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==Terminology and attributes==
==Terminology and attributes==
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The antonym of aromanticism is alloromanticism, the state of experiencing romantic love or romantic attraction to others, while such a person is called an alloromantic.<ref>https://www.bustle.com/p/im-tired-of-my-queer-identity-being-ignored-erased-on-tv-66215</ref> An informal term for an aromantic person is ''aro''.<ref name="theguardian">https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/oct/11/meet-the-aromantics-not-cold-dont-have-romantic-feelings-sex</ref> The A in the expanded [[LGBT]] acronym LGBTQIA, is interpreted by some to stand for aromantic.<ref>https://www.bustle.com/p/equinox-gyms-pride-video-the-lgbtqalphabet-leaves-out-important-letter-63252</ref><ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/06/15/lgbtq-glossary-slang-ally-learn-language/101200092/</ref>
[[File:Aromantic.svg|thumb|A symbol for aromanticism]]
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The antonym of aromanticism is alloromanticism, the state of experiencing romantic love or romantic attraction to others, while such a person is called an alloromantic.<ref>https://www.bustle.com/p/im-tired-of-my-queer-identity-being-ignored-erased-on-tv-66215</ref> An informal term for an aromantic person is ''aro''.<ref name="theguardian">https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/oct/11/meet-the-aromantics-not-cold-dont-have-romantic-feelings-sex</ref> The A in the expanded LGBT acronym LGBTQIA, is interpreted by some to stand for aromantic.<ref>https://www.bustle.com/p/equinox-gyms-pride-video-the-lgbtqalphabet-leaves-out-important-letter-63252</ref><ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/06/15/lgbtq-glossary-slang-ally-learn-language/101200092/</ref>


One of the attributes of aromantics is that despite feeling little or no romantic attraction, they can still enjoy sex<ref>https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a9644122/aromantic-definition-meaning/</ref> and form relationships, albeit platonic ones.<ref>http://highlandecho.com/lets-talk-sexuality-and-religion-asexuality-and-aromanticism/</ref> Aromantics are not necessarily incapable of feeling love. For example they may still feel familial love, or the type of platonic love that is expressed between friends.<ref>Parade, Beach Pride, and Beach Pride Parade. "PANTHER."</ref> Some aromantics may claim that they are able to appreciate the type of love or romance that exists in popular culture, such as in movies, romantic books or songs, but only vicariously, and that they do not intuitively experience these feelings themselves.<ref>http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/12/youtuber-connie-glynn-aka-noodlerella-reveals-aromantic-7306105/</ref><ref>Sheehan, Ryan. A-Identity Politics: Asexual Exceptionalism, Precarity, and Activism. Diss. 2015.</ref> Aromantics may also not experience grief and sorrow at the end of relationship.<ref>https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/nejzjq/science-explains-how-to-trick-yourself-into-getting-over-your-broken-heart</ref>
One of the attributes of aromantics is that despite feeling little or no romantic attraction, they can still enjoy sex.<ref>https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a9644122/aromantic-definition-meaning/</ref> Aromantics are not necessarily incapable of feeling love. For example they may still feel familial love, or the type of platonic love that is expressed between friends.<ref>Parade, Beach Pride, and Beach Pride Parade. "PANTHER."</ref> Some aromantics may claim that they are able to appreciate the type of love or romance that exists in popular culture, such as in movies, romantic books or songs, but only vicariously, and that they do not intuitively experience these feelings themselves.<ref>http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/12/youtuber-connie-glynn-aka-noodlerella-reveals-aromantic-7306105/</ref><ref>Sheehan, Ryan. A-Identity Politics: Asexual Exceptionalism, Precarity, and Activism. Diss. 2015.</ref>


==Discrimination==
==Community==
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Many aromantics are [[Asexuality|asexual]], and the vast majority of online aromantic communities are asexual,<ref name="theguardian"/> but the term ''aromantic'' can be used in relation to various [[sexual identities]], such as aromantic bisexual, aromantic heterosexual, aromantic lesbian, aromantic gay man or aromantic asexual.<ref>Youth, Gender Creative. "GLOSSARY OF TERMS: DEFINING A COMMON QUEER LANGUAGE." TEACHING, AFFIRMING, AND RECOGNIZING TRANS AND GENDER CREATIVE YOUTH: 299.</ref> This is because aromanticism primarily deals with emotion rather than sexuality or the [[libido]].<ref>Pinto, Stacy Anne. "ASEXUally: On being an ally to the asexual community." Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling 8.4 (2014): 331-343.</ref> Some activists have argued for adding aromantics to the LGBT community.<ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/08/aromantic-demiromantic-queerplatonic_n_5948256.html</ref>
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Some publications have argued that there is an underrepresentation of aromantics in media<ref>https://www.themarysue.com/pop-culture-denies-aro-ace/</ref> and in research,<ref>https://www.refinery29.uk/2016/06/113484/what-is-asexual-definition-experiences</ref> and that they are often misunderstood.<ref>http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/singer-songwriter-moses-sumney-does-not-mind-flying-the-freak-flag</ref> Aromantics sometimes face stigma and are stereotyped with labels such as being heartless, callous or deluded.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/oct/11/meet-the-aromantics-not-cold-dont-have-romantic-feelings-sex</ref><ref>http://ew.com/books/2017/07/10/tash-hearts-tolstoy-interview/</ref> Amatonormativity, a concept that elevates romantic relationships over non-romantic relationships, has been said to be damaging to aromantics.<ref>https://wearyourvoicemag.com/more/culture/romance-not-universal-necessary</ref> Aromantics can sometimes feel coercive pressure from relatives and family to enter a romantic relationship, being told that that is the norm.<ref>https://www.thehofstrachronicle.com/category/hofstra/intersectionality</ref> Aromantics may be mocked and infantilized, while female aromantics may be treated as promiscuous.<ref>Asexual and aromantic, Felix Editor and Joanna Wormald, 10th February 2017, felixonline</ref>


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Some publications have argued that there is an underrepresentation of asexuals and aromantics in media<ref>https://www.themarysue.com/pop-culture-denies-aro-ace/</ref> and in research,<ref>https://www.refinery29.uk/2016/06/113484/what-is-asexual-definition-experiences</ref> and that they are often misunderstood.<ref>http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/singer-songwriter-moses-sumney-does-not-mind-flying-the-freak-flag</ref> Aromantics sometimes face stigma and are stereotyped with labels such as being heartless, callous or deluded.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/oct/11/meet-the-aromantics-not-cold-dont-have-romantic-feelings-sex</ref><ref>http://ew.com/books/2017/07/10/tash-hearts-tolstoy-interview/</ref> Amatonormativity, a concept that elevates romantic relationships over non-romantic relationships, has been said to be damaging to aromantics.<ref>https://wearyourvoicemag.com/more/culture/romance-not-universal-necessary</ref> Within the LGBT community, asexuals and aromantics can face falsification or erasure of their existence.<ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephanie-farnsworth/not-just-sexuality_b_8954892.html</ref>
==Visibility==
[[File:Aromantic Flag.svg|thumb|An aromantic flag]]
Within the LGBT community, aromantics can face falsification or erasure of their existence.<ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephanie-farnsworth/not-just-sexuality_b_8954892.html</ref> There are organizations that have advocated for advancing aromantic representation, such as the Green Party in the United Kingdom<ref>https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/05/10/pinknews-qa-submit-questions-green-party-leaders-caroline-lucas-jonathan-bartley/</ref>, Ace & Aro in Canada<ref>https://www.dailyxtra.com/lets-talk-about-asexuality-67258</ref> and Queers & Allies in the United States.<ref>https://scaddistrict.com/2017/09/18/new-savannah-lgbt-center-scad-club-offer-resources/</ref> There has also been depiction of aromantic characters in popular culture, such as Jughead, from the Archie comics<ref>https://www.bustle.com/p/im-tired-of-my-queer-identity-being-ignored-erased-on-tv-66215</ref> and Rae, from the webcomic Always Human.<ref>https://comicsverse.com/always-human-queer-sci-fi-love-story/</ref>

==Scope==
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Many aromantics are [[Asexuality|asexual]], and the vast majority of online aromantic communities are asexual<ref name="theguardian"/>{{Primary source inline|date=April 2018}}, but the term aromantic can be used in relation to various sexual identities, such as aromantic bisexual, aromantic heterosexual, aromantic lesbian, aromantic gay man or aromantic asexual.<ref>Youth, Gender Creative. "GLOSSARY OF TERMS: DEFINING A COMMON QUEER LANGUAGE." TEACHING, AFFIRMING, AND RECOGNIZING TRANS AND GENDER CREATIVE YOUTH: 299.</ref> This is because aromanticism primarily deals with emotion rather than sexuality or the [[libido]].<ref>Pinto, Stacy Anne. "ASEXUally: On being an ally to the asexual community." Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling 8.4 (2014): 331-343.</ref> Some activists have argued for adding aromantics to the LGBT community.<ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/08/aromantic-demiromantic-queerplatonic_n_5948256.html</ref> There are however, some people who conflate the terms ''asexual'' and ''aromantic'' as meaning the same thing.<ref>https://kotaku.com/what-we-liked-and-didnt-like-about-the-new-season-of-bo-1803753899</ref><ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephanie-farnsworth/not-just-sexuality_b_8954892.html</ref> RnB singer Moses Sumney (himself an aromantic<ref>http://thecollegevoice.org/2017/11/20/moses-sumneys-aromanticism-is-a-libidinal-soundtrack-for-sensual-awkwardness/</ref>) has argued in favor of the viability of aromanticism within relationships in his songs<ref>https://hyperallergic.com/412046/genuine-alternatives-the-war-on-drugs-fever-ray-julien-baker-moses-sumney/</ref> in order to normalize it.<ref>https://uproxx.com/music/moses-sumney-aromanticism-vinyl-me-please/</ref> Designer Landon Parks has issued a Kinsey scale that factors in aromanticism as a representation.<ref>http://www.newstalk.com/The-PurpleRed-Scale-may-be-set-to-replace-The-Kinsey-Scale</ref> Reresentation of aromantics in the media is increasing.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soloish/wp/2017/06/21/i-fell-in-love-with-my-friend-with-benefits/?utm_term=.d99c1f2ba795</ref>


==References==
==References==

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For the album by Moses Sumney, see Aromanticism (album).

Aromanticism is a romantic orientation in which people do not experience romantic attraction. Aromantic people can be of any sexual orientation and can still desire close relationships. Some aromantics have a type of platonic relationship called a queerplatonic (or quasiplatonic) relationship that is not romantic but is still closer than what most people consider to be a friendship. Individuals who identify as aromantic may have trouble distinguishing the difference between affection of family and friends from that of a romantic partner.[1][2][3]

Terminology and attributes

The antonym of aromanticism is alloromanticism, the state of experiencing romantic love or romantic attraction to others, while such a person is called an alloromantic.[4] An informal term for an aromantic person is aro.[5] The A in the expanded LGBT acronym LGBTQIA, is interpreted by some to stand for aromantic.[6][7]

One of the attributes of aromantics is that despite feeling little or no romantic attraction, they can still enjoy sex.[8] Aromantics are not necessarily incapable of feeling love. For example they may still feel familial love, or the type of platonic love that is expressed between friends.[9] Some aromantics may claim that they are able to appreciate the type of love or romance that exists in popular culture, such as in movies, romantic books or songs, but only vicariously, and that they do not intuitively experience these feelings themselves.[10][11]

Community

Many aromantics are asexual, and the vast majority of online aromantic communities are asexual,[5] but the term aromantic can be used in relation to various sexual identities, such as aromantic bisexual, aromantic heterosexual, aromantic lesbian, aromantic gay man or aromantic asexual.[12] This is because aromanticism primarily deals with emotion rather than sexuality or the libido.[13] Some activists have argued for adding aromantics to the LGBT community.[14]

Some publications have argued that there is an underrepresentation of asexuals and aromantics in media[15] and in research,[16] and that they are often misunderstood.[17] Aromantics sometimes face stigma and are stereotyped with labels such as being heartless, callous or deluded.[18][19] Amatonormativity, a concept that elevates romantic relationships over non-romantic relationships, has been said to be damaging to aromantics.[20] Within the LGBT community, asexuals and aromantics can face falsification or erasure of their existence.[21]

References

  1. ^ Janet W. Hardy; Dossie Easton (2017). The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love. Ten Speed Press. pp. 98–. ISBN 978-0-399-57966-0.
  2. ^ Julie Sondra Decker (13 October 2015). The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winner in LGBT. Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 44–. ISBN 978-1-5107-0064-2.
  3. ^ Dedeker Winston (7 February 2017). The Smart Girl's Guide to Polyamory: Everything You Need to Know About Open Relationships, Non-Monogamy, and Alternative Love. Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 113–. ISBN 978-1-5107-1209-6.
  4. ^ https://www.bustle.com/p/im-tired-of-my-queer-identity-being-ignored-erased-on-tv-66215
  5. ^ a b https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/oct/11/meet-the-aromantics-not-cold-dont-have-romantic-feelings-sex
  6. ^ https://www.bustle.com/p/equinox-gyms-pride-video-the-lgbtqalphabet-leaves-out-important-letter-63252
  7. ^ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/06/15/lgbtq-glossary-slang-ally-learn-language/101200092/
  8. ^ https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a9644122/aromantic-definition-meaning/
  9. ^ Parade, Beach Pride, and Beach Pride Parade. "PANTHER."
  10. ^ http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/12/youtuber-connie-glynn-aka-noodlerella-reveals-aromantic-7306105/
  11. ^ Sheehan, Ryan. A-Identity Politics: Asexual Exceptionalism, Precarity, and Activism. Diss. 2015.
  12. ^ Youth, Gender Creative. "GLOSSARY OF TERMS: DEFINING A COMMON QUEER LANGUAGE." TEACHING, AFFIRMING, AND RECOGNIZING TRANS AND GENDER CREATIVE YOUTH: 299.
  13. ^ Pinto, Stacy Anne. "ASEXUally: On being an ally to the asexual community." Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling 8.4 (2014): 331-343.
  14. ^ https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/08/aromantic-demiromantic-queerplatonic_n_5948256.html
  15. ^ https://www.themarysue.com/pop-culture-denies-aro-ace/
  16. ^ https://www.refinery29.uk/2016/06/113484/what-is-asexual-definition-experiences
  17. ^ http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/singer-songwriter-moses-sumney-does-not-mind-flying-the-freak-flag
  18. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/oct/11/meet-the-aromantics-not-cold-dont-have-romantic-feelings-sex
  19. ^ http://ew.com/books/2017/07/10/tash-hearts-tolstoy-interview/
  20. ^ https://wearyourvoicemag.com/more/culture/romance-not-universal-necessary
  21. ^ https://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephanie-farnsworth/not-just-sexuality_b_8954892.html
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