It’s good that most people seem to now get that if we only know that a historical figure had a same-gender romance that doesn’t necessarily mean that they were gay because they could have been bi.
But I think it’s much less often acknowledged that if all we know is that a historical figure never married, that doesn’t necessarily mean they were gay either, because they could have been ace or aro?
Gay experiences, bi experiences, and ace/aro experiences ALL have a looot of overlap with each other, and gay and ace/aro people both share in common the trait of lacking m/f attraction. It’s important to acknowledge that commonality, and bring ace and aro experiences into common conversation as well as we’ve gotten so much better doing with bi experiences.
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