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(Editted a more diplomatic language to hopefully keep all parties happy without erasing the history of the original acespec flag (and clearly explain why it is not just "the asexual flag") Order of the flags has remained with the original flag as the article image because it is the most recognizable as an acespec flag. (As a sidenote, it is uncomfortable to see a rarely used flag not even crafted by the community as the flag meant to represent us, and misleading for others)) |
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== Flag == |
== Flag == |
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The first flag to gain widespread usage as an acespec flag was the asexual flag, created in August of 2010 to represent the entire asexual spectrum, and it was selected after a thorough three-stage poll by the community, originating on AVEN, the largest acespec community at the time, but extending towards other acespec communities to ensure as many individuals as possible could be included in this decision. <ref>https://asexualagenda.wordpress.com/2018/02/21/the-ace-flag-a-history-and-celebration/</ref> |
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The black stripe represents asexuals and lack of attraction, the grey stripe represents demisexuals, gray-asexuals and everyone else that's on the ace-spec, the white stripe represents allosexual allies and the purple stripe represents the |
The black stripe represents asexuals and lack of attraction, the grey stripe represents demisexuals, gray-asexuals and everyone else that's on the ace-spec, the white stripe represents allosexual allies and the purple stripe represents the community as a whole, and it was likely chosen because AVEN had purple as part of its colour scheme. It has been adopted as a symbol for asexuals, but has never stopped being used as a symbol of the entire spectrum and to this day it's the most commonly used flag for asexual spectrum communities. |
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Recently, some individuals have expressed interest in developing a different flag to differenciate the spectrum with all its identities from the asexual identity, regardless of the original intent of the flag, since it has been widely adopted by asexuals. To that end, some different flags have been adopted by these members of the spectrum, these flags were created by Tumblr user potionflags on July 25, 2020<ref>[https://theflagarchive.tumblr.com/post/624655680467599360/asexual-spectrum-flag-while-i-like-the-asexual Tumblr post creating the asexual spectrum flag.]</ref> and Instagram user sude.the.acespec on June 16, 2021.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CQMfS9mDH5J/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet Instagram post creating the second alternative to the asexual spectrum flag.]</ref> |
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For the first flag, the dark blue or black stripe represents the asexual community, its history and solidarity. The purple stripe comes from the asexual flag and represents all asexual identities. The pink stripe represents self-determination, pride in one's identity, and acceptance of one's own and others' asexuality. The cream stripe represents diversity in experiences and types of attractions. |
For the first flag, the dark blue or black stripe represents the asexual community, its history and solidarity. The purple stripe comes from the asexual flag and represents all asexual identities. The pink stripe represents self-determination, pride in one's identity, and acceptance of one's own and others' asexuality. The cream stripe represents diversity in experiences and types of attractions. |
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