Straight people can start identifying differently without their straightness being called “just a phase,” yet aces—and all others who aren’t straight—have less room to be fluid. Sensitive people who would never tell a gay man that he hasn’t found the right woman think little of saying the same to an ace person. The parent who asks one five-year-old boy which classmate he wants as a girlfriend asks another five-year-old ace or gay boy how they can already know their sexuality. Straight people are rarely treated like they’re close-minded for knowing their sexual orientation, but aces are assumed
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