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CARNIVAL OF
AROS: BACK TO
SCHOOL
From an aroace student’s perspective
ABOUT ME
My name is Kai and I use the pronouns he/xe
in English and dey/er/sie in German.
I go to a German high school that is generally
accepting of LGBTQIA+ Identities but is still
quite confused on aroace-spec identities. I’m
out to my friends and a couple class mates,
but most people don’t really care.
BEING
AROACE IN
SCHOOL –
THE
NEGATIVES I
EXPERIENCED
Biology and Philosophy
insisting that romantic
love and sexual
attraction is what makes
us human
German and English
teachers telling us to
think back to when we
we were last in love
when analyzing love
poetry, novels, etc.
Teenagers continuously
going on about their
crushes, sex and porn -
> feeling left out
Friends spending less
time with you as soon as
they get into relation
ships
EDUCATING ALLOS
I haven’t had to do much
educating since I’m not out to
many people, but I did try to
educate my friends. Still, I
heard sentences like:
“Are her and [my friend]
dating? No, she said she’s
aromantic. Doesn’t that mean
she can’t love people? Like
not even her family” –
Strangers probably from my
school
“Wait-you’re asexual, so why
would you masturbate?”- a
Friend
“So, like a plant/like you’re
emotionless”- strangers
“Can you tell me about that
again?” – classmate on a
crowded train station, clearly
wanting to embarrass and
out me
Because of these people, I
believe schools should
educate about the aro- and
ace-spec way more!
IDEAS FOR
CHANGE
In Biology there are already lessons about the queer community,
but the teachers devote way too little time to these – I’d
recommend at least a double period on the aroace spectrums:
going into detail about different attractions, the differences
between attraction, desire and libido, discussing a few different
labels, talking about ace and aro experiences and provide further
resources
Teachers also shouldn’t assume that all their students fall in love,
have fallen in love before, have had or want to have sex
If a teacher or staff member should overhear a student’s blatant
acephobia and/or arophobia, there should be consequences
THIS
PRESENTATION
WAS KINDA
BASIC, BUT I
HOPE YOU COULD
ENJOY IT
ANYWAYS :)

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aroace in school.pptx

  • 1. CARNIVAL OF AROS: BACK TO SCHOOL From an aroace student’s perspective
  • 2. ABOUT ME My name is Kai and I use the pronouns he/xe in English and dey/er/sie in German. I go to a German high school that is generally accepting of LGBTQIA+ Identities but is still quite confused on aroace-spec identities. I’m out to my friends and a couple class mates, but most people don’t really care.
  • 3. BEING AROACE IN SCHOOL – THE NEGATIVES I EXPERIENCED Biology and Philosophy insisting that romantic love and sexual attraction is what makes us human German and English teachers telling us to think back to when we we were last in love when analyzing love poetry, novels, etc. Teenagers continuously going on about their crushes, sex and porn - > feeling left out Friends spending less time with you as soon as they get into relation ships
  • 4. EDUCATING ALLOS I haven’t had to do much educating since I’m not out to many people, but I did try to educate my friends. Still, I heard sentences like: “Are her and [my friend] dating? No, she said she’s aromantic. Doesn’t that mean she can’t love people? Like not even her family” – Strangers probably from my school “Wait-you’re asexual, so why would you masturbate?”- a Friend “So, like a plant/like you’re emotionless”- strangers “Can you tell me about that again?” – classmate on a crowded train station, clearly wanting to embarrass and out me Because of these people, I believe schools should educate about the aro- and ace-spec way more!
  • 5. IDEAS FOR CHANGE In Biology there are already lessons about the queer community, but the teachers devote way too little time to these – I’d recommend at least a double period on the aroace spectrums: going into detail about different attractions, the differences between attraction, desire and libido, discussing a few different labels, talking about ace and aro experiences and provide further resources Teachers also shouldn’t assume that all their students fall in love, have fallen in love before, have had or want to have sex If a teacher or staff member should overhear a student’s blatant acephobia and/or arophobia, there should be consequences
  • 6. THIS PRESENTATION WAS KINDA BASIC, BUT I HOPE YOU COULD ENJOY IT ANYWAYS :)