In the initialism LGBTQIA+, the A stands for aromanticism, alongside asexuality and agender.

Aromanticism is a romantic orientation characterized by little to no romantic feelings towards to others, and experiencing little or no romantic desire or attraction. The opposite of aromanticism is alloromanticism, defined as a romantic orientation in which one experiences romantic love or romantic attraction to others Some aromantic individuals may experience romantic attraction but not feel compelled to act on it.

In society at large, aromantic people are often stigmatized and stereotyped as being afraid of intimacy, heartless, or deluded. Amatonormativity, a neologism coined by philosopher and professor Elizabeth Brake, defined as "the widespread assumption that everyone is better off in an exclusive, romantic, long-term coupled relationship, and that everyone is seeking such a relationship", can be particularly damaging to aromantics. Amatonormativity is said to be connected to devaluing familial, platonic, and queerplatonic friendships/relationships damaging to aromantics.