Britain’s first report into the lives of asexual people has triggered a national conversation about the difficulties they have in coming out at work and raised the question of whether they should be legally protected.
The research, carried out by Stonewall and asexual activist Yasmin Benoit, calls for the orientation to be specifically named in legislation aimed at protecting LGBTQIA+ people from discrimination.
Here’s what you need to know: What does it mean to be asexual? Asexuality is described as the quality of experiencing little to no sexual attraction.
An asexual person may still experience romantic attraction and in doing so could also use other terms – such as straight, lesbian or gay – to describe their orientation.