2022
UK's First Asexual Rights Initiative Launched with Stonewall
Activism Cultural UK People
Yasmin Benoit partnered with Stonewall to launch the Stonewall x Yasmin Benoit Ace Project — the UK's first-ever asexual rights initiative. The project focuses on researching discrimination faced by asexual people across employment, healthcare, and education. Benoit went on to become the first asexual grand marshal at NYC Pride in 2023 and the first asexual person to lead Pride in London in 2024.
Impact & Significance
Brought institutional LGBTQ+ advocacy to bear on asexual-specific issues for the first time in the UK, legitimising ace inclusion in mainstream equality work.
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- 2022
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- 2020-present
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Questions This Event Helps Answer
Q What do Pride flags mean? Pride flags turn identity, solidarity and protest into visible symbols, helping LGBTQ+ communities claim space and recognise one another. Q What do gender-diverse historical lives show? They show that people have crossed, rejected or reworked gender categories across many centuries, cultures and institutions. Q How did asexual and Two-Spirit visibility grow? It grew through community language, Indigenous gatherings, online networks, research and public campaigns.
