Gay aspie
Marina Sarris
Date Revised: June 12,
One day, Riley Smith learned from some former co-workers that an acquaintance had come out as transgender. Smith felt joyful for the acquaintance, but she also felt something else. &#;Afterward, in the days and weeks that followed, I felt a different emotion that I recognized as envy. It led to me to ask myself increasingly complicated questions about who I was.&#;
Assigned male at birth, Smith eventually came to realize that she is a transgender woman. As an autistic person, she is not alone. A higher percentage of autistic people identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) than the general population, according to research studies. A Gallup poll found that percent of Americans identify as LGBT.
Studies vary widely on the percentage of people with autism who are gay, lesbian, or bisexual. One analysis suggested the rate is 15 to 35 percent among autistic people who do not have intellectual disability. 2
&#;Most of the data that we&#;re seeing is that [the LGB rate] is two to three times higher,&#; say
I'm A Gay Aspie
Egesa wrote:
To make this method labor, we still need to be social, make friends (any will do as a starting point), join friends of these friends (maybe better than the previous ones), and then friends of those friends, until the "right" people are found. Beware of "dead ends" - be ready to recognise these. Not so easy for Aspies, but at least it's a plan!
"Not so easy for Aspies"? Good God, man, you might as well command that we perform on the flying trapeze.
Making friends is difficult. Maintaining a friendship is still more difficult. Moving into that friend's social sphere is even more complex. To then identify and befriend the person in that
Currently, there is no known link between Aspergers and homosexuality that research has been able to determine. However, there is a growing body of subjective evidence that Aspergers adults are more likely than those without Aspergers to self-identify with sexualities other than heterosexuality (e.g., asexuality, pansexuality, polysexuality, bisexuality).
Some research suggests that male homosexuality is inherited and caused by a lack of testosterone in the mother's blood during pregnancy (or an excess of it if the baby is female). Since it is easier for a woman to lack testosterone (the male hormone only found in short levels in females), this could explain the higher incidence of homosexuality among men than women.
Aspergers has many feasible causes, and similar to homosexuality, there is a hereditary factor with the influence of testosterone on the fetus possibly being the most important factor. The incidence of Aspergers is also much greater among males, but unlike male homosexuality, it is allegedly not caused by a lack of testosterone &#; but an excess of it.
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what is it like being Aspie AND Gay??
I can see what the OP means. Some gay people, especially when young, sometimes feel anxious or ashamed of their homosexuality, and are still wondering if they really are or not, and don't wish to explain people. And if they're an Aspie, and are the type of Aspie who also feels ashamed or embarrassed of having AS, having two things in denial can be very hard. Some people (immature people mostly) frown upon gay people, as if it is tough enough being accepted by society as an Aspie. And then I often hear of people calling female gay people slang names like ''lesbos'' or ''dykes'', and it can be bad enough having a label of AS, and it just might make an Aspie experience more sensitive about their identity.
I don't understand though, I'm not gay so I'm just saying what I think, I might be wrong about it.
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