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39-634: [REDACTED] Look up aurea , Áurea , or áurea in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Aurea , golden in Latin, may refer to: Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy (AUREA), an advocacy organization for aromanticism Aurea (car) , a former Italian automobile manufactured in Turin from 1921 to 1930 Aurea (singer) (born 1987), Portuguese singer Aurea Alexandrina ,

78-522: A cover interview by Hello! magazine with aromantic-asexual author Alice Oseman . Aromanticism is rarely depicted in media, but is slowly gaining more widespread acceptance and representation. As aromanticism is slowly becoming more widely recognized and accepted, additional literature about it is being published. TAAAP created a list of book recommendations as part of the Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week 2022. For

117-637: A former Italian automobile manufactured in Turin from 1921 to 1930 Aurea (singer) (born 1987), Portuguese singer Aurea Alexandrina , a kind of opiate or antidote Áurea , a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Aurès Mountains , a mountain range in Algeria and Tunisia Dioscuri Aurea Saecula , the first demo tape of the Italian National Socialist black metal band Cain Domus Aurea (Latin, "Golden House"),

156-500: A kind of opiate or antidote Áurea , a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Aurès Mountains , a mountain range in Algeria and Tunisia Dioscuri Aurea Saecula , the first demo tape of the Italian National Socialist black metal band Cain Domus Aurea (Latin, "Golden House"), a large landscaped portico villa, residence of the Roman emperor Nero Ducati Aurea , a motorcycle made from 1958 to 1962 Legenda Aurea ,

195-819: A large landscaped portico villa, residence of the Roman emperor Nero Ducati Aurea , a motorcycle made from 1958 to 1962 Legenda Aurea , the Golden Legend, a collection of hagiographies by Jacobus de Voragine Legenda Aurea (band) , a Swiss heavy metal band Lei Áurea , the Golden Law, a law adopted in 1888 that abolished slavery in Brazil Ulmus × viminalis 'Aurea' , a hybrid cultivar Ulmus americana 'Aurea' , an American Elm cultivar See also [ edit ] Aurea (given name) Aureus (disambiguation) Auratus (disambiguation) Saint Aurea (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

234-414: A recent study centered on the thematic analysis of online communications within the aromantic and asexual community, which highlights that allonormativity is prevalent in the field of communication studies and needs to be combated in order to provide qualitative academic work around aromanticism and asexuality. In January 2024, PRIDEnet , a project of Stanford University School of Medicine , published

273-541: A series of fictional books and comics depicting aromanticism, see fictional aromantic characters . A series of non-fiction books concerning aromanticism have been published since 2023: The interdisciplinary journal known as AZE , created by Michael Paramo in 2016, showcases the works and experiences of aromantic, asexual and agender people. The podcast Sounds Fake but Okay by Sarah Costello and Kayla Kaszyca focuses on aromanticism and asexuality and has been credited with helping increase public representation of

312-399: A spectrum, commonly referred to as the aromantic spectrum , there are varying identities or labels that people on the aromantic spectrum identify with. Beyond the above listed commonly used terms that people on the aromantic spectrum may use to identify with, there are also a series of newer emerging terms that are not yet commonly used by the community. One of the earliest uses of

351-620: A strong emotional bond has been formed with the target). As the experience of romantic attraction is subjective, some aromantic people may find it difficult to determine whether they experience romantic attraction. As such, those who are aromantic may have trouble distinguishing platonic affection from romantic affection. Aromantic people can form non-romantic relationships of all types, as well as being able to enjoy sexual relationships . They may also choose to have children, and studies indicate that aromantic individuals are no less likely to have children than alloromantic individuals. This

390-670: A volunteer formed organization, the Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy (AUREA), was formed to increase recognition of and education on aromanticism and help people on the aromantic spectrum gain wider acceptance by the general public. AUREA is also the leading organizer of the annual Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week held in February. Another community organization, The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project (TAAAP), focuses on providing resources around both asexuality and aromanticism to

429-536: Is alloromanticism , defined as a romantic orientation in which one experiences romantic love or romantic attraction to others. Some individuals who fall on the aromantic spectrum of identities describe themselves as having experienced romantic love or romantic attraction at some point. Such aromantics may adopt labels for more specific identities on the aromantic spectrum, such as "grayromantic" (romantic attraction rarely experienced or only weakly experienced) or "demiromantic" (only experiencing romantic attraction after

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468-408: Is a distinction between romantic and sexual orientation has not been studied extensively yet, but the diversity of attraction has been progressively recognized in newer studies. A 2022 study on concordance between romantic orientation and sexual attitudes found that while there is some concordance between romantic orientation and sexual orientation, the two were not a complete match, suggesting that

507-450: Is because aromanticism is independent of sexuality or libido , and while many aromantic people are asexual , many are also allosexual . Aromantic individuals who are allosexual are called aromantic allosexuals or aroallos. Due to this, aromantic people who are not asexual can also identify with other sexual orientations , such as "aromantic bisexual " or "aromantic heterosexual ". This split between romantic and sexual orientation

546-445: Is better off in an exclusive , romantic, long-term coupled relationship, and that everyone is seeking such a relationship", can be particularly damaging to aromantics. Amatonormativity is said to be connected to devaluing familial , platonic, and queerplatonic friendships/relationships damaging to aromantics. In the initialism LGBTQIA+ , the A stands for aromanticism, alongside asexuality and agender . As aromanticism exists as

585-662: Is commonly explained as the split attraction model , which states that romantic and sexual attraction are not strictly linked for all people. Aromantic asexual people are colloquially known as " aro-ace " or "aroace". Aromantic individuals are also able to experience platonic love and may have committed friendships , and some form intimate non-romantic partnerships called " queerplatonic relationships ". Individuals who don't experience platonic attraction are named as aplatonic . Aromantic indivuduals are also able to experience sensual attraction. Those who do not experience sensual attraction are called asensual . Of those who responded to

624-444: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages aurea [REDACTED] Look up aurea , Áurea , or áurea in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Aurea , golden in Latin, may refer to: Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy (AUREA), an advocacy organization for aromanticism Aurea (car) ,

663-498: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy Aromanticism is defined as "having little or no romantic feeling towards others: experiencing little or no romantic desire or attraction". The term aromantic was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2018. The opposite of aromanticism

702-587: Is prevalent in both the general public as well as within the LGBTQIA+ community. Elizabeth Brake coined the term amatonormativity in the book Minimizing Marriage , meaning "the pressure or desire for monogamy, romance, and/or marriage". As aromanticism is directly counter to many western societal expectations, aromantic people face continued pressure and prejudice to conform to the "social norms" and form permanent romantic relationships. Although aromantics and asexuals have existed for as long as humans have,

741-677: Is worth noting that sometimes this erasure of aromantic identities even happens within the aspec community itself, with people assuming that aromanticism and asexuality are the same thing, when in actuality they are different things and many aromantic people do not identify as asexual. In the Aromantic Census 2020, 82.43% of respondents reported not being taken seriously, being ignored, or being dismissed by others. 48.34% reported having experienced attempts or suggestions to "fix" or "cure" them. 70.51% of respondents indicated some impact of discrimination against their aromantic identity. As

780-593: The aspec (aromantic and asexual) community and has won the 2020 Discover Pods Award for best LGBTQ+ Culture Podcast. Popular YouTube animator Jaiden Dittfach published a video in March 2022, coming out as aromantic asexual, also known as aro-ace. For a list of people that have come out as aromantic, see List of people on the aromantic spectrum . Discrimination , fear and prejudice against aromantic people, commonly referred to as "arophobia", or when directed at both aromantic and asexual (aspec) people, "aphobia"

819-473: The A in LGBTQIA+ represents aromanticism, asexuality and agender . This erasure extends into modern TV media, very prominently that of the character Jughead Jones , who is asexual and aromantic: in the 2017 television show Riverdale , the writers chose to depict Jughead as a heterosexual despite pleas from both fans and Jughead actor Cole Sprouse to retain Jughead's asexual aromantic identity to allow

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858-457: The Aromantic Census 2020 14.6% had been in a non-romantic partnership. Some have argued that aromanticism is under-represented, under-researched, and frequently misunderstood. In society at large, aromantic people are often stigmatized and stereotyped as being afraid of intimacy, heartless, or deluded. Amatonormativity , a neologism coined by philosopher and professor Elizabeth Brake , defined as "the widespread assumption that everyone

897-491: The Golden Legend, a collection of hagiographies by Jacobus de Voragine Legenda Aurea (band) , a Swiss heavy metal band Lei Áurea , the Golden Law, a law adopted in 1888 that abolished slavery in Brazil Ulmus × viminalis 'Aurea' , a hybrid cultivar Ulmus americana 'Aurea' , an American Elm cultivar See also [ edit ] Aurea (given name) Aureus (disambiguation) Auratus (disambiguation) Saint Aurea (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

936-595: The aromantic community. ASAW has been officially recognized by a handful of states in the United States including Washington State . The first annual Aromantic Visibility Day was held on 5 June 2023. It was organized by a call to action on Twitter to give visibility to people on the aromantic spectrum using the Hashtag #AromanticVisibilityDay and spread across social media including Twitter, Instagram , Tumblr , reddit and various online forums and

975-532: The asexual community online, but newer research is acknowledging that romantic and sexual orientation are not one and the same and attitudes towards recognition of this separation and difference are changing. A contributing factor to this is that many people have difficulty distinguishing between romantic and sexual attraction as they intertwined for most people and that between 19% and 28% of asexual individuals do also identify as aromantic. Calls for more research around aromanticism and asexuality are highlighted by

1014-495: The authors note that aromanticism is "too often explored as a tag-on to asexuality". The representation of aromantic people within the general population is not yet well understood. Of the population of asexual people, which is believed to be approximately 1% of the general population, about 26% also identified as aromantic. There is however not much qualitative or quantitative research around how many allosexual people also identify as aromantic, thus making it hard to say how much of

1053-675: The community to be represented. To counteract the stigma and discrimination against aromantic people, various community and health and wellness organizations have published articles and educational materials to educate the public. The English aromantic and asexual activist Yasmin Benoit called out that this erasure expands to official government offices, such as the Government Equalities Office not yet acknowledging aromanticism in their latest LGBT Survey and people having to label themselves under "other" instead. It

1092-491: The experience of split attraction between romantic and sexual orientation exists both in allosexual as well in asexual people. The authors also note that they were surprised that out of their sample population, as compared to asexual participants, only few allosexual people self-identified as aromantic and hypothesize that this may be due to the unfamiliarity with the concept and term. According to Debra Laino, an AASECT -certified clinical sexologist and relationship coach, one of

1131-649: The general public identifies as aromantic. One study of 414 American adults found that about 1% of participants indicated that they were not romantically attracted to either sex (i.e. aromantic). The study also found that about 10.6% of participants had discordant (different) romantic and sexual orientations. One population-based survey of sexuality in Japan found that 1.6% of participants did not report either romantic attraction or sexual attraction and 0.8% of participants have sexual attraction but do not have romantic attraction. Aromanticism as its own term originated within

1170-522: The general term of aromanticism is still relatively young, studies on aromanticism in the scientific research field are still scarce and under-researched and of the few studies that exist, many treat aromanticism as a sub-set of asexuality . In April 2023 two University of Toronto professors launched the Asexuality and Aromanticism Bibliography to better collect and track academic articles on asexuality and aromanticism. The concept that there

1209-516: The modern term "aromantic" dates back to 2005. The early online community around aromanticism formed on the Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN), an online community around asexuality, and social media platforms such as Tumblr . Since then a dedicated online community centered around aromanticism has formed online on Arocalypse.com as well as other social media platforms. In order to gain wider acceptance and recognition,

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1248-410: The most common misconceptions around aromantic people is that they do not want to have sex. She explains that "aromantic people can still feel sexual attraction, but they might not identify with the way romance is often present in current media and culture." A research article from 2021 discusses zines and their role within the aromantic and asexual community to help people navigate their identity and

1287-457: The opposite of the ace ring which is a black ring worn on the right hand. Another symbol often used by aromantic people is arrows or an arrow, as the word arrow is a homophone to the shortened word "aro" used by aromantic people to refer to themselves. Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week (ASAW) is held annually during the first full week after Valentine's Day (beginning on Sunday). In 2025, it will be observed from February 16-22. The event

1326-482: The public. They do so by creating and hosting workshops, developing educational materials, and engaging in outreach within the LGBTQIA+ community and general public. The organization has also written a book titled Ace and Aro Journeys: A Guide to Embracing your Asexual or Aromantic Identity that was published in April 2023. The Aromantic Pride Flag was created in 2014 by Cameron Whimsy. The main color, green,

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1443-455: The terminology and openness has only gone mainstream more recently. Aromantic people are often left out of discussions and representations, including within the LGBTQIA+ community itself. This extends to some people's and media organizations misuse of the expanded LGBTQ acronym LGBTQIA+ acronym itself wherein some people mistakenly claim that A in LGBTQIA+ stands for ally. In actuality,

1482-411: Was chosen as it is the opposite of red, which is most commonly associated with romantic love. The two shades of green represent the aromantic spectrum, white represents platonic love and friendship, and grey and black represent the different parts of the sexuality spectrum. A white ring may be worn on one's left middle finger to indicate one's identity on the aromantic spectrum. This was chosen as

1521-527: Was first recognized from November 10–17, 2014, and was subsequently moved to February in 2015 to be held the week after Valentine's Day . It is an awareness period that was created to celebrate, raise awareness of, and bring acceptance to aromantic spectrum identities and the issues people on the aromantic spectrum face. ASAW is led and organized by the Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy (AUREA) and members of

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