People on the asexual spectrum come to an impasse when on the apps — you either label yourself as asexual and no one swipes right on you, or you don’t and force yourself to enjoy make-out sessions and lingering touches as you internally melt.

I should not have been explaining non-binary identity to my senior school director at the age of 17, just as my peers should not have spent their lives dodging homophobic jokes just for the chance to be included in their “normal” peer groups.

Equal rights and equal respect are the least to ask for, yet lately, it seems practically humorous to suggest such a thing.