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[[File:Aromantic spectrum.png|alt=A flag with five even stripes. For top to bottom they are dark green, light green, off white, teal, and dark teal.|thumb|The aromantic spectrum flag.]]
[[File:Arospec flag.png|alt=A flag with six even stripes. For top to bottom they are dark teal, teal, light green, white, light yellow and grayish orange|thumb|Alternate aromantic spectrum flag by @Hancar4 on Twitter]]
The '''Aromantic Spectrum''' or '''Aromantic Umbrella''' is a group of [[Romantic Orientation|romantic orientations]] that all fall under the [[umbrella term]] of [[aromantic]].
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==Aro-Spec Identities==
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*[[Queerplatonic Relationship]]
*[[Repulsion Descriptors]]
*[[Romance
*[[Romance Indifferent|Romance-indifferent]]
*[[Romance-repulsed]]
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*[[Split Attraction Model (SAM)|Split Attraction Model]]
*[[Tertiary Attraction]]
*[[Loveless Aromantic]]
==Flags==
Although the aromantic flag can be used to represent the aromantic spectrum, many flags have been created to represent all aro-spec individuals, not just focusing on those who are purely aromantic.
Although the aromantic flag can be used to represent the aromantic spectrum, a flag was created that represents all aro-spec people, not just focusing on those who are purely aromantic. The flag was created by Tumblr user theflagarchive on August 6, 2020.<ref>[https://theflagarchive.tumblr.com/post/625679778293350400/aromantic-spectrum-flag-as-requested-and-as-ive theflagarchive on Tumblr: Aromantic spectrum flag!]</ref> The flag's color meanings are as follows: Dark green represents aromanticism in all forms. This includes full-aromanticism, demiromanticism, greyromanticism, and so on. Light green represents diversity in attraction and experiences, recognition of the aro-spectrum, and of other experiences within the community. Light yellow represents the aromantic community and it’s history. A yellow stripe has been a staple of many aro flags, such as some older aro flags, the [[Aromantic Allosexual|alloaro]] flag, and the [[aroace]] flag, so it’s been in the community for a very long time. Furthermore, yellow flowers are often a symbol of non-romantic love. Teal represents pride in one's identity, self acceptance and acceptance of others, and solidarity, with both other aros and with other [[A-Spec|aspecs]]. Dark teal represents recognition that aro-specs are they own separate identity, not just part of asexuality. They are not a modifier, and are a fully independent identity that can be used with other labels, or used entirely on it’s own.▼
The first proposed aromantic/aromantic spectrum flag was published by the National Coalition for Aromantic Visibility in the early 2010s after a vote from a small number of users, including the mods of Tumblr blog lithromantic and their friends.<ref name=":0">https://web.archive.org/web/20230625002808/https://www.tumblr.com/lithromantic/66435960207/the-icon-youre-using-is-that-the-official-pride</ref> The flag had four stripes:
* Green, symbolizing aromanticism because it's the opposite of red, the most commonly associated romance color.
* Yellow, symbolizing platonic love because yellow roses represent friendship.
* Orange, symbolizing lithromanticism because it's in between red and yellow.
* Black, representing a variety of people who fall within a grey-aromantic range; those who experience romantic attraction but reject normative romantic culture; and those who experience romantic attraction in non-normative ways.<ref name=":0" />
According to the creator, other flags were circulating as well, and there was not yet an "official" flag.
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==Resources==
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[[Category:Aro-spec identity]]
[[Category:Umbrella Terms]]
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