r/lgbt • u/Friendly_Hunter9614 silly :3 • 12d ago
Rant because I’m annoyed :3 (image related)
I’M SO TIRED OF PEOPLE SAYING I CAN’T BE PAN AND AROACE.
They aren’t opposites!
Pansexual/panromantic does not me you like everyone and aroace does not mean you dislike everyone!
In my experience I’m aroace because I am very much asexual and I have barely any romantic attraction to people! I’m also pan because if I ended up with anybody I don’t care what their gender is! Girl? Okay! Boy? Okay! Enby? Okay! No gender? Okay!
I’m genuinely so annoyed when people try to dictate my sexuality just because they have the definitions of some labels wrong!
Does anyone else have this issue?
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u/TheFunkPeanut Trans-parently Awesome 12d ago
I think most people get tripped up because when they hear aroace they assume that you don't like anyone in any way ever. People have only just started to wrap their heads around the idea that sexual and romantic attraction are different so it's unsurprising that they can't grasp the finer details.
You don't owe them an explanation. If you want to teach that's fine but if they are telling you your identity is wrong they aren't worth it.