Aphobia is bigotry against #asexual (#ace) or #aromantic (#aro) people (sometimes agender, too). And in the following posts I will do a little explainer.
(I won't talk about agender, because I'm not agender.)
#Aphobia may come even from the #LGBTQ+ community: There's this idea that #asexual and #aromantic people do not belong to the LGBTQ+. A common excuse is we're not "oppressed enough". 🤡
Here's the thing: ALL #aces and #aros violate #heteronormativity. No matter how you twist and turn it, it's impossible to be ace/aro AND fully comply with heteronormativity.
Excluding people who violate heteronormtivity is patently absurd.
Increasing positive early childhood experiences corresponds with greater likelihood of being "healthy and ready to learn" in school, even in the face of adversities. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37532124/
Nearly 40,00 U.S. children under age 18 had lost at least 1 parent due to COVID-19 Feb. 2021, three-quarters of these children were adolescents. A natural herd immunity strategy that results in 1.5 million U.S. deaths could leave an estimated 116,900 U.S. children without a parent.