Building Queertopia: Yasmin Benoit
Shane Jenek and Chelcee Grimes welcome model, activist and writer Yasmin Benoit to Queertopia
Shane and Chelcee cannot build their utopia without reflecting on the experiences of every queer identity. Yasmin Benoit is a model, activist and writer who identifies as Asexual and Aromantic. When she started speaking about her journey publicly in 2017, she had no idea she鈥檇 soon become known as a leading voice for the aspec community.
Yasmin thinks Queertopia should be a kinder and more positive society than the one we currently have. And it all starts with compliments: could it be that simple? Shane and Chelcee try it for themselves.
Yasmin has hopes for more empathy within the LGBTQIA+ community. The hope is that in the process of building this fictional paradise, they might just hit on ways to make reality that little bit better for鈥veryone.
Want to have a say? Email buildingqueertopia@bbc.co.uk
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Building Queertopia
Join Chelcee Grimes and Shane Jenek (Courtney Act) as they build a perfect queer utopia.
