rtlgbta:

quaxorascal:

rooster-teeths:

stop fucking using allosexual/alloromantic. allosexuel(le) is the french quebecois umbrella term for “queer/gay, and alloromantic stems from that. just call people romantic/sexual or non-ace/non-aro. 

it’s not fucking cool for those of us who are gay and french thanks :^)

As an add-on, the reason these terms are so important to the Quebecois community is the necessity for French terminology to be used in order to be taken seriously in the province, so using these terms takes away a necessary tool for the LGBTTQIA+ community in Quebec

Being ace, I did not know this, and use the term allosexual every once in a while. Here is a good reason to just say “sexual” or “romantic.” Let’s not take away this term.

-Fitzy

Did not know this! I will keep this in mind moving forward! Thank you for explaining this.
My only concern is that using the term “sexual” to refer to someone who isn’t asexual is a bit off? Like, you can be any sexual orientation and be sex repulsed or celibate or just not interested in sex? So calling someone like that sexual is also misleading and unhelpful?
It’s just a pretty loaded word, I feel.
I know it’s pretty difficult dealing with terminology and labels when there’s so many sexualities in the umbrella, but yeah…
If anyone wants to chat about this, I’d love to, but for now I’m gonna suggest the use of zsexual for people who don’t identify as asexual? (Please let me know if that’s shitty too)