“Why is there a need for microlabels like demisexual or gray ace? Isn’t that just the asexuality spectrum? Why not just say you’re asexual?”

Let’s talk about the asexuality spectrum and why specificity in labels under asexuality can make a difference 🧵 Asexuality refers to “little to no sexual attraction”. For some aces (short for asexuals), the ‘no sexual attraction’ part of that definition completely serves their needs in a queer label. This is the definition most unfamiliar with asexuality immediately think of.

You wear glasses every day? Like… to help you see? You gotta be careful with that. Near-sightedness is a myth by Big Pharma to sell lenses. You just need to learn to squint. It’s too easy nowadays to get a prescription from the eye doctor. They give glasses to anyone who pays..

https://twitter.com/zuvaseven/status/1658092042935779333

I have been depressed now for a couple of months and just have been too afraid to admit it. Need some kind words and affirmations to hold to my chest today. Or a funny meme, the weirder the better. (Please try & remember alt text, I know Twitter likes to eat it but please try). Here’s my own contribution.

It’s called the “Protections of Medical Conscience Act”. It lets healthcare providers to deny service on the basis of “a conscience-based objection,” including any ethical, moral, or religious beliefs.

If you agree with this bill, you shouldn’t be in healthcare.

https://twitter.com/lgbtqnation/status/1657000296273379328

A lot of people say “boycott Florida” or “they just need to just leave”. But even if we could somehow move every queer person from Florida to somewhere safe for them, queer people are born everywhere, all the time. This is not a solution. It’s “let’s ignore it in that place.”

Imagine that you'd never seen the color red before.

a thread on demisexuality for #InternationalAsexualityDay #IAD2023 🧵 Everyone sees colors slightly differently because everyone has different eyes. For you, though, there's something very different that you can't quite put your finger on. And that's the color red.

Everyone around you loves the color red. But you don't get it. 🧵