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Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 16h ago

TW: Sex Check out our 2022 results related to consensual sex. #asexual #asexuality #ace #aro #aromanticism #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality

The majority of ace respondents (60.9%) had never had consensual sex, while 37.1% had. Only 2.0% of respondents answered “Unsure.”

Taking a deeper look among the ace subgroups, 60.7% of demisexual respondents had engaged in consensual sex, while 65.5% of asexual respondents had never done so.

Nearly half of ace respondents (47.3%) indicated that they had engaged in consensual sexual activity that they would have declined had they known about options or identities available to them. Over a third (35.9%) did not. Only 16.8% answered “Unsure.”

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · last wk.

TW: Conversion Therapy As part of our 2022 survey, we asked our respondents whether they had experienced conversion therapy Full report and translations are available in our bio #asexual #asexuality #ace #aro #aromanticism #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality

Participants were asked if they had ever been advised to undergo, offered, or undergone “conversion” or “reparative” therapy for either an ace identity or a non-ace LGBTQ identity. Fewer than one in ten ace respondents reported that they had been advised to undergo (7.8%) or had been offered (3.1%) “conversion” or “reparative” therapy for an ace identity. Slightly fewer had been advised to undergo (4.2%) or offered (1.8%) “conversion” or “reparative” therapy for a non-ace LGBTQ identity.

A higher percentage of transgender and/or nonbinary (TNB) ace respondents had been advised to undergo, been offered, or undergone “conversion” or “reparative” therapy compared to aces and LGBPQ aces. Specifically, 10.2% of TNB aces had been advised to undergo and 3.9% had been offered “conversion” or “reparative” therapy for an ace identity, while 7.9% had been advised to undergo and 3.5% had been offered “conversion” or “reparative” therapy for a non- ace LGBTQ identity. Additionally, more LGBPQ aces had been advised to undergo, been offered, or undergone “conversion” or “reparative” therapy compared to aces. Among LGBPQ aces, 8.7% had been advised to undergo and 3.4% had been offered “conversion” or “reparative” therapy for an ace identity, and 5.4% had been advised to undergo and 2.5% had been offered “conversion” or “reparative” therapy for a non-ace LGBTQ identity.
Similar numbers of aces, LGBPQ aces, and TNB aces had undergone “conversion” or “reparative” therapy for an ace identity (0.5%, 0.6%, and 0.6%, respectively) or for a non-ace LGBTQ identity (0.6%, 0.7%, and 0.8%, respectively).

Aces aged 25 to 34 and those aged 35 to 44 had the highest frequency of having been advised to undergo (8.9% and 9.1%, respectively) or been offered (3.2% and 4.4%, respectively) “conversion” or “reparative” therapy for an ace identity.
The age group of ace respondents with the highest frequency of reporting having been offered “conversion” or “reparative” therapy for an ace identity was those ages 35 to 44 (4.4%), while the frequency among other age groups was below 4.0%.
Aces aged 45 and up had the lowest frequency among all age groups of being advised to undergo or being offered “conversion” or “reparative” therapy for an ace identity (3.9% and 1.6%, respectively), but the highest frequency of having undergone “conversion” or “reparative” therapy for an ace identity (1.2%). Aces aged 45 and up had the lowest frequency of having been advised to undergo “conversion” or “reparative” therapy (2.8% of ages aged 45 and up) and the second-lowest frequency of having been offered “conversion” or “reparative” therapy (1.6%), but the highest frequency of having undergone “conversion” or “reparative” therapy for a non-ace LGBTQ identity (1.6%). The lowest percentage of aces who reported that they had actually undergone “conversion” or “reparative” therapy for an ace identity was those aged 13 to 17 (0.7%).

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 2w ago

Did you know that there are multiple types of attractions? Were you familiar with the ones we asked our 2022 respondens about? #asexual #asexuality #ace #aro #aromanticism #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality

When asked about terminology related to attraction, over nine out of ten of aces were familiar with the terms “aesthetic attraction” (94.2%) and “platonic attraction” (91.4%). Around three out of four aces were familiar with the terms “emotional attraction” (79.6%), “intellectual attraction” (75.6%), “sensual attraction” (72.8%), and “queerplatonic attraction” (69.9%). Less than a third of aces were familiar with the term “alterous attraction” (30.5%). Among aces, 2.8% were not familiar with any of the terms, and 0.7% provided a write-in response.

Nearly nine out of ten aces who were familiar with aesthetic attraction indicated that they had experienced it themselves (87.2%). The same was true for over three quarters who were familiar with platonic attraction (80.2%) or emotional attraction (77.5%). Around two thirds of those who were familiar with intellectual attraction had experienced it (63.1%). Just over half who were familiar with the terms sensual attraction (53.8%), alterous attraction (53.0%), or queerplatonic attraction (50.2%) had experienced them.

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 4w ago

Check the racial/ethnic categories of our 2024 respondents! The full report and the most recent translations are available in our bio. #asexual #asexuality #ace #aro #aromanticism #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality

Among aces, 8.7% selected at least one Asian or Pacific Islander racial/ethnic category. This included 5.3% of all aces selecting “East Asian (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese, Mongolian, etc.),” 1.9% selecting “Southeast Asian (Vietnamese, Cambodian, Malaysian, Laotian, etc.),” 1.8% selecting “South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, etc.),” and 0.1% selecting “Pacific Islander and/or Polynesian (Kanaka, Maoli, Māori, Samoan, etc.).”
A total of 3.0% of aces selected at least one Black racial/ethnic category, including 1.8% who selected “Black and/or of the African diaspora,” 0.9% who selected “Black: African,” and 0.8% who selected “Black: Caribbean.” Further, a total of 1.8% of aces selected at least one American Native racial/ethnic category, including 1.4% who selected “North American Native (Indigenous North American, Inuit, Métis, First Nations, etc.)” and 0.5% who selected “South or Central American Native (Quechua, Aymara, Chiquitano, Taíno, etc.).”
Finally, a total of 1.2% of aces selected at least one Middle Eastern or North African racial/ethnic category, including 1.0% who selected “Middle Eastern / West Asian (Arab, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Persian, Turk, etc.)” and 0.2% who selected “North African (Berber, Egyptian, Libyan, Nilo-Saharan, etc.).”

The majority of all respondents reported that they identified as “White or of European Descent,” including 83.0% of aces, 81.5% of those unsure if they were ace, and 87.0% of non- aces.
The second largest racial/ethnic category among aces and those unsure if they were ace was “Hispanic / Latino/a/e/x / Chicano/a/e/x,” selected by 7.4% of aces, 8.1% of those unsure if they were ace, and 5.8% of non-aces. In contrast, the second largest racial/ethnic category among non-aces was “Jewish (Ashkenazi, Sephardic, etc.)” (7.7%, compared to 4.4% of aces and 5.8% of those unsure if they were ace).
The third largest racial/ethnic category among aces and those unsure if they were ace was “Mixed Race / Multi-Racial.” Equal percentages of both aces and those unsure if they were ace selected “Mixed Race / Multi-Racial” (both 5.8%), compared to slightly fewer non-aces (3.9%).

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · last mo.

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Ace Community Survey Team@acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · last mo.

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Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · last mo.

Today is Nonbinary People's Day. Check how many of our 2024 respondent identified under the nonbinary umbrella and their genders. #asexual #asexuality #ace #aro #aromanticism #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality

When ace respondents were asked if they identified as nonbinary or as a part of the nonbinary umbrella, over a third (33.4%) responded yes, while close to one in six (14.1%) respondents were unsure. Meanwhile, over half (52.5%) of ace respondents reported not identifying as nonbinary.

When nonbinary ace respondents were asked what words they would use to describe their gender identity, 71.2% reported using the word “Nonbinary.” More than one in three (37.8%) aces who identified under the nonbinary umbrella also identified as agender, while over a quarter identified as genderqueer (28.5%). One in seven ace respondents who identified under the nonbinary umbrella also identified as genderfluid (15.5%), “Woman or female” (15.1%), or having no gender (14.0%). Fewer than one in ten of ace respondents under the nonbinary umbrella selected “Man or male” (9.8%), androgynous (7.8%), demigirl (7.6%), demiboy (4.5%), neutrois (2.6%), bigender (2.6%), “Questioning or unsure” (9.0%), or “none of the above” (0.1%). The remaining 7.1% of ace respondents who identified under the nonbinary umbrella also indicated that they used another word to describe their gender identity

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · last mo.

How old were you when you first identified as asexual? The full report and the most recent translations are available in our bio. #asexual #asexuality #ace #aro #aromanticism #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality

The average age at which ace respondents first identified as asexual or on the asexual spectrum
was 21.4 years, with a median age of 19 years.

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Zwei weitere Blogbeiträge auf Deutsch veröffentlicht Unsere Blogbeiträge zu Gesundheit, sexualisierter Gewalt und sexuellem Missbrauch in der Kindheit in der ace Community basierend auf den Umfragedaten von 2021 sind jetzt auch auf Deutsch verfügbar. Ihr könnt sie auf unserer Webseite finden.

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Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Since the original publication of the 2021 Ace Community Survey Summary Report, several errors have been identified. The errata has been added to the final page of the original PDF. We have also uploaded an updated version acecommunitysurvey.org/wp-content/u...

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 2mo ago

TW: Drugs Today is the World Drug Day. As part of our 2022 survey, we explored the use of recreational drugs among the ace community. #asexual #asexuality #ace #aro #aromanticism #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality

When asked when they last used alcohol, almost half of ace respondents (43.46%) reported that they had never used alcohol in the 12 months before answering the survey. Meanwhile, 17.43% of ace respondents had used alcohol in the previous 12 months, 14.21% had used it in the previous four weeks, and 24.90% had used it in the previous week.
When asked when they last used marijuana, 83.04% of ace respondents reported that they had never used it in the previous 12 months. However, 8.13% had used marijuana in the previous 12 months, 2.85% in the previous four weeks, and 5.98% in the previous week.
When asked about other recreational drug use, more than nine in ten ace respondents reported that they had never used tobacco (92.40%), nicotine vaping (94.52%), prescription drugs for recreational use (96.70%), other non-injection recreational drugs (96.67%), and other injectable recreational drugs (99.64%) in the previous 12 months

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Which of these statements best describes the food eaten in your household in the last 12 months? The full report and the most recent translations are available in our bio. #asexual #asexuality #ace #aro #aromanticism #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality

Ace respondents were asked to describe the availability of food in their household in the last twelve months. Seven in ten (70.7%) ace respondents selected “There was enough of the kinds of food I want to eat.” Around one in four (24.3%) respondents selected “There was enough but not always the kinds of food I want.” A small percentage of ace respondents chose “There was sometimes not enough to eat” (3.2%), “There was often not enough to eat” (0.6%), and “Don’t know” (0.4%). The remaining 0.7% of ace respondents preferred not to answer.

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Today is National Best Friends Day Do you have any friends who identify as ace or on the asexual spectrum? Full report and the most recent translations are available in our bio. #asexual #asexuality #ace #aro #aromanticism #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality

Of those respondents, close to a third (32.0%) indicated that they had both friends that they had met in person and friends that they had never met in person who identified as ace or were on the asexual spectrum. Over a quarter (26.9%) indicated that they had ace or asexual spectrum friends who they had only met in person, and over one in ten (12.4%) indicated that they only had ace or asexual spectrum friends that they had never met in person. Under a quarter (22.8%) did not have ace or asexual spectrum friends (either that they had met in person or never had met), and 6.0% were unsure (meaning that they answered at least one question with “Unsure” and did not respond with “Yes” to either)

Close to seven in ten aces (69.3%) had met someone offline who identified as ace or on the asexual spectrum. Over a fifth of aces (22.8%) had not met anyone offline who identified as ace or on the asexual spectrum, and a further 8.0% were unsure if they had.

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Happy Pride Month! Check out the romantic and sexual orientation labels that our 2024 respondents use. The full report and the most recent translations are available in our bio. #asexual #asexuality #ace #aro #aromanticism #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality

Of ace survey respondents, nearly all of them (97.0%) selected an ace orientation (including “Asexual,” “Demisexual,” “Graysexual,” “Aegosexual / Autochorissexual,” and “Aceflux”). About one in ten (10.9%) ace respondents selected polysexual orientations (“Bisexual” or “Pansexual”) and a similar percentage (9.8%) selected monosexual orientations (“Homosexual / Lesbian / Gay” or “Heterosexual / Straight”).

Of ace respondents, six in ten (59.2%) selected aro orientations (consisting of “Aromantic,” “Demiromantic,” “Gray-romantic or gray-aromantic,” “Aegoromantic,” “Quoiromantic,” “Cupioromantic,” or “Aroflux”). A fifth of ace respondents (21.5%) selected polyromantic orientations (“Biromantic” or “Panromantic”) and a similar percentage (19.7%) selected monoromantic orientations (“Heteroromantic / Straight” or “Homoromantic / Lesbian / Gay”)

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 3mo ago

For our 2024 survey we asked our respondents if they were currently looking for a partnered or intimate relationship. The full report and the most recent translations are available in our bio. #asexual #asexuality #ace #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality

When ace respondents were asked if they were currently actively looking for a partnered or intimate relationship apart from those they already had, almost half (47.7%) reported they were not, but would be open to one. Additionally, four out of ten ace respondents (42.9%) expressed they were not looking and did not want a partnered or intimate relationship. In contrast, only one in ten (9.4%) reported to be actively looking for a partnered or intimate relationship.

Over half of graysexual and demisexual respondents (54.0% and 51.6%, respectively) reported that they were not actively looking for a relationship but would be open to one. This is followed by 47.0% of asexual and 44.1% of aro ace respondents feeling the same. Half of aro ace respondents (50.5%) reported that they were not actively looking for a partnered / intimate relationship, while 44.6% of asexual respondents reported the same. One in three graysexuals and demisexuals (33.2% and 33.1%, respectively) reported that they were not actively looking for a partnered or intimate relationship apart from those they already had. Lastly, 15.3% of demisexuals reported to be actively looking for a partnered / intimate relationship, followed by 12.9% of graysexual respondents, 8.5% of asexual respondents, and 5.5% of aro ace respondents.

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 3mo ago

TW: Discrimination Today is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. We asked our 2024 respondents about their experiences with discrimination. #asexual #asexuality #ace #aro #aromanticism #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality

The survey asked about different forms of discrimination due to sexual and/or romantic orientation, and 66.3% of ace respondents answered “Yes” to at least one of them. A similar percentage of asexual, graysexual, and demisexual respondents (66.5%, 67.4%, and 68.1%, respectively) also experienced at least one form of discrimination because of their sexual and/or romantic orientation. A slightly greater proportion of LGBPQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, polysexual / polyromantic, or queer) and trans/nonbinary aces (72.2% and 73.1%, respectively) responded that they had experienced discrimination because of sexual and/or romantic orientation. Respondents who were unsure if they were ace reported experiencing discrimination the least among the subgroups analyzed. However, roughly one in two (52.1%) still experienced discrimination because of their sexual and/or romantic orientation. More than half of non-ace respondents (58.6%) reported “Yes” when asked about experiencing discrimination because of their sexual and/or romantic orientation, which was less than ace respondents (66.3%), but more than respondents who were unsure if they were ace (52.1%).

The most common type of discrimination ace respondents experienced due to their sexual / romantic orientation was excessive or inappropriate personal questions (43.8%). The next most common experience was attempts or suggestions for how to “fix” or “cure” the respondents (40.2%), followed by verbal harassment (in-person and/or online) (32.1%), and being treated as if they were dishonest (29.1%). Approximately a quarter of ace respondents faced being treated with less courtesy and/or respect than other people because of their sexual / romantic orientation (23.1%), and close to one fifth experienced bullying (in-person and/or online) (19.3%). Because of their sexual / romantic orientation, ace respondents also experienced sexual harassment (in-person and/or online) (12.8%), physical harassment or violence (4.2%), and loss of material or financial support from family or others (2.7%). Roughly one in six ace respondents experienced other forms of discrimination (16.5%)

Ace respondents were asked how much discrimination, prejudice, or other negative experiences due to their sexual / romantic orientation had impacted certain aspects of their lives, on a scale from “0 (little to no impact)” to “4 (major impact).” As far as their mental or emotional health was concerned, 27.3% and 25.2% answered 0 and 1 respectively. 23.9% reported 2, 14.3% reported 3, and 9.4% reported 4. 47.9% selected “0” when asked about the impact on their relationships with family, 24.6% selected 1, 15.7% selected 2, 7% selected 3 and 4.8% selected 4. Inclusion in offline social activities were similarly impacted, with 52.9% selecting 0, 20.6% reporting 1, 15.5% reporting 2, 7.8% selecting 3, and 3.2% selecting 4.
61.1% reported 0 related to inclusion in online social activities, 19.0% reported 1, 12.2% reported 2, while 5.4% reported 3, and 2.2% reported 4.
Other aspects of ace respondents’ lives in which over half of ace respondents reported negative experiences having little to no impact due to their sexual or romantic orientation, were physical health or wellbeing (68.1%), the ability to choose a geographic location for their career or travel without concern (72.2%), inclusion in religious or spiritual communities that they were a part of / wanted to participate in (80.1%), the ability to find a job, fit in a job, or advance in a career (83.8%), and the ability to find housing or deal with a landlord or housemates (87.6%).

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 3mo ago

TW: Child Sexual Abuse As part of our 2021 survey, we asked our respondents about their experiences with sexual abuse before the age of 18. The full report and the most recent translations are available in our bio.

Approximately one out of five ace respondents (18.9%) answered that they had been forced or pressured to undress themselves or show their genitals to an adult or another kid before the age of 18. Approximately one out of five ace participants (23.5%) responded that they had been forced or pressured to look at the genitals of an adult or another kid, or to look at pornography before the age of 18.

Among ace respondents, 12.1% reported that someone had tried and succeeded to force them to kiss or be kissed with sexual intent before they were 18 years old, while 5.9% reported that someone had tried but not succeeded. Among ace respondents, one in 15 (6.8%) reported that someone had tried and succeeded to have sex with them against their will before they were 18 years old. A further 5.8% of aces also reported that someone had tried to have sex with them against their will before the age of 18, but did not succeed.

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 4mo ago

TW: Sex As part of the 2022 survey report, we explored how our respondents felt about the idea of engaging in sex Full report and avaliable translations are available in our bio #asexual #asexuality #ace #aro #aromanticism #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality

When asked about how they felt about the idea of them personally engaging in sex, 41.9% of ace respondents felt that it strongly depended on the circumstances, which was the most common response. Just below two out of five ace respondents (38.3%) felt averse to personally engaging in sex, and a third (33.6%) felt repulsed. Just below a third felt indifferent (29.4%), that their feelings changed over time (28.5%), or that it depended on the specific sexual act (27.9%). One in five ace respondents were uncertain (20.4%), and one in eight felt favorable (12.4%).
The biggest contrast was with non-ace respondents. Close to three quarters of non-ace respondents felt favorable about personally engaging in sex (71.2%), almost six times higher than the percentage of aces who felt the same way.

Comparing asexual, graysexual and demisexual respondents revealed some interesting nuances. When asked about how they felt about the idea of personally engaging in sex, over half of demisexual and graysexual respondents reported that it depended strongly on the person or circumstance (82.5% and 69.4%, respectively). About a third of asexual respondents (36.0%) responded that it depended on circumstances. Half of graysexual respondents (49.1%) had feelings that changed over time, compared to 42.6% of demisexual respondents and 26.3% of asexual respondents. Two out of five graysexual and demisexual respondents said it depended on the specific sexual act (44.6% and 41.9%, respectively), compared to a quarter of asexual respondents (26.1%).
Four out of ten asexual respondents were averse to the idea of engaging in sex (42.1%), compared to 30.3% of graysexual respondents and 21.4% of demisexual respondents. Additionally, 38.2% of asexual respondents were repulsed by the idea of engaging in sex, while 14.7% of graysexual and 11.2% of demisexual respondents responded that they would be repulsed.

When comparing how aro ace respondents and ace respondents who were not aro responded to this question, the biggest contrast was within the group that responded that it depended strongly on the person or circumstance. Over half (56.2%) of aces who were not aro responded this way, while 32.6% of aro aces answered that it depended. Two out of five aro aces responded that they would feel repulsed (40.2%), compared to 24.1% of aces that were not aro. Over a third of ace respondents that were not aro indicated that it would depend on the specific sexual act (35.1%), compared to 23.1% of aro aces.

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 4mo ago

As part of the 2022 survey, we asked our respondents how often they have wished to act on thei sexual attraction or desire (if they experience it). #asexual #asexuality #ace #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality

Over a third of aces indicated that they often (2.8%), sometimes (9.3%), or rarely (24.7%) wished to act on their sexual attraction or desire by pursuing a sexual relationship or experience. A quarter of aces (25.2%) indicated that they never wished to act on their desire, and another third (33.9%) stated that the question was not applicable. Only 4.1% of aces were unsure if they wanted to do so. Among those who were unsure if they were ace, one out of ten (9.8%) stated that they often wished to act on their attraction or desire, while a quarter (27.3%) sometimes did, and a third (31.8%) rarely did. One out of six (16.1%) participants who were unsure if they were ace indicated that they never wished to act on it. Nine out of ten non-ace participants indicated that they often (43.1%), sometimes (35.2%), or rarely (11.9%) wished to act on their attraction or desire. Of non-ace participants, 4.7% indicated that they did not wish to act on that, and only 2.8% were unsure.
Among participants who specifically indicated that they were asexual, almost half (46.4%) indicated that they felt the question was not applicable and nearly a third (29.0%) stated they did not wish to act on any attraction or desire. Around one in five asexual participants indicated that they often (0.9%), sometimes (3.5%), or rarely (16.4%) wished to act on that. Among participants who identified as demisexual, the percentages were similar to those who were unsure if they were ace, with the majority (42.6%) indicating that they rarely wished to act on their sexual attraction or desire, followed by those who sometimes (29.8%) or often (12.7%) did. This trend was also similar among graysexual participants, where nearly half (49.4%) rarely wished to act on their attraction or desire, followed by those who sometimes (21.6%) did. One in six (16.8%) graysexual participants indicated that they never wanted to act on their attraction or desire.

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Happy International Asexuality Day! To no one's surprise, most of our 2024 respondents were ace, but we welcome people from every sexual orientation to fill our survey. The full report and the most recent translations are available in our bio.

When survey respondents were asked if they considered themselves on the asexual spectrum, 93.8% selected “Yes,” while 2.5% selected “No” and a further 3.7% were unsure.

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Today is Trans Day of Visibility. You can check the most common gender identities of our 2024 respondents below. Respondents may use more than one word to describe their gender, so the bars do not add up to 100%

When ace respondents were asked to describe their gender identity, over half selected “Woman or female” (52.8%), and around one in four identified as nonbinary (25.1%). Around one in six identified as agender (16.8%), and another one in six selected “Man or male” (16.4%). Approximately one in ten ace respondents identified as genderqueer (11.6%) or chose “questioning or unsure” (10.4%). Less than ten percent of respondents identified as having no gender (6.5%), being genderfluid (6.4%), demigirl (4.3%), androgynous (3.5%), demiboy (1.9%), bigender (1.1%), neutrois (1.1%), other (3.5%), or none of the above (0.1%).

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Our 2024 respondents were mostly between 18 and 34 years old. #asexual #asexuality #ace #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality

When asked their age, nearly two out of five ace respondents (38.7%) indicated that they were between the ages of 25 and 34. A similar percentage (37.3%) indicated that they were between the ages of 18 and 24. One out of eight participants (13.5%) were between 35 and 44. One in twenty were over the age of 45 (5.1%) or between the ages of 15 and 17 (5.4%).

When broken down by subcategory, the ages of respondents were similar for each group. Notably, the age ranges of 15–17 and 18–24 saw higher percentages of questioning ace participants (10.0% and 42.9%, respectively) than other groups, followed by asexual participants (5.7% and 38.7%, respectively). The older age groups, primarily the 25–34 age range, saw a higher percentage of demisexual and graysexual participants (43.8% and 44.2%, respectively), as did the 35–44 age range (17.5% and 17.8%, respectively).

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Which languages do our 2024 respondents use in their everyday life? The full report and the most recent translations are available in our bio. #asexual #asexuality #ace #aro #aromanticism #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality

Among ace participants, over three quarters (77.4%) spoke English in their everyday lives. This is slightly lower than the 83.8% of aces who spoke primarily English in the 2022 Survey (ACST, 2024). One in eight (12.7%) also spoke German, 7.4% spoke Spanish, 5.0% spoke French, and 3.8% spoke Italian. Less than three percent of participants spoke Mandarin Chinese (2.2%), Dutch (2.2%), Portuguese (2.2%), Polish (2.2%), Hungarian (1.3%), Finnish (1.3%), Russian (1.1%), or Danish (1.0%). Less than one percent spoke Swedish (0.9%), Japanese (0.8%), American Sign Language (0.8%), Cantonese (0.8%), Hindi (0.6%), Catalan (0.5%), Czech (0.5%), Hebrew (0.4%), Norwegian (0.4%), Korean (0.3%), Turkish (0.2%), or Bengali (0.2%). An additional 4.7% spoke another language.

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 5mo ago

As part of our 2024 survey, we asked our respondents about their experience in online ace communities. The full report and the most recent translations are available in our bio. #asexual #asexuality #ace #aro #aromanticism #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality

Nearly half of ace respondents read or watched ace-related content or posted in an ace or asexual spectrum community on YouTube in the past year (45.5%), making it the most popular platform, followed by Tumblr (39.7%), Instagram (36.5%), Reddit (34.2%), and Discord (30.2%). Fanfic websites (29.0%), AVEN (22.2%), TikTok (19.6%), podcasts (16.7%), Facebook (15.5%), and Twitter (15.3%) were other popular platforms where ace respondents participated online. To a lesser extent, other platforms where ace respondents read or watched ace-related content or posted in an ace or asexual spectrum community in the past year were Pinterest (9.6%), blogs (8.0%), non-English online ace communities (7.7%), WhatsApp (6.3%), Twitch (3.0%), Mastodon or other Fediverse platforms (2.8%), Telegram (2.8%), Fetlife (1.4%), and Amino (0.9%).

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 6mo ago

TW: Self Harm Two days ago was the self injury awareness day. As part of our 2022 survey, we explored the experiences of our respondents with self harm. #asexual #asexuality #ace #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality

Ace respondents were asked if they ever had thoughts of purposely hurting themselves without wanting to die. A third of ace respondents reported they did within the previous year (36.5%) while a fifth did over a year ago (21.0%). However, a third of aces reported not having thoughts to purposely harm themselves (36.6%). The remaining 5.9% of ace respondents were unsure if they had thoughts of purposely harming themselves or not.

When asked if they had ever actually purposely hurt themselves without wanting to die, almost half of ace respondents said “no” (49.5%). The percentage of those who said “yes” within the past year (20.6%) and over a year ago (23.9%) were similar.

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Happy Aro Week! Do you want to know how many of our respondents are part of the aromantic spectrum? The full report and the most recent translations are available in our bio. #asexual #asexuality #ace #aro #aromanticism #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality

When asked if respondents considered themselves to be on the aromantic spectrum, about half indicated that they did (51.4%), a third did not (30.3%), and about a fifth of respondents were unsure if they were on the aromantic spectrum (18.3%).

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 6mo ago

TW: Sexual Violence, Rape, Abuse This week is Sexual Abuse & Sexual Violence Awareness Week. As part of the 2024 survey, we asked our respondents about their experiences regarding sexual violence. The full report and the most recent translations are available in our bio.

Among aces, 15.7% had experienced non-contact unwanted sexual experiences in the past twelve months. One in ten (10.3%) had experienced some form of contact sexual violence, while 9.6% had experienced unwanted sexual contact. Around one percent had experienced sexual coercion (1.0%), rape (1.0%), or another form of contact sexual violence (1.2%). Of the ace respondents, 6.7% reported experiencing sexual violence related to their ace identity. Three quarters of aces (74.3%) reported that they had not experienced any of the above in the past twelve months.

When analyzed by gender, the percentage of ace women and nonbinary aces who reported non- contact sexual experiences was more than double that of ace men (17.0%, 16.7%, and 6.9%, respectively), as was the percentage of those who reported experiencing rape (1.0%, 1.1%, and 0.4%, respectively). However, responses across the three groups were similar regarding other forms of sexual violence. Notably, a lower percentage of nonbinary aces reported experiencing sexual violence due to their ace identity than either ace women or ace men (5.6%, 7.7%, and 7.3%, respectively). Eight out of ten ace men had not had any unwanted sexual experiences in the past twelve months (82.6%), along with seven out of ten ace women (72.5%) and nonbinary aces (74.3%).

When analyzed by gender and sexual orientation, nearly one out of five ace trans women (19.9%) reported having non-contact unwanted sexual experiences in the past twelve months, followed closely by intersex aces (18.8%), LGBPQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, polysexual / polyromantic, or queer) ace respondents (18.4%), and a slightly lower percentage of transgender and/or nonbinary aces (16.6%) and ace trans men (13.3%). While experiences were similar across the gender spectrum, a higher percentage of ace trans women reported experiencing sexual violence in nearly every category, including unwanted sexual contact (13.1%), sexual coercion (2.3%), rape (1.8%, which tied with intersex aces), and other sexual violence (3.6%) compared to all other groups. A slightly higher percentage of LGBPQ ace respondents reported experiencing sexual violence related to their identity, followed by ace trans women (7.2% and 6.8%, respectively). Three quarters of ace trans men (77.3%) reported no unwanted sexual experiences in the past year, followed by 75.9% of intersex aces and 74.5% of trans/nonbinary aces. Seven out of ten LGBPQ aces (70.9%) and ace trans women (70.1%) had also not experienced any of the above.

Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 7mo ago

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Ace Community Survey Team @acecommunitysurvey.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Today is International Day of Education As part of the 2024 survey, we asked our respondents for their highest level of education Full report and most recent translations are available in our bio. #asexual #asexuality #ace #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality

Among ace respondents, one third had completed an undergraduate degree (33.5%), while one in five had completed a graduate degree (21.1%) and 3.7% had completed a vocational or trade program. Nearly a quarter (22.8%) had completed some form of higher education, while 13.4% had completed secondary education and 5.4% had completed less than secondary education. These results roughly correspond with the age of participants, where 37.3% of participants were within the age range of traditional college students (18–24) and 38.7% of participants were in the traditional age range of those immediately post-college or in graduate school (25– 34).