Ra Vashtar: OKEQ July 2020 Art Show
2020-07-06
Hello, my name is Ra Vashtar, and I’m an autistic artist who’s happy to present my first solo gallery showing, hosted locally and virtually by Oklahomans for Equality.
Poetry: Pride
2020-06-08
Artist Ra Vashtar shares a poem reflecting on his LGBTQ+ experience and his solidarity with POC and other marginalized groups.
The Intersection of Gender, Misogyny, and Autism
2020-03-13
This post focuses on decoupling feelings of injustice and misogyny from gender identity. If you want the quick version: It’s hard.
Fifteen People to Celebrate on International Women’s Day
2020-03-08
Fifteen autistic women and nonbinary folk to celebrate on International Women’s Day. Experience the diversity of the autism spectrum from the perspectives of these talented poets and writers.
I Dream of Plane Crashes
2020-02-12
Gee’s aunt was killed in a plane crash, and years later, she is still getting to know her aunt and how very much they had in common as she learns to embrace herself as trans and autistic.
Autism and Gender
2019-11-15
Grasping the unique relationship between autistic people and their genders is an essential component of understanding the autistic experience.
Hardcore, Soft Heart: Positive Activism as a Die Hard Rebel
2019-11-10
I’m a punk. I’m a rebel. I think one of the most badass things you can do is fight the system, and the biggest system there is is the culture of division and the human nature of defensiveness.
Life Between Two Spectrums: Autism, Gender Queerness, And Why It Shouldn’t Be Ignored
2019-10-19
A whole family emerges from the wreckage of gay conversion therapy, anti-autistic ABA therapy, and social oppression to find its heart and soul together.
Why I’m Not a High-Functioning Autistic
2019-10-06
“We have now arrived at the ultimate falsehood of high-functioning autism: what this label really means is that you have high outside functioning. I am excellent at pretending to be someone I am not.”
On Autistic Facial Expression and Being A Woman
2019-10-05
When Greta Thunberg began to take the stage as an autistic climate change activist, the world took notice. My reaction was one of powerful pride, not just as an autistic adult, but as a former autistic girl. Here was an articulate, passionate, brilliant girl unfocused on fame and fashion, who wasn’t going to let the weight of the NT world crush her or keep her from speaking out!