How I Made It: ‘I’m an aromantic-asexual activist – and I face horrendous abuse online’
metro.co.ukHow I Made It, Metro.co.uk’s weekly career journey series.This week we’re chatting with activist Yasmin Benoit, 26, who campaigns for asexual inclusion and visibility – along with so much more.It’s not an easy job – as it often sees her in the firing line of Twitter trolls and worse, but knowing she’s having a positive aspect on the world empowers her.Speaking to Metro.co.uk, she says: ‘People only really see the cool days, where I’m getting ready for red carpets, doing photoshoots, being in a studio somewhere in front of the camera or behind the microphone, or speaking on stage. ‘But I’m my own manager, so everything I get, I have to get myself.’Here’s how she made it.Hey Yasmin.
How would you define your job? I feel like someone who has a lot of jobs with a similar purpose! I’m an aromantic-asexual activist, model, speaker, writer, researcher, consultant, and ‘influencer’ (whether I like the term or not, I can no longer deny it).How did you make activism around asexuality a career? It was never actually part of the plan.I had no idea that it was something that could potentially be a career.
In some ways, it isn’t in and of itself, it’s a combination of lots of different jobs for the same purpose.What was the process like to building that platform and reputation?
Was there a ‘big break’ moment?I had a bit of a head-start because I had already built a modest platform through my modelling.
