I love this explanation, really detailed but also easy to understand! I think how you explain being an ace aro lesbian is really important; most people don't understand that aroace people can want relationships, much less that they can have an oriented experience of seeking out those relationships.
Also I love the word lesbian because it can be so expansive and hold so many experiences, so I don't think you're using it in an "imprecise" way. Though I do understand feeling at the margins of lesbian experience--as an ace lesbian, I so often feel left out of conversations about "the lesbian experience" or "lesbian culture," but I think that's why it's so important to claim our space and claim the history of just how expansive a term "lesbian" is.
Thanks Amelia! I agree - the lesbian community has a lot of diverse experiences. Lesbian includes nonbinary folks and there have always been ace people within the lesbian community.
I love this explanation, really detailed but also easy to understand! I think how you explain being an ace aro lesbian is really important; most people don't understand that aroace people can want relationships, much less that they can have an oriented experience of seeking out those relationships.
Also I love the word lesbian because it can be so expansive and hold so many experiences, so I don't think you're using it in an "imprecise" way. Though I do understand feeling at the margins of lesbian experience--as an ace lesbian, I so often feel left out of conversations about "the lesbian experience" or "lesbian culture," but I think that's why it's so important to claim our space and claim the history of just how expansive a term "lesbian" is.
Thanks Amelia! I agree - the lesbian community has a lot of diverse experiences. Lesbian includes nonbinary folks and there have always been ace people within the lesbian community.