 Hello, my name's Damien, also known as HayoDama on YouTube. I'm a professional dancer and actor, so I go boogity-boo for money, usually, and also I'm asexual. Growing up, I was actually surrounded by a lot of LGBTQ plus members because I was really heavily involved in musical theater, dance, acting, you know, say more, they were everywhere. But even with being surrounded by LGBTQ plus members, I'd never met an asexual person, so I didn't really even know it was a thing growing up. It actually took me quite a long time to figure out my sexuality because originally I thought I was straight, and then I thought I was gay, and then I heard about asexuality, but I didn't think that was actually me, I thought I was just lazy, and then after a long time I finally figured it out. I don't think there was a particular moment I realized I was asexual, it was more of a gradual thing, and it was kind of through conversations with friends where they'd be like, oh, I haven't had sex for like three weeks, I'm dying, and I'd be like, I haven't had sex for a year, and I haven't thought about it. I didn't really think being asexual was that big a deal, so I didn't feel the need to come out to friends or family. The only reason I came out at all was because I wanted to show people who might be feeling a similar way that they weren't alone. So if I didn't make the video, I don't know if I even would have bothered coming out, I think I just would have quietly sat there not having much sex. I like sometimes enjoy it, sometimes I do occasionally engage in sexual activities, but I would much rather play video games or watch anime and just take care of myself. I think the hardest thing about being asexual is all the assumptions people make, and that's usually that you don't want to do anything, ever. The one thing I really wish people knew about asexuals is that we are not plants. That joke is old, actually, it wasn't really that funny to begin with, so please stop. Another thing about asexuality people need to understand is that it's actually an umbrella term, and under that umbrella is another thing called grey sexuality, which is another umbrella term, which under that sits demisexuality, which is me. Hello. I am a special snowflake. Some advice I- there's so many birds in Australia. Some advice I would give- Some advice I'd give my younger self is to not stress as much, just let it happen, because you'll get there eventually and there is no time limit, so just do you and be happy.