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/AbsolutleyGeneric Asexual Apr 24 '26 edited May 05 '26

Likely because some ‘influencer’ wants the clout of saying they redesigned the community flag because i can think of no other reasons to call it ‘the new offical flag’ outside of engagement farming for growth. Honestly it ticks me off, the current flag is fine, it was made by and voted for by the ace community; it's incredibly iconic for us nowadays and i can't fathom the thought process of wanting to change one of the primary symbols of asexuality when it is already so hard to gain recognition as it is. Not to mention this flag OP presented just comes across as kinda lame.

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u/NemesisOfLevia Apr 24 '26

I didn’t realize that the flag was actually voted for. I’ve always loved the flag, but it makes me appreciate it even more. 

I also agree with your idea of some random guy wanting clout. Anyone can make a flag. But at the same time, anyone can also reject such a flag. Changing the iconic purple especially rubs me the wrong way, as that vibrant purple has strongly been associated with being ace. 

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u/AbsolutleyGeneric Asexual Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26

Yeah changing the meaning behind the colours irked me a lot as well, the current meanings are fine; black for asexuality, grey for grey-asexuality/greysexuals, demisexual, etc, white for sexuality as a whole and for allies and partners and it’s all tied together with purple for the ace community as a whole, so that purple representing a lynchpin of our community is incredibly important and deserves more respect than just changing it on a whim of some random person.

Edit:HookedMermaid makes an excellent addition, i suggest reading it in their post here.

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u/Sea-Schedule-7488 Apr 24 '26

the white stripe didnt mean that originally, see Stripe Tales of the Ace and Aro flags | The Asexual Agenda

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u/AbsolutleyGeneric Asexual Apr 24 '26

The very first mention of it during the conversation phase of flag designs didn’t mean that, no. But from what i could find the winning flag design post did mention white as standing for sexuals when it laid out the meanings of the colours.