
In the spirit of Queenie’s teeny tiny linkspams, such as the one on greyness, here are a few links about or related to the experiences of tri-orientation aro aces — those identifying as gay/lesbian/bi/het (or some other orientation) while also identifying with both the ace & aro umbrellas.
Some of these links are about identifying with an orientation label in a way that’s not (or not entirely) about romance or sexuality. Some of these links are about nonromantic or ambiguously-romantic partnership. Some of these links are direct personal narratives about tri-label identities, such as gay aro ace or bi aro ace. So as you can see, some of the connections are more direct than others, but hopefully you can find something you’re looking for.
[Crossposted to Pillowfort.]
Bi Aces, Not Biromantic
Being Bi/Ace, Part One: Scrutiny About Attraction and the Kinsey Scale & Part Two: Aesthetic Attraction and the Visual-Aural Gender Split by Elizabeth
Opting Out Of Romantic Orientations by Vesper (note: see also some of my posts on romantic orientation)
Tri-Label Aro Aces
Bisensuality (or That Little Nuance I like to Ignore) by Lib
Squishes and unlearning heteronormativity & A Contrarian View on Platonic Attraction by Laura
Gay/Lesbian/Bi Aro Aces, a comment thread with multiple contributors
A post on being a gay aro ace by Sammy
A post on being a bi aro ace by Astral
Oriented Gray by Coyote
Oriented Aroaceness: An Essay by Lynn
Oriented AroAce Problems (a comic) by Xweetara
Even more posts and threads about gay/lesbian aro aces: “aroace lesbians can be…” (reblog chain) and is it possible to be asexual, aromantic, and gay? (forum thread).
Relationships & Partnerships
Updating the Map by Elizabeth
“I can’t want people like me in fiction” & “Captain Marvel doesn’t have a romantic subplot” by Aceadmiral
A Genealogy of Queerplatonic & Queerplatonic-Adjacent Concepts by Coyote
Yearning For “Queerplatonic” To Be Recognized As Not Romantic by luvtheheaven
Teeny tiny linkspam on asexuality and relationships by Queenie