Thee Uni Ace Flag is here; Let's talk about the colours [Pt 1]

The Black Stripe

There are 6 colours in the Universal Asexuality Flag; Black, Grey, White, Dandelion Yellow, Pink and Purple/Dark Fuchsia: Seen Below

In this flag, the Black stripe represents Support, Understanding, Awareness and Appreciation. We’re starting off with the basics here, so, this will be a short article as we continue moving on with the rest of the flag colours.

As society continues to become more exposed to queer identities in a different ways, Asexuality has started to be seen and valued more amongst a variety of global populations. With that, there have been consistent efforts [from orgs, advocates, etc] to provide individuals and communities information that allows for more language that educates people on how, to not only understand what Asexuality is, but better validate people in their journey as Ace’s in this world.

With this meaning being assigned to the colour Black, I wanted to account for the fact that Black become present though the mixtures of pigments/ink/paints. In a similar way, as Asexuals become more visible, more people in the queer community become aware of how Asexuality may show up in their lives as well. We often see Asexuality as a separation from the rest of queerness, but, there is often overlap throughout all our experiences.

Asexuality is defined as ‘little to no sexual attraction to others’ and we can see how other types of experiences [non- sexual] can exist due sexual attraction being a non-essential competent when developing relationships with others. For example, the term, Bambi Lesbians, refers to a woman who prefers sensual, non-sexual physical affection—such as kissing, cuddling, hugging, and holding hands—over overtly sexual intimacy [Pink News, 2024].

^{Bambi Lesbian 7 Colour Flag Created by Tumblr user wuvsbian in March 2018.}

Understanding the overlap between other queer identities, allows us to bring awareness to Asexuality and better Support each other in our journeys. All of these elements will bring us to a strong sense of Appreciation as well.

Now that we’re here, I would love to know how those key points [Understanding, Awareness, Support & Appreciation] show up in your lives in this capacity. Keep in mind, this Flag represent Asexuality in a more nuanced manner, so don’t feel the need to restrict your speech b/c everyone’s journey is different.

Next up, we’ll be talking about the Grey Stripe. Keep a eye out for that soon~

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Thank you all of continuing to follow along this journey. Through all the ignorance I’ve been exposed to in the past 2.5 months, I continue to find joy in those who see themselves better represented in this flag.

If you want to support me, consider being a part of the Ace Babe Collective by being a paid subscriber on this Substack, OR, send some love to my Kofi [PNG’s & Hex Codes of this flag are available there as well!].

Just a heads up to those who follow me on my other socials, I’ve implemented a 24hr lock on comments on Instagram x Tiktok & only established followers on Facebook can comment. Folks need to sit with their thoughts more before overreacting to information that’s being shared.

Chat ya’ll later!

-Ashabi