How trans autistic people are using joy as political resistance

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How trans autistic people are using joy as political resistance

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transgender@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months ago

Trans people are three to six times more likely to be diagnosed as autistic. The 19th interviewed six people about how finding joy as a trans person and autistic person are intertwined.

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Me eating a bowl of fruit loops: “I’m politically resisting”.

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