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The Visual Novels, C14 Dating and Backstage Pass, are some of the few video games to include Asexuality positively, though Aromantic relationships are not addressed. This underrepresentation means that Aces and Aros who don’t know the name of their identity might feel “broken”, or otherwise pressured to seek therapy to become “normal.” Asexuals and Aromantics are so underrepresented that allies, or supportive non-queer people, feel that they have more of a right to the queer community than they do. Even GLAAD, an LGBTQI+ organization, has needed to apologise for implying otherwise in the past. Indeed, while Asexual and Aromantic people are represented in the extended LGBTQI+ acronym (LGBTQQIP2SA), many claim that their A stands for Ally instead. Amongst the least visible queer identities are the Asexuals and Aromantics.Īsexual people, or “Aces”, don’t experience sexual attraction, while Aromantic people, or “Aros”, don’t experience romantic attraction.Ĭonversely, people who do experience sexual attraction are referred to as “Allosexuals” and those who experience romantic attraction are referred to as “Alloromantic.”Īs Allosexual and Alloromantic attraction amounts to what genders someone is attracted to, the concept of not being attracted to any genders is often not even considered. While the queer community as a whole has its issues with representation, various identities within the community, like gay men and lesbians, are notably more visible.