[Raw and Uncut] Sexuality, Autism and Gender and Identity (The Double Rainbow) - FULL INTERVIEW

[@michellelambton3636]

I liked the phrase about “experiencing gender through autism.” Also about experiencing sexual attraction differently. Thank you so much for this much needed topic!

[@linden5165]

I'm autistic, queer, nonbinary/genderfluid and all those elements of identity are deeply interwoven for me. Being free to be open and authentic with love and social connection has improved my wellbeing greatly. I work in advocacy and advisory at local and national levels and there is such a huge momentum growing to recognise and support the double rainbow community. I have a lot of hope for where things are headed. Being visible and having these conversations is great. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💛✨️

[@softconstruction]

​@@wormwoodcocktailso queer can be used as a slur, just like gay once was. However, for many in the lgbtqia+ communities, it's a way of identifying with a certain way if thinking - that there are many sexualities and genders and ways to express those. In this sense, queer emerges as a term of theory in the 1990s but also represents a more activist point of view than gay (which was often used to mean gay and lesbian in the 70s). Aids activists from ACT UP! started reclaiming queer so it wasn't a slur but a way if signalling being an activist and being "in your face" to achieve the political and medical victories needed to gain access to health care that saved lives. Many if us wouldn't be here today if it weren't for queers.

[@athlene110]

This was fantastic!! 🎉 Thank you to Paul for organizing this and thank you to all the panelists!! ❤ Please do more panels on a variety of topics as this is so helpful to get multiple perspectives. 😊 Bravo!!! 👏

[@emensour78]

wow ! that was helpful, very much indeed. all my gratitude for organising this panel. very rich in hindsights, a nourishing food for thoughts. i am going to need some time to digest it ! 🙂 but, yes, really, i am so greatful. i can so much relate to Bryce's idea of intersectionality being central. and i agree that Nalini's conclusion is a very good way to bring down the curtain on this discussion. very good and very poetic.

[@MundtStefan]

❤❤❤ I also want to chime in and thank you for all the work you do! I profit every week from your videos, the Facebook page, and the Zoom Social group meetings. Thank you so so much ❤❤❤

[@mwaldrom]

Thanks @Autism from The Inside the concept of the Double Rainbow is of being both Neurodivergent and Gender Non-conforming, as just have / accepting one of the other leaves a hole.

[@Annenigmatic]

Thank you so much for this! 💗 AuDHD, genderqueer, and queer here! 🙌🌈🌈💁

[@taupetwo]

Unfortunately the covert discrimination discussed by the attorney Julius against being ND in the workplace hits hard. Thanks for putting this panel together.

[@Jordan-jh2mu]

How do you become a part of this community and join a panel in one of these group meetings?

[@AFTI_Mika]

Autism from the Inside shares the invitation announcements for these panel discussions on Facebook and Patreon

[@jolinemunoz1005]

Excellent panel. Thank you all for sharing your experiences and putting yourselves out there to help others learn more.

[@NitFlickwick]

Hearing the panel talk about their relationships was interesting. My wife and I are cis, hetero, yet we share a lot of similarities in our relationship, and I have to wonder how much of it is because of the matching of my autism with her adhd. Many people would look at our relationship and say it is abnormal,, but it has worked for us for over 30 years, long before either of us knew we were neurodivergent.

[@carolinejames7257]

Very interesting and relevant discussion, Paul and guests. Thank you for your input. Autistic. Ace. Cisgender woman.

[@kajsa6358]

Thanks for this! Very important topic ❤️🌻

[@stivo9730]

Just looking at the kind of comments being posted before the video has even started... it would seem as though the topic "autistic and homophobic" deserves some attention too. I'm shocked that so many people would respond negatively... then again, perhaps I shouldn't be shocked by anything in this world.

[@mjangelvortex]

At least one of the commenters wasn't even autistic and was an angry mother of an autistic son. No surprise but outside of the homophobia and transphobia her deleted comments were also infantilizing autistic adults and trying to speak over autistic adults.

[@SarahG-vz3ki]

I have the tism and I like girls and I hate it tbh I wish I could be straight. I’m also religious so it doesn’t help no matter what I try. Thankfully I swing both ways so I can chose to date a man but the curiosity is still there

[@GreyWolfASMR]

​@@SarahG-vz3kiI understand that struggle. I am pan & non-binary myself as well as religious. Trying to find the right balance between what I believe and how I feel. I have recently discovered that I am autistic. Sadly I live with a family that i have to hide and be in the closet at both. I hope you have peace in your life my friend. God bless!!❤

[@SylviaRustyFae]

Im queer, im autistic, im intersex, and im so much happier for bein allowed to be myself; nothin yall bigots say here will change any of that. We're here, we're queer; get used to it

[@davidguymon1673]

I'm wondering the same thing. I'm nonbinary, pan, legally blind autistic, ADHD, and dyslexic.

[@theautisticguitarist7560]

Im torn between "Great to see this platform host a discussion like this!" And "Double rainbow all the way acroooss the skyyyyy"

[@hobocraft0]

This is interesting, I have masked my queerness a lot, but much much less masking on my ND. (I was okay with being a freak, but not okay being queer (and in fact I think I masked my queerness because I decidedly didn't want to run with no mask.))

[@majesticunicornturle]

It's soo nice to see soo many competent adoults with similar facts to deal with in their lifes. It really gives me power to go forward bc I'am in a place, where I feel the people around me has very different experiences. It was really nice to see that there are others out there a little bit like me ^^" (Also this going to be a joke, with my bi-ness I was sometimes worried I'm just taking the "love thy neighbour" thing that was ingrained in me in elementary school just a little bit too literally XD /just a joke/) Thank you for all of you for this wonderful conversation! (I really mean it from my heart

[@BarryBazzawillWilliams]

Such a great topic well covered by all. I will give my own response to some of the questions as a non-binary (NB), bisexual AuDHDer. Similar to many i am both late diagnosed and late identified as bi/NB. I came out as gay at 18 but did not identify as bi until my late 20s. It was not until my late 30s I accepted and embraced being non-binary. I more identify as gender non conforming as I do infact identify as a man, just a man who wears a dress. Prior to my current workplace I worked as a contract teacher, i felt being open about being autistic was a liability to getting a contract for the next year. Contrast that with my current position with the federal government I was employed through a autistic inclusion program, I went through the selection process wearing dresses. Supported employment i have experienced feels very safe, the fact that i did not have one box when onboard to tick do you require workplace adjustments but a whole process to discover what adjustments might suit me best. With regard to community I think where successful i have often connected best with other NDs even before i knew or they knew(perhaps they never do). I feel the NT lgbtqia+ community can be tricky

[@BarryBazzawillWilliams]

Dating was interesting for me when I began looking for a long term partner, I met my wife before I discovered my autism and NB. However I was aware dating was something I was not good at. What worked well for me was my now wife was not ready to jump into dating. We spent months chatting and finding connections so that when we went on our first in-person date were able to keep the conversation going.

[@au9parsec]

Since I am not gay, bisexual or transgender, I did not realize that I was still eligible to be a part of the LGBTQ community until after my therapist had suggested that I attend LGBTQ events so I can wear the outfits that I want to wear like faux leather short shorts and a faux leather tank top without getting any negative attention out in public for it.

[@au9parsec]

​@@wormwoodcocktail, Are you a fan of Teal Swan. The only reason I ask is because Teal Swan is a modern feminist just like you.

[@au9parsec]

@@wormwoodcocktail , Yes, I have autism, and my therapist is from among friends, and among friends helps people with social sexual behaviors within an ecological framework and offers innovative strategies, skills and solutions.

[@softconstruction]

Faux leather is fine for vegans but the leather daddies will know!

[@au9parsec]

@@wormwoodcocktail , the relationship I have with my therapist is 100 percent professional, so there is nothing at all sexual about my relationship with her. Among friends is the name of the organization she works for and among friends is about helping their clients develop safe and healthy sex lives.

[@kvntlord]

​​​@@wormwoodcocktail"being quirky is typical autism behaviour" oh man.......

[@KaalAmba]

Would love to know the IG / social media info on the guests in order to follow them!

[@Albertoscr1]

Being on the spectrum and being in the diverse community is very difficult. In my case it has been very difficult. If coexistence with neurotypicals is difficult with those who are also in the lgbt community... it is worse since I do not understand what happens there. I am a man I like men I am gay but I don't understand their behavior and it causes me a lot of conflict being on the spectrum,

[@renelcalia3584]

Too Good ❤

[@albanewest2361]

The video hasn't even started yet and homophobes are already unsubscribing and saying they're doing it in the comments. Oh well. It's KZbin, Idk what I expected.

[@scruffypupper]

Please don't call someone a homophobe just because they have a viewpoint that disagrees with yours. Tolerance and acceptance goes both ways.

[@SylviaRustyFae]

​@@scruffypupper Theyre bein called homophobes for havin such bigoted bias towards sexuality that they unsub over a discussion of it; and feel the need to announce their disgust for this

[@davidguymon1673]

@@scruffypupper , LMFAO!!! I'm anything but woke, and I do think homophobes should be called what they are which is homophobes. I see nothing wrong with that. I can agree with trying to understand the other side. I as an independent I do agree with conservatives on some things, but I also have no problem pointing out the real bigots.

[@scruffypupper]

@@SylviaRustyFae It's true, they're showing their bias badly. Lashing out at them with "homophobe" doesn't accomplish anything, In fact, it brings the accuser down to the level of the bigot. The back and forth insults doesn't change anything. Besides, the bigot's own words identifies them for what they are.

[@SylviaRustyFae]

@@scruffypupper Homophobia is literally bias against queer ppl, but go off

[@timothymcglynn1935]

🎉😮🎉😮🎉 ahhh 😫😯😫 yeah 👍 awesome 👍... very nice 🙂👍🙂

[@timothymcglynn1935]

Agreed 💯👍💯

[@loganskiwyse7823]

This got me to subscribe. The largest sex organ in the human body is the brain, not what is between someone's legs. I have long argued that all of this should fall under the category of neurodivergent. A difference between how we perceive ourselves and the world around us. Sadly the "rituals" of religion and its trappings are too easy of a comfort for some with autism. It reinforces the need for organization and sense of belonging at the cost of people who are different in a way religions insist on calling a "sin". Made up word to force compliance.

[@wildfire3989]

Its a sin thats not what its made for

[@loganskiwyse7823]

@@wildfire3989 right... sure... except it was normal and common in Rome and Greece and nowhere does Christ say anything about it. Your modern religions made it up out of whole cloth. The same religions, all of them, that used to exercise to death the other neurodivergent.

[@wildfire3989]

@@loganskiwyse7823 greeks because they raise boys in military camps with an older guy with no wife so…

[@mjangelvortex]

​@@wildfire3989Really? Not what it's made for? Then why is the prostate the way that it is?

[@kvntlord]

​@@wormwoodcocktailand I'm sure you could at length explain how it's misogyny for us without just sounding like the average Tumblr user?

[@TheLoveDoctor2576]

You should interview one from Singapore :)

[@knrdvmmlbkkn]

00:01 That's ridiculous!

[@hobocraft0]

A question for Julius Towers: Does getting the diagnosis give you legal powers?

[@towerstime4690]

Yes. I’m American and I’m protected under various laws which prohibit discrimination based on disability, and require reasonable accommodations under most circumstances. There are similar laws elsewhere in the world, though quite a bit of work in this space is necessary. Th UN also provides legal guidance conferring protection for autistic people under the definition of disability rights.

[@magslight3728]

@@towerstime4690 If you're black you're not american it means you were brought in by fake jews mixed races that look almost White but aren't even the american data is proof of that and you have the nerve to call yourself american and christian when you're not either, you'd be back in africa or asia.

[@hobocraft0]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@knrdvmmlbkkn]

28:12 What a fool!

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

What do you mean

[@Disinterested1]

as a child abuse survivor I really cannot get behind ANY movement that backs my attacker unsubbed my view will change when the child attracted are no longer on that flag!

[@mjangelvortex]

What are you talking about? That's not any of the MAP (minor attracted persons) flags. That's just one of the progress variants of the LBGT rainbow flag.

[@GenTikki]

I understand. I feel the same.

[@albanewest2361]

They NEVER were under that flag, I don't know where you got that info. No one in the LGBTQIA+ community supports child abuse.

[@SylviaRustyFae]

Dafuq are you even claimin here? Im also a CSA survivor, a queer one, and it was a straight man who abused me; not a queer man

[@SylviaRustyFae]

Oh wait, you believe the far right conspiracies peddled on 4chan by homophobes; queer ppl are not and nvr have been and nvr will try to include folk who are attracted to children amongst us. NONE of the letters in our acronym stand for such, and sexuality requires consent; minors CANNOT CONSENT to sex with an adult, period end of story

[@kylehawker6557]

The rainbow belongs to God.

[@buttermepancake3613]

Your sky daddy doesn't own the concept of a rainbow lmao

[@hobocraft0]

God made the world with all sorts of kinds of people and creatures and things. God does not fit in the box you made to put him in. My God is infinite. My God is all powerful. They have morals that would break your tiny brain.

[@RaidenPSX]

wtf is this nonsense lmfao

[@iqtester4653]

unsub.

[@iPsychlops]

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

[@kellysvetkoff]

You'll come out sooner or later. 🏳️‍🌈

[@Pax_Mayn3]

WTf, unsubbed.

[@SylviaRustyFae]

We exist

[@ballisticbananadadude]

👻👻 Gay people exist 👻👻

[@RubberTag]

Sad that there is such a big connection between Autism and lgtbqi :( There should be a study on why that is

[@mjangelvortex]

Why do you think it's sad?

[@mamaswatching4544]

Yes curious why you think it’s sad? That just doesn’t make sense to me.

[@dandelion_16]

there have been multiple already but ok

[@ThinkPositiveDude]

because Autistic individuals tend to be gullible and so to fit in they'll adopt whatever agenda the system pushes onto society.

[@willjames7119]

Unsub

[@TheVincent0268]

unsub

[@iPsychlops]

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

[@kellysvetkoff]

You'll come out sooner or later. 🏳️‍🌈

[@kellysvetkoff]

@wormwoodcocktail You shouldn't be saying that to anyone, especially me. I don't go around doing anything like that, so back off. You have literally no right to say that to me. You don't know me so leave me alone. That's not what lgbtqia stands for. Get educated, and do better. I don't go around telling you that your life is fucked because your straight. I'm sick of you losers, leave me alone.

[@willjames7119]

Associating with the mentality unhinged is a big mistake

[@mjangelvortex]

Weird to say that on a channel revolving around autism. You do know people say similar things about autistic people?

[@mjangelvortex]

​@@wormwoodcocktail Being trans isn't associated with that either. People are capable of doing good or evil regardless of their sexuality or gender identity.

[@mjangelvortex]

There's more trans victims of murder than there are trans murderers.

[@kvntlord]

​@@wormwoodcocktailyou only watched the first half of silence of the lambs, huh?

[@mjangelvortex]

​@@kvntlord Probably. Fact of the matter is more trans people are the victims of murder than they are likely to he murders.