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Being Asexual does not mean that one is unable to experience [[Romantic Attraction|romantic attraction]]. An Asexual person can have any romantic orientation and some Asexuals identify with a [[Romantic Orientation|romantic orientation]] to specify who they're interested in romantically, if anyone. They often use prefixes like hetero-, homo-, bi-, pan-, etc. in front of the word romantic to describe who they experience romantic attraction to. For example, a person who is Asexual [[Heteroromantic]] is romantically attracted to people of a different gender, but is not sexually attracted to them. For those who are [[Alloromantic]] and Asexual, they may identify as [[Alloace]]. Some Asexuals are also [[Aromantic]], meaning that they also do not feel romantic attraction. People who are both Asexual and Aromantic may identify as [[Aroace]].
Sexual dispositions among Asexual people can vary. Some Asexuals may still have a sex drive despite not feeling sexual attraction to anyone. They may still masturbate, watch porn, or participate in sexual activities. Other Asexuals lack a sex drive, and some may be repulsed by the concept of sex. [[File:Ace Symbol.png|thumb|196x196px|An ace symbol/flag created by user RavenFire803 on June 14 2021]]
[[File:Asexual Symbol-Flag.png|alt=|thumb|An ace symbol/flag created by user RavenFire803 on June 14 2021]]
Terms like [[Sex-Repulsed]], [[Sex-Averse]], [[Sex-Indifferent]], [[Sex-Favorable]], or [[Sex-Ambivalent]] are commonly used to describe these feelings.<ref>[https://asexualagenda.wordpress.com/2018/09/15/asexuality-as-a-hard-limit-or-the-cat-is-dead/ Asexuality as a hard limit]</ref><ref>[https://asexualagenda.wordpress.com/2016/06/13/20-narratives-of-aces-who-like-sex/ 20 narratives of aces who like sex]</ref>
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=== Flags ===
[[File:Ace of spadesSpades.png|thumblink=link=Special:FilePath/Ace_of_spades.png|181x181pxalt=|thumb|The ace of spades.|link=Special:FilePath/Ace_of_spades.png]]
In the summer of 2010 AVEN and several other Asexual websites held a contest to design an Asexual flag. The current Asexual flag was designed by the AVEN user Standup and was uploaded on June 30th, 2010.<ref>[https://asexualagenda.wordpress.com/2018/02/21/the-ace-flag-a-history-and-celebration/ The Ace Flag: A History and Celebration]
</ref> The gradient of black, grey, and white was based on the AVEN triangle and symbolizes the concept of the [[Acespec|asexual spectrum]]. the black is for asexuals, grey for [[Greysexual|greyasexuals]], [[Demisexual|demisexuals]], and other ace-spec people, and white represents allosexuals. Purple represents the community and was likely chosen because AVEN has a purple color scheme.
===Symbols===
A common Asexual symbol is an ace playing card, due to the fact that Asexual is often shortened to Ace. Generally the Ace of Hearts is used to represent Asexuals who feel romantic attraction. The Ace of Spades can be used to represent Aromantic Asexuals, or is sometimes used as an umbrella symbol for all Asexuals and Ace-spec people. The Ace of Diamonds and the Ace of Clubs are less commonly seen. The Ace of Diamonds is most commonly associated with [[Demisexual|Demisexuals]] and sometimes [[Greysexual|Greyasexuals]] as well. The Ace of Clubs is commonly associated with Greysexuals, but also sometimes is used for people who are [[questioning]] where they fall on the Asexual Spectrum.
[[File:AventriangleAVEN Triangle.jpg|thumb|125x125px|The AVEN triangle|link=link=Special:FilePath/Aventriangle.jpg|alt=|thumb|The AVEN triangle]]▼
▲[[File:Aventriangle.jpg|thumb|125x125px|The AVEN triangle|link=Special:FilePath/Aventriangle.jpg]]
Wearing black ring on the middle finger, typically of the right hand, known as an "Ace ring" has become a way to subtly identify the wearer as being Asexual. The origin of the black ring began in a thread from 2005.<ref>[http://wiki.asexuality.org/Black_ring AVENwiki: Black ring]</ref><ref>[https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/76607-black-rings-and-other-ways-to-show-asexual-pride/ Black rings and other ways to show asexual pride]
</ref> The material and exact design of the ring are not important as long as it is primarily black.
[[File:Dragon AceAsexual.png|link=link=Special:FilePath/Dragon_Ace.png|alt=|thumb|The "dragon asexual" flag, created by FANDOM user [[User:RalseiTheFluffiest|RalseiTheFluffiest]]|link=Special:FilePath/Dragon_Ace.png]]
Cake has been an informal symbol of Asexuality since 2004, originating from the AVEN forums cake emote and the joke that Asexuals "prefer eating cake to having sex".<ref>[http://wiki.asexuality.org/Cake AVENwiki: Cake]</ref> Dragons have also been used to symbolise Asexuality, stemming from a joke that "Asexual people are way more interested in dragons than in sex."<ref>https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/182214-dragons/?do=findComment&comment=1063215480</ref> Asexuals are also associated with plants, since certain plants have the ability to reproduce asexually through mitosis.