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Model Slammed for Saying 'Asexual People Deserve Equal Rights'
asexual Grand Marshal at New York City Pride has received backlash for her comments about her sexual identity.Yasmin Benoit is perhaps one of the most recognizable advocates for the asexual community globally and is the founder of the U.K.'s first asexual rights initiative.She identifies as asexual, sometimes called ace, which is a sexuality defined as a person who does not experience sexual attraction, according to LGBTQ+ advocacy group GLAAD.The Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN) also describes it as an umbrella term for people who may "experience forms of attraction that can be romantic, aesthetic, or sensual in nature but do not lead to a need to act out on that attraction sexually."Benoit went viral over the weekend when tweeting from the London Pride parade where she marched with LGBTQ+ rights organization Stonewall UK."Asexual people deserve equal rights. We deserve legal recognition.