LGBTQ+ History and Activism is intersectional – it always has been and always will be. From Marsha P. Johnson’s contributions to the Stonewall Riots in the UK to Dutee Chand being the first openly queer professional Indian athlete, LGBTQ+ History is filled with inspirational women of colour. Yasmin Benoit has made her own contributions to LGBTQ+ history with the first study into asexual folks in the UK and speaking openly about being black, asexual and aromantic in the modelling industry.
Learn about Yasmin’s experiences as model and activist in “Our Intersectional History” by booking a ticket to attend in person or attending via Microsoft Teams.
About Yasmin
“Yasmin Benoit is a British model, multi-award-winning asexual activist, writer, speaker, media consultant and researcher. Described as the "unlikely face of asexuality" by Cosmopolitan Magazine, she quickly became a leading voice for the community after publicly coming out in 2017. She started the #ThisIsWhatAsexualLooksLike movement for diverse asexual visibility and representation and co-founded International Asexuality Day (April 6).
“Her unconventional approach to activism has been covered throughout British and international press, including Vogue, MTV, Sky News, Paper Magazine, Attitude Magazine and the BBC. In 2022, she launched the UK's first asexual rights initiative - the Stonewall x Yasmin Benoit Ace Project - in partnership with Stonewall. That same year, she won 'Campaigner of the Year' at the Rainbow Honours Awards.”
(text taken from her website, https://www.yasminbenoit.co.uk)
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