Asma's appearance at and after the protest: https://www.dumbingofage.com/tag/asma/
She wielded the wire cutters that took down the fence; she has feelings about that shown in a wordless strip; she has ongoing feelings about not being remembered outside of her role as desk staffer; she may both want and fear the notoriety that accrued to Dorothy and Joyce from being on the front page of IDS.
Even without speculating on Asma's sexual attractions, she now has a complex cluster of possibilities as the narrative goes on—just what Willis needs to have her be important to the story. She's now ahead of Agatha in that respect.
As to Asma's attraction profile, the only unambiguous hint I can recall is her reaction to suddenly-hot Walky: https://www.dumbingofage.com/2021/comic/book-11/04-hompk/starin/