- Question
Should asexual people be included in the LGBTQ+ community?
Asexuality is a sexual orientation defined by a lack of sexual attraction to people of any sex (though there are many diverse ways to be asexual). Recently, there has been some online discussion about whether asexual people belong in the LGBTQ+ acronym and community.
Yes, asexual people be included in LGBTQ+
This position holds that asexual people should be included in the LGBTQ+ community. It argues the 'plus' signals an umbrella for all who fall outside the cis-heterosexual norm — which asexual people do — and that they face real discrimination and alienation the community can offer refuge from.
No, asexual people should not be included in LGBTQ+
This position holds that asexual people should not be included in the LGBTQ+ community. It argues that an absence of attraction is not a sexual orientation like the acronym's identities, and that asexual people have not faced the systematic oppression that binds the community together.