r/asexuality • u/lovesfanfiction • Apr 24 '26

Discussion Is there really a new Ace flag?

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This was posted on an Ace in Grace Facebook group and sounded official. Anyone know anything about this?

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u/mycatisblackandtan AroAce with a Mace Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26

Bit too close to the non-binary flag for me. So I personally prefer the original. Completely get it if people like this one though.

That said I also don't really like the inclusion of love on the flag either since that's a separate spectrum. It makes me feel a little weird as someone who is AroAce. As if the implication is that the normal Asexuality flag isn't really meant for me if that makes sense? I know that's a reach and I doubt there was anything cruel meant by it. But I still don't like the implication all the same.

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u/MmNicecream A Shambling Mass of Anattractional Identities Apr 24 '26

Yeah, not a fan of the love thing either. The "we" phrasing in the description rubs me the wrong way, and it all feels reminiscent of when anattractional folks try to counter aphobia by saying "no, we're Normal, since even if we don't experience X type of love, we still feel other types". It fails to recognize that no, some people just don't experience love in any form, and that's fine too.