arospec
adj/ˈeɪɹəʊˌspɛk/ · /ˌeɪɹəʊˈspɛk/
Etymology From aro (“aromantic”) + spec (“spectrum”).
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Neologism Belonging or related to the aromantic spectrum.
- After some research into various arospec (aromantic spectrum) identities, I found the term “wtfromantic” and a whole bunch of people who identified with that.2016, Ashley Mardell, The ABC's of LGBT+, unnumbered page:
- In fact, I've, uh... well, there's this forum for demisexual and other ace/arospec people, and I've been a member for a while.2017, Talia Hibbert, That Kind of Guy, unnumbered page:
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- While there can still be a tendency for allosexual characters in YA science fiction to perform conscious and unconscious microaggressions against ace, acespec, aro and arospec characters, some recent novels manage to challenge the aphobic presumption of compulsory sexuality, and to ultimately create and sustain asexual-inclusive speculative worlds.2021, Patricia Kennon, "Asexuality and the Potential of Young Adult Literature for Disrupting Allonormativity", International Journal of Young Adult Literature, Volume 2, Issue 1 (link)
- Hypernyms
- a-spec