officialbirdhouse:

you know what’s really disgusting about tumblr’s pervasive acephobia is the way that ace/aro people have to spill their guts about extremely personal, private traumas for their experiences to even be slightly taken into consideration 

i shouldn’t have to talk about the fact that i went through corrective rape as a teenager but i do

i shouldn’t have to talk about the fact that people tell me day in and day out that my boyfriend won’t love me if i don’t fuck him but i do

i shouldn’t have to talk about the fact that my parents mocked me and called me “unstable” when i came out to them but i do

we don’t ask any other LGBTQIA+ people to spill their guts about their very personal struggles in order for them to be “allowed” into the community, STOP MAKING ACE/ARO PEOPLE DO IT.

Asexual and Aromantic people are part of the community, period. No other modifiers necessary.