Young adults who identify as asexual feel excluded from the wider LGBTQ community

It was the question quoted in the OP, this is the only reason I mentioned it. I don’t have a view on whether she should be included or not. It’s not up to me - nor many of the posters on this thread, I think, who are just using it as an excuse to make negative comments.

Schools do teach reproduction and have relationships education
So what? Why should that have to be qualified with an Of course, a lack of interest in this is ok?

Schools do teach reproduction and have relationships education, so you could say that about any such lesson. If it is going to be taught, then it should be clear that there is heterosexuality, homosexuality and asexuality - in an age appropriate way of course. My DD got taught how to put a condom on a banana - why should that be taught in a school? What assumptions are being made there?

Because it was not on my radar, it was never explained to me. That’s my point. Sex and relationships education assumes that people are sexual. Our culture assumes that people are sexual.

Too many people don't seem to accept that others can be different and they prefer that people keep quiet about their difference.

People can be as different as they like. They can enjoy singing, sex with whom ever, whatever.

Other people do not care though.

She has said, however, that she would have felt more normal growing up if it had been acknowledged in sex and relationships education that not everyone experiences sexual attraction and that asexuality exists.

Why should it be the school's role to discuss private matters like sexual attraction. Surely it's more appropriate to discuss any such feelings privately with your partner or possibly family?!

My DD is asexual. I don’t know if she feels excluded from the LGBT+ community because I have never asked this question

I don't understand why she'd be included though. If she's not interested in women and she's not trans then that's not her group.
(Not that I think T should be with LG in the first place but that's not the subject of the thread).

It meant that the girls were trying to avoid the boys and most weren’t ready for relationships as the ‘lads’ culture meant anyone in a girl-boy relationship was teased relentlessly. Also meant that you could announce an identity on Instagram/Snapchat and everyone would gush at you for 5 minutes. By sixth form it had all settled down and the ‘united waving flag colours of identity’ were a small vocal group most people avoided but were kind to. The gay pupils mostly avoided that group too. It made me laugh (inwardly) the other day that one of the vocal group was talking about her year 8 sister’s he/him pronouns and rolling their eyes saying how silly it was. I nearly said what are your pronouns now then but we got onto a good conversation about women in STEM instead.

This is why ultimately the gender ideology wave will crash in on itself as the demographic that have been badly affected can see it for what it is.

Why couldn't you have explained it to her?

My DD is asexual. I don’t know if she feels excluded from the LGBT+ community because I have never asked this question. She has said, however, that she would have felt more normal growing up if it had been acknowledged in sex and relationships education that not everyone experiences sexual attraction and that asexuality exists. It’s not the same as being single or not wanting a relationship (I have been single for ten years, I am not asexual). It’s surely possibly to recognise that point without all the negative comments.

That's the essence of it.
"I demand you accept my differences".
"Yeah, sure, it's all fine, I'm not that interested either way".

"How fucking dare you suggest my differences don't make me extra interesting and SPECIAL!!"

Too many people don't seem to accept that others can be different and they prefer that people keep quiet about their difference.

Too many people don't seem to accept that others are just not that interesed in their differences.

If you’d asked me at that age I would’ve said lesbian because I had a massive crush on the female maxillofacial surgeon who rebuilt my jaw and replanted my teeth after a childhood accident.

A year or 2 later, I definitely fancied boys 🤷‍♀️

Is this because some people like to play the victim for not being included?

Is this like being vegetarian but wanting to be part of a food appreciation society for carnivores?

Ha ha, true. If someone has no interest in sex, why would they want to be part of a sex based community ?

Yes, pretty much. Some people can't be left out of anything, even things they don't actually want to be a part of 🤷🏻‍♀️

I suspect that in year 9 (ages 13-14) there are probably some children who haven’t yet started experiencing sexual feelings so how can they know that they’re asexual or whatever?

I feel so sorry for teenagers growing up in today’s world of labels and identities.

Why are your sexual fantasies even discussed in public/school? What an odd topic to talk about...?!

Is this like being vegetarian but wanting to be part of a food appreciation society for carnivores?

What did any of it mean in practice, besides everyone being desperate to be different and special?

Going back to the original question, I think there may have been a moment in Year 9 where my daughter was the only girl who was not panasexual/asexual/bi/gender-fluid. She was a minority.

Exactly. Who cares whether someone enjoys sex or with whom they enjoy sex...?! Why define yourself that way??

I hate the constant emphasis on sex, and I suspect that people who are not interested in having sex really don't want to be spending lots of their time (in real life or online) with a group of people who are obsessed with sex, and often kinky sex. There is no reason to define people this way. I'm really not interested in football. That's why I don't join spend my time with people who spend their lives watching, playing and discussing it. I also don't define myself as a "doesn't like football person".

The Q+ is a big catch-all term and the only people who are excluded are the ones who believe in sex over gender.

Why do people need more and more obscure 'communities'?!