Had an idea for an expanded aro/ace ring symbolism
So traditionally the ace and aro rings is a black or white ring on the middle finger, and I recently found out we also have a card suit symbol meaning so I wanted to combine them to make a ring chart to be more specific for anyone wanting to subtly display their asexuality micro-label within the community, I’ve definitely missed some labels but these were the more commonly used ones I could think of.
Cupio - aspec who wants romantic/sexual relationships.
Caed - aspec who feels like their identity was influenced by trauma (snakes are an SA symbol)
Apothi - romance/sexual relationships repulsed aspec (I chose the stones with similar flag colours, and that have spiritual meanings that didn’t feel ‘wrong’ in this context - courage and self-love respectively)
QPR - queer platonic relationship, a relationship that is not romantic or platonic but sits between or outside the traditional boundaries of relationships. [the flag usually has pink and yellow]
A preemptive to the "But people won’t know what it means" comments. Many in the aroace community already don’t know about the traditional rings [or the micro-labels] that we already have, keeping the colours but adding the shapes or stones isn’t a huge difference, plus the point of them is to create visibility and promote discussion - you are allowed to tell people what they symbolise if someone asks (something that can be more likely with a decorative styled ring compared to a plain one). Also having more variety of options allows people who have struggled to find basic solid-coloured bands (myself included) to have more options in the style and colour of their jewellery. Rings are meant to be subtle, it’s designed to be noticeable by people who know and ignored by those that don’t, pride does not need to be loud.