Aromid

Aromid is an identity that describes someone that is Aromantic, but not strictly Asexual, while still being on the Asexual Spectrum. Someone who is Aromantic and Acespike-Enbian, for example, could call themselves Aromid.

The term can also be combined with another orientation, or used as a sole identity. The same person above could choose to call themselves a Enbian Aromid.

Definitions

 * Someone who is strictly Aromantic, but not strictly Asexual, while still being on the Asexual Spectrum. Alternatively, someone who is strictly Aromantic, but not strictly Asexual or strictly Allosexual. - Star-Allos, 2019.

History
Aromid was publicly coined on November 21, 2019 by tumblr user Star-Allos. It was made in mind for people who felt limited by not using the split attraction model (in the case of Non-SAM Aspec), or in choosing to simplify their identity as either 'Aroace' or 'Alloaro'.

Along it the terms Acemid and Amid were coined, all with similar intentions.

Those who are on both the Aro and Ace spectrums but not strictly both Aromantic and Asexual all fall under the Mid label, which is the collective term for Aromids, Amids, and Acemids.

Flags
The Aromid flag is an amalgamation of the Aroace flag by Aroaesflags. Using the blue of the Aroace flag and shades of green for Aromanticism in place of the orange and yellow. The flag was posted alongside the term coining.

Coining
"“ yeah i think labels cause more problems than they solve. yeah i want to keep coming up with more labels to describe myself. we exist”

- A good friend of mine

Hello aspecs who aren’t strictly aro and/or ace!

Ever feel alienated by the split between alloromantic-aromantic and allosexual-asexual? Ever feel like you place on the spectrum is a thing all of its own, rather than having to pick a ‘side’? Thought of the non-sam or neu label but found it limiting to omit their sexual and/or romantic orientation?

Well, as someone who’s sexuality, no matter how limited, is deeply important to me, and who is tired of swapping between the labels of non-sam, aroallo, and angled aroace, I decided to coin my own terms! Maybe a community will arise from this, because I know I’m not the only one who feels weird about the divide, and who have not found comfort in the terms neu or non-sam, and perhaps dialogue can arise from that.

ANYHOW.

The flags are all amalgations of the aroace flag by @aroaesflags​ In place of the orange (community and union) and yellow (forms of love outside of sex and romance) are shades of green for aromantism and purple for asexuality, the multiple shades representing community and diversity among aromantics and asexuals. The middle flag uses shades of grey in place of yellow and orange. The term grey is used for those who find themselves in between a lack of and presence of attraction (greysexual, greyromantic). As the blues represent a combination of asexuality and aromantism, those remain present, as does the white stripe for unity.

Aromid - Someone who is strictly aromantic, but not strictly asexual, while still being on the asexual spectrum.

Alternatively, someone who is strictly aromantic, but not strictly asexual or allosexual.

Amid - Someone who isn’t strictly aromantic or asexual, but on the spectrum of both asexuality and aromantism.

Alternatively, someone who is not strictly asexual, aromantic, allosexual, or alloromantic.

Acemid - Someone who is strictly asexual, but not strictly aromantic, while still being on the aromantic spectrum. Alternatively, someone who is strictly asexual, but not strictly aromantic or strictly alloromantic.

EDIT: Slight additions to the definitions to adhere to different experiences/be more inclusive."

- Star-Allos