Pride Abstract(ed): Aroace
The Aromatic/Asexual (or Aroace) community has existed in a multitude of forms throughout the history of humanity. If you are curious about different types of communities that have had aromatic and asexual values — check out this article here from the British Green Party.
Those who live their lives as Asexual and Aromantic are important to the expression of everyone’s sexuality and romantic lifestyle. Whoever wrote the rule in society that one is supposed to have a partner for life, or perhaps an affinity for sex at all?
By definition - someone who is Asexual is someone who experiences little to no sexual attraction, while Aromantic is someone who experiences little to no romantic attraction. While we can get into specifics like Aroaceflux or Oriented Aroace at a later time, the importance of those who need not to take action on romantic or sexual desires represents power without sex.
Have you ever felt the ever presence of sex in today’s culture? The pressure of sex and romance does not phase an Aroace person. Challenging these stereotypes is defiance itself. One who does not believe that someone who is asexual and aromantic cannot live a happy or proper life is simply just built on a farce. Picture believing marriage and sex is the only thing that will have you be fulfilled in this world. I don’t believe that this would make anyone feel good, no matter who they are.
Aroace Sunset Flag - Aeroaesflags on Tumblr.
The Aroace Sunset Flag was officially posted on December 11th, 2018 by aroaesflags on Tumblr. While many do criticize this flag due to aesthetic reasons, many do love the sunset motif as it battles a popular misconception about Aroace people and that they are traumatized or depressed or not capable of feeling in some capacity.
The Aroace flag (Sunset) has five colors: Orange, Yellow, White, Blue, and Navy Blue
Orange - Aroace Unity between Aromantic and Asexual Communities
Yellow - Love and relationships which exist outside of society’s conventional ideas of sex and romance.
White - Wholeness. Feels whole on their own. Not seeking sexual or romantic connection.
Two Different Shades of Blue - Represent the varying experiences and identities of the Aroace community.
Did you know? Blue was chosen because it is in between aromantic (green) and asexual (purple), and this is also the reason why neither of these colors were picked for this variation of the flag.
Life without sex and romance is still a life filled with friends, connection, and love — just maybe not in the way that you may feel it for yourself, and that is okay!
In August of 2025, Katterhaus further conceptualized the Sunset Aroace flag into abstract expressionist work — celebrating the paths of all Aromantic Asexual people coming to their own. Passersby were voicing “happiness” and “joy” that came from this piece specifically while on display at Dolores Park in San Francisco. Personally, I believe that is a testament to the joy that the original designer was going for, while there are multiple alternative variations of the Aroace flag that we will discuss later in this series — the Aroace sunset flag is a beautiful example of life, every day hopefully ending in a wonderful sunset.
Aro-Ace - August 2025, Kate Carlin
In order to fully protect Queer Lives, we must protect ALL queer lives. Including Black Queer Transgender Women, Nonbinary Individuals, Xenogenders, Queer individuals without degrees, with disabilities, experiencing homelessness, and those who are undocumented. Erasure of one is an erasure of all.
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