Because of the intersecting parts of my identity, being Black, AFAB (assigned female at birth), queer, trans, atheist/antitheist, and autistic, I describe myself to be a relationship Rubik’s cube.
I have endured marginalization from my earliest memory. I have to fight to be heard every moment of every day. I have never experienced a second that I wasn’t aware of my intersectionality.
Being autistic and nonbinary gives me a unique experience. I don’t think I would’ve pushed against gender norms so much, if I wasn’t autistic.
Aucademy is offering an online conference on pregnancy and post-natal experiences for Autistic and/or neurodivergent people.
This post focuses on decoupling feelings of injustice and misogyny from gender identity. If you want the quick version: It’s hard.
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.
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.
Gee didn’t know she was transgender for most of her life. Here are the signs she missed.
When DuplexStructure heard the song “Otherside” in 2000, it resonated with her. It took her twenty years of listening to the song to know why.
What’s it like to be both non-binary and autistic? The journey to identity and finding oneself through the lens of an autistic.
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