Editing Coming out (section)

=== Asexual and aromantic identity ===
[[Asexuality|Asexual]] and [[Aromanticism|aromantic]] people might experience different challenges when coming out that other individuals in the LGBTQ community may not face.<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Reiss |date=2023-04-06 |title=Being asexual can mean feeling like an outsider – even in the LGBTQ+ community |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/04/06/come-out-as-asexual/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=PinkNews }}</ref> The 2018 National LGBT Survey in the [[United Kingdom]] found that only 17 percent of asexuals received positive responses when coming out, in comparison to over 40 percent for other LGBTQ people.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2023-11-08 |title=Only 1 in 10 Asexual People in the UK Are Out at Work, New Report Finds |url=https://www.them.us/story/1-in-10-asexual-people-in-the-uk-are-out-at-work-new-report-finds |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=Them |language=en-US}}</ref> A 2016 study found that asexual individuals commonly experienced skepticism and misunderstanding over the existence of their identity when coming out as asexual.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Robbins |first1=Nicolette K. |last2=Low |first2=Kathryn Graff |last3=Query |first3=Anna N. |date=2016 |title=A Qualitative Exploration of the 'Coming Out' Process for Asexual Individuals |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26334774/ |journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior |volume=45 |issue=3 |pages=751–760 |doi=10.1007/s10508-015-0561-x |issn=1573-2800 |pmid=26334774|s2cid=27894762 }}</ref> A 2024 review by [[Michael Paramo]] noted that asexual and aromantic people are commonly tasked with educating people about their identities when coming out because of a lack of understanding over their existence.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Paramo |first=Michael |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tzLPEAAAQBAJ |title=Ending the Pursuit: Asexuality, Aromanticism and Agender Identity |date=2024 |publisher=Unbound Publishing |isbn=978-1-80018-286-8 |pages=10–12, 36 |language=en}}</ref>

Asexual and aromantic people may face risks of [[sexual assault]], coercion, or other pressures to conform to sexual or romantic behavior from their sexual or romantic partners or external to their relationships.<ref name=":4" /> They can also experience being rejected by a partner or love interest for being asexual or aromantic, which may make some asexual and aromantic people tentative to come out.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=Understanding Asexuality |url=https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/article/understanding-asexuality/ |website=The Trevor Project}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=What Does Aromantic Mean? |url=https://www.webmd.com/sex/what-does-aromantic-mean |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=WebMD |language=en}}</ref> A 2023 study co-authored by [[Yasmin Benoit]] found that asexual people in the UK were unlikely to reveal their identity within healthcare settings for fear of being pressured to conform to sexual behavior.<ref name=":3" /> Online role models may be helpful for asexual people when coming out because of a lack of representation surrounding asexuality.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Jones |first1=Catriona |last2=Hayter |first2=Mark |last3=Jomeen |first3=Julie |date=2017 |title=Understanding asexual identity as a means to facilitate culturally competent care: A systematic literature review |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jocn.13862 |journal=Journal of Clinical Nursing |language=en |volume=26 |issue=23–24 |pages=3811–3831 |doi=10.1111/jocn.13862 |pmid=28430404 |issn=0962-1067}}</ref>