“you Can’t Identify Your Sexuality Or Romantic Orientation As Being Not Attracted To Anyone. That

“you can’t identify your sexuality or romantic orientation as being not attracted to anyone. That doesn’t make you LGBT.”

“okay, then are you straight?”

“what? No, I’m gay. I’m a guy attracted to guys. I don’t feel attracted to girls.”

“So you’re identifying yourself as who you are attracted to, but also by who you aren’t attracted to. Correct?”

“well… Yeah, but-”

“Then why can’t asexuals and aromantics define themselves wholly by who they are not attracted to?”

“well… Because sometimes they date the opposite gender. So they’re like passing.”

“Bisexuals may date the same or the opposite gender. Does this make them straight, if they date the opposite gender? Does appearing to be straight mean you are straight?”

“well no…”

“then why does it make asexuals and aromantics straight?”

“..well they’re just a new trend, they just want to be in the community because it’s cool now.”

“what about this newspaper from 1970 that talks about including asexuals with other LGBT people? Also, there are many historical figures who are thought to have been asexual or aromantic, such as Nikola Tesla and Queen Elizabeth, to name a couple.”

“..oh. Huh.”

“is it possible that asexuals and aromantics are LGBT, then?”

“huh. Yeah, I guess so.”