Trigger Warning: Ableism, brief cissexist and binarist quote, and descriptions of ableist encounters.
Lydia at Autistic Hoya wrote about a trend at sci-fi conventions and why we need more autistics speaking:
Lydia at Autistic Hoya wrote about a trend at sci-fi conventions and why we need more autistics speaking:
The idea that it is perfectly legitimate to allow panels consisting entirely of Autistics to speak about issues affecting Autistics is an infantilizing and erasing affront to our dignity. It happened at Georgetown around the same time as the Arisia incident, when the Psi Chi Psychology Honors Society was hosting a panel on "multiple perspectives" on autism with no Autistic speakers. It occurs with depressing frequency around the world in political, scholarly, and social settings. Yet it would never be considered appropriate within the Black community to host a panel consisting entire of white people to discuss any issues affecting the Black community, nor would it ever be considered appropriate within the Queer community to host a panel consisting entirely of cis straight people to discuss any issues affecting the Queer community.Her full post is at Autistic Hoya here.
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