jungle music at the moment. i'm a #chiptune nerd, i'll probably post some right after i'm finished with this text blurb

talk to me about a lot of things really... i'm a chill person/guy/girl most of the time

life is about being a bit weird, or a lot of weird. preferably the latter. you do that, while also showing kindness for others

URGENT please help Dej! they are a queer, disabled artist on the way to self-employment. they need rent support while they work on covering back payments. they are at increased risk due to US fascism. anything helps!

$385/630 DUE IN 2 DAYS

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request commissions here: https://mspsocial.net/@svnynne/113584256375614555

you can get handmade art, a short story collection or an email with file storage space for donating to them here:
- https://writing.exchange/@riveraerica/113994586546564887
- https://mismo.jagtalon.net/@jag/statuses/01JN1Z7PVEXEG2MW74KRWG30C1
- https://weirder.earth/@june/113889814363872521
- https://terror.black/@sayyid_qishta/113422065701306276
- https://flipping.rocks/@inherentlee/113947145294908139

@mutualaid @blackfedi #aro #aromantic #ace #asexual #genderqueer #ActuallyAutistic #trans #transgender #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #disability #transMutualAid #DisabilityMutualAid #transCrowdfund #punk #funk #minnesota #minneapolis #BlackMutualAid #fascism #queerMutualAid #QueerCrowdfund #queer #neuroDivergent #rent #handmade #smallBusiness #fediArt #creativeToots #FediGiftShop #mastoArt #OriginalArt #art #cute #bunny

URGENT please help Dej! they are a queer, disabled artist on the way to self-employment. they need rent support while they work on covering back payments. they are at increased risk due to US fascism. anything helps!

$385/630 DUE IN 2 DAYS

GFM: https://gofund.me/538733be
request commissions here: https://mspsocial.net/@svnynne/113584256375614555

you can get handmade art, a short story collection or an email with file storage space for donating to them here:
- https://writing.exchange/@riveraerica/113994586546564887
- https://mismo.jagtalon.net/@jag/statuses/01JN1Z7PVEXEG2MW74KRWG30C1
- https://weirder.earth/@june/113889814363872521
- https://terror.black/@sayyid_qishta/113422065701306276
- https://flipping.rocks/@inherentlee/113947145294908139

@mutualaid @blackfedi #aro #aromantic #ace #asexual #genderqueer #ActuallyAutistic #trans #transgender #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #disability #transMutualAid #DisabilityMutualAid #transCrowdfund #punk #funk #minnesota #minneapolis #BlackMutualAid #fascism #queerMutualAid #QueerCrowdfund #queer #neuroDivergent #rent #handmade #smallBusiness #fediArt #creativeToots #FediGiftShop #mastoArt #OriginalArt #art #furry #furryArt

URGENT please help Dej! they are a queer, disabled artist on the way to self-employment. they need rent support while they work on covering back payments. they are at increased risk due to US fascism. anything helps!

$235/630 DUE IN 3 DAYS

GFM: https://gofund.me/538733be
request commissions here: https://mspsocial.net/@svnynne/113584256375614555

you can get handmade art, a short story collection or an email with file storage space for donating to them here:
- https://writing.exchange/@riveraerica/113994586546564887
- https://mismo.jagtalon.net/@jag/statuses/01JN1Z7PVEXEG2MW74KRWG30C1
- https://weirder.earth/@june/113889814363872521
- https://terror.black/@sayyid_qishta/113422065701306276
- https://flipping.rocks/@inherentlee/113947145294908139

@mutualaid @blackfedi #aro #aromantic #ace #asexual #genderqueer #ActuallyAutistic #trans #transgender #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #disability #transMutualAid #DisabilityMutualAid #transCrowdfund #punk #funk #minnesota #minneapolis #BlackMutualAid #fascism #queerMutualAid #QueerCrowdfund #queer #neuroDivergent #artist #rent #handmade #smallBusiness #fediArt #creativeToots #FediGiftShop #mastoArt #OriginalArt #art #furry

URGENT please help Dej! they are a queer, disabled artist on the way to self-employment. they need rent support while they work on covering back payments. they are at increased risk due to US fascism. anything helps!

$210/630 DUE IN 4 DAYS

GFM: https://gofund.me/538733be
request commissions here: https://mspsocial.net/@svnynne/113584256375614555

you can get handmade art, a short story collection or an email with file storage space for donating to them here:
- https://writing.exchange/@riveraerica/113994586546564887
- https://mismo.jagtalon.net/@jag/statuses/01JN1Z7PVEXEG2MW74KRWG30C1
- https://weirder.earth/@june/113889814363872521
- https://terror.black/@sayyid_qishta/113422065701306276
- https://flipping.rocks/@inherentlee/113947145294908139

@mutualaid @blackfedi #aro #aromantic #ace #asexual #genderqueer #ActuallyAutistic #trans #transgender #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #disability #transMutualAid #DisabilityMutualAid #transCrowdfund #punk #funk #minnesota #minneapolis #BlackMutualAid #fascism #queerMutualAid #QueerCrowdfund #queer #neuroDivergent #artist #rent #handmade #smallBusiness #fediArt #creativeToots #FediGiftShop #mastoArt #OriginalArt #art #cute

URGENT please help Dej! they are a queer, disabled artist on the way to self-employment. they need rent support while they work on covering back payments. they are at increased risk due to US fascism. anything helps!

$210/630 DUE IN 5 DAYS

GFM: https://gofund.me/538733be
request commissions here: https://mspsocial.net/@svnynne/113584256375614555

you can get handmade art, a short story collection or an email with file storage space for donating to them here:
- https://writing.exchange/@riveraerica/113994586546564887
- https://mismo.jagtalon.net/@jag/statuses/01JN1Z7PVEXEG2MW74KRWG30C1
- https://weirder.earth/@june/113889814363872521
- https://terror.black/@sayyid_qishta/113422065701306276
- https://flipping.rocks/@inherentlee/113947145294908139

@mutualaid @blackfedi #aro #aromantic #ace #asexual #genderqueer #ActuallyAutistic #trans #transgender #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #disability #transMutualAid #DisabilityMutualAid #transCrowdfund #punk #funk #minnesota #minneapolis #BlackMutualAid #fascism #queerMutualAid #QueerCrowdfund #queer #neuroDivergent #artist #rent #handmade #smallBusiness #fediArt #creativeToots #FediGiftShop #mastoArt #OriginalArt #art #cute #bunny

URGENT please help Dej! they are a queer, disabled artist on the way to self-employment. they need rent support while they work on covering back payments. they are at increased risk due to US fascism. anything helps!

$210/630 DUE MARCH 25

GFM: https://gofund.me/538733be
request commissions here: https://mspsocial.net/@svnynne/113584256375614555

you can get handmade art, a short story collection or an email with file storage space for donating to them here:
- https://writing.exchange/@riveraerica/113994586546564887
- https://mismo.jagtalon.net/@jag/statuses/01JN1Z7PVEXEG2MW74KRWG30C1
- https://weirder.earth/@june/113889814363872521
- https://terror.black/@sayyid_qishta/113422065701306276
- https://flipping.rocks/@inherentlee/113947145294908139

@mutualaid @blackfedi #aro #aromantic #ace #asexual #genderqueer #ActuallyAutistic #trans #transgender #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #disability #transMutualAid #DisabilityMutualAid #transCrowdfund #punk #funk #minnesota #minneapolis #BlackMutualAid #fascism #queerMutualAid #QueerCrowdfund #queer #neuroDivergent #artist #rent #handmade #smallBusiness #fediArt #creativeToots #FediGiftShop #mastoArt #OriginalArt #art #cute #bunny

" All you need is love. "

FACT CHECK: False. I’m aromantic.

They make the counselor who updates all my signatures and stuff every 6 months for this skill building program I'm in, who I also happen to do counseling with each week, ask some questions about my sexual health and stuff like that. So I just joked "The sex is nonexistent, so the sexual health is pretty great". I've mentioned to him I'm #asexual before though I'm not quite sure he understands the concept.

Just FYI there's second Common Bonds anthology in the works. They opened a kickstarter campaign for it. I finished this morning the first book and liked it.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/claudiearseneault/common-bonds-2

@bookstodon #lgbt #queer #aro #ace

It's aromantic spectrum awareness week!

Did you know that the law discriminates against aromantic people?
If two people marry (you know, that thing where they promise somewhat long lasting romantic love to each other) they get a lot of benefits* that e.g. queerplatonic partners often can't get.

*in most countries

Endlich ist es so weit! Die #aroweek2025 ist gestartet und wir freuen uns sehr darauf, mit euch allen zu feiern, aktivistisch zu werden und für Sichtbarkeit zu stehen. Ab 16 Uhr geht es heute bei uns los mit dem Programm.

Wir freuen uns tolle Gäst*innen zu haben, die diese Aro Week unvergesslich machen werden. Schaut gern vorbei bei @ace_arovolution und lest ihre starken Forderungen für diese Aktionswoche, oder lauscht bei @inspektren_podcast und @aspecs_goettingen mal in die Podcast Folgen um mehr über Aromantik zu lernen. Ihr könnt auch den Blog von @aktiv_aro durchlesen oder so viel mehr!

Habt viel Spaß in dieser Woche .

*hastags*
#queer #aktivismus #activism #lgbtpride #lgbtqcommunity #germany #aspecgerman #aspec #ace #aro #aplatonic #aroweek #aroweek2025 #aasw2025 #PostcardsAROundTheWorld

Die Aro Week steht vor der Tür und am Sonntag geht es endlich los!
Hier folgt das Programm, damit ihr planen könnt welche Termine ihr verschieben müsst um diese fantastische Aro Week zu besuchen! Kommt vorbei, wir freuen uns sehr auf euch.

Shoutout an unsere Gäst*innen: @inspektren @lsvd

*hastags*
#aplatonicspectrum #queer #aktivismus #activism #aktivismus #lgbtpride #lgbtqcommunity #germany #aspecgerman #aspec #ace #aro #aplatonic #aroweek #aroweek2025

«On subit une pression permanente» : aromantiques et asexuels en ont ras le cœur de la Saint-Valentin.

La fête commerciale de l’amour romantique approche, et avec elle s’intensifient les pesantes injonctions à nouer des relations sentimentales et sexuelles normées, qui ne conviennent pourtant pas à tous.

(abo ou bypass paywall clean) #AroAce #Aro #Ace
https://www.liberation.fr/lifestyle/intimites/on-subit-une-pression-permanente-aromantiques-et-asexuels-en-ont-ras-le-coeur-de-la-saint-valentin-20250212_IGCQFUK2FBEOPORFECMCBRPUIM/

please help Dej with rent!

"still trying to get help from whatever rent assistance program my housing stabilization worker can find (no luck at all yet, i haven't heard from them since mid-november), i'm at the "how to market myself" point of my self-employment thing and haven't received the grant for that yet, and everything's still taking forever to fall into place still due to bureaucracy and everything moving really slow. i'm hoping stuff will work out fine in the new year, but...i honestly dunno what'll happen at this point."

$535/630 DUE IN 4 DAYS

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URGENT please help Dej! they are a #queer, #neurodivergent #artist on the way to self-employment. they need #rent support while they work on covering back payments.

$235/630 DUE IN 4 DAYS

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@mutualaid

Okay, let's talk about video games. Specifically, let's talk about games where either

a)A playable character is asexual or aromantic (inclusive or), or
b)A customizable PC can be made asexual or aromantic.

For the purpose of this thread, I'm only considering characters who are clearly stated in-game to be ace or aro (possibly using synonyms): out-of-game statements by the developer do not count. I'm also only considering player characters, not NPCs.

Here are the examples I can think of off the top of my head. Spoilers ahoy!

A Year of Springs, a visual novel by @npckc@misskey.io : One of the three PCs is AroAce. Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, Switch, PS4/5, Xbox One

​Our Life: Beginnings & Always: A visual novel where almost everything about the protagonist can be customized, including their orientation. Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, Android

Kitsune Tails, a 2D platformer by @eniko@peoplemaking.games , where one of the PCs is aro. Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, and eventually consoles.

Many games by Choice of Games/Hosted Games/Heart's Choice: This is a company that makes text-based games which are like a cross between RPGs and choose-your-own-adventure novels. They have over 1000 titles by many different authors across their main brand (Choice of Games) and their imprints Hosted Games and Heart's Choice. They vary considerably in how "game-y" they are, and in length. Of those that have romance, they almost all allow you to choose your character's orientation.

What else is there? What would y'all recommend?

#Asexual #Aromantic #Ace #Aro #Gaming

Hello fellow aro/ace people! After coming to the realization, I've been more inclined to notice just how much music is about sex and love.
I just want to preface by saying that I have nothing against a song being about that and I think it's good that artists write about things dear to them. I still enjoy a good deal of love songs for many reasons.
What has happened though, is that after realizing that people genuinely feel what they sing (albeit maybe exagerated), which I was previously oblivious to, I feel like there's not as much music catered to my experience, I guess?
What I'm looking for is song recommendations for songs about other joys/aspects in life, maybe about really good friendships, or other aroace bangers?

Boosts welcome!

Question for the Aromantics of Fedi:

I've heard some aro folks who are not asexual describe non-romantic relationships that fell into a space between “friend you have sex with" and “life partner”. Like the non-platonic version of Queer Platonic.

Does anyone know of a term for this?

I'm trying to create a relationship level slider for a project and don't want to just label this space "Romantic Partnership”, because that feels exclusionary.

!