There has been a lot of discourse revolving around asexuals and aromantics being "allowed in" the LGBT+ community. Many people think the every asexual who is heteroromantic or anyone who is aromantic who is also heterosexual should not be allowed in the community. Quite frankly, it should be up to the person if they want to identify in the LGBT+ community or not since it is their own identity. No other person should be telling someone how to identify.
If you yourself are neither asexual or aromantic, you have no right to tell someone that they are not allowed at pride or not to celebrate their identity. That is harmful and can cause serious mental issues for the person who has to take your damage.
There are also people who say that "asexuals aren't oppressed enough" to be included in the LGBT+ community. Being a part of the community is not about oppression, it is about who you feel sexual attraction to (whether it being nobody, same gender, all gender, just not only the opposite gender) and if you are not cisgender. In no way does someone who identifies as bisexual only identify in the LGBT+ community because they are oppressed. Someone who is bisexual belongs in the LGBT+ community because they are not heterosexual. Other straight people that are oppressed because of their ethnicity or religon don't identify as that ethnicity or religon because they are oppressed. LGBT+ are no different.
To summarize, asexuals and aromantics have a say in whether they want to be included in the LGBT+ community, but nobody should tell other people how to identify. Identifying as LGBT+ because you are oppressed also is not the reason for the community.
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