Day 4 - Do you identify as a part of the queer community?
I do! One of the reasons why was because of the GSA club at my high school. Everyone there was so open-minded and appreciative of all orientations and identities. A lot of them knew what asexuality was. That was such a relief to me, I really needed that - being understood. Even if some didn't know that I was asexual, I was welcomed anyways. That was my little queer community.
A reason I feel that asexuality is part of the queer community is not only that it is not heterosexual, but also that it's generally looked down upon in our heteronormative society. We get labels put on us and stereotyped against. We get confused on who we love, how we feel and beat ourselves up for not feeling things that we're taught that we should. Even if we don't face the same challenges other identities face in a queer community, we are affected in the same way. Did that even make sense?