Mikey Neumann - a former writer at Gearbox and current (excellent) film producer at FilmJoy - is asexual. He wrote recently about why its acceptance does matter to him and people like him:
Before I read that I thought like you - why does it matter? But after reading it I realized it’s similar to all of the other ways people identify. Having a clear way to identify yourself - and be recognized by others - enables shorthand to describe who you are and have others understand it.
To Mikey and people like him, being able to identify and be recognized as asexual is just as important as it was for gay people or trans people to be accepted for who they are.
Even if it doesn’t mean enacting laws or avoiding overt discrimination, social acceptance and the ability to feel like you’re not “broken” is incredibly important.
