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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Emma Henderson

Yasmin Benoit: ‘I had no idea people would be so angry about asexuality’

This is what asexual looks like" is the tagline that activist and model Yasmin Benoit has become known for. She's fast becoming the face of asexuality, which she says is often forgotten about.

For years, people told her she didn't look like she was asexual. A strange remark that led her to start the social media hashtag, #ThisIsWhatAsexualLooksLike, highlighting a lack of understanding about those who experience little to no sexual attraction towards anyone, regardless of gender, as well as aromantic people, who experience little to no romantic connection.

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