Aromantic

Contributions by: Maddoxofthestars.

Definitions and Usage
Aromantic (often shortened to "aro") is a label for someone who experiences little to no romantic attraction. Aromantic people can experience sexual, queerplatonic, alterous, sensual, platonic, and/or aesthetic attraction, and can be in relationships of that nature. Aromantic people can even be in romantic relationships (see cupioromantic).

Related Terms
The aromantic spectrum (often shortened to "arospec") includes any orientations that involve irregular romantic attraction. The opposite of aromantic (someone who experiences the "normal" amounts of romantic attraction) is alloromantic.

Flags


An aromantic flag design was proposed in 2014 by Cameron. The two green stripes represent the aromantic spectrum, the yellow represents platonic love and relationships, and the gray and black stripes represent the sexuality spectrum, representing aromantics of all sexual orientations. Later in 2014, Cameron decided to change the yellow stripe to white since the design was too similar to the Jamaican flag. The symbolism of this design is largely the same. This flag has since been embraced and gained the most popularity as a flag for the aromantic community. As stated in Cameron's explanation, this flag design is explicitly intended for the entire aromantic spectrum.