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Coming out as someone with autism

colinetto

I've just published an interesting feature from Hope Whitmore about her experience of coming out as someone with autism. I'd be interested to hear the responses of other people with autism. She is looking for stories to help her develop a play for Graeae about the subject. http://www.disabilityartsonline.org.uk/off-key

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  • I am openly bisexual. My parents know and are fine with it and I have told a few other people too. But I think because we find it hard to relate to others, let alone have a sexual relationship, people don't take our gayness seriously, and I have had  experience of this. People say 'it's all academic' as if we can  only be properly gay if we have a partner, but no one says this about the heterosexual majority, so this is unfair and can be quite upsetting.

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  • I am openly bisexual. My parents know and are fine with it and I have told a few other people too. But I think because we find it hard to relate to others, let alone have a sexual relationship, people don't take our gayness seriously, and I have had  experience of this. People say 'it's all academic' as if we can  only be properly gay if we have a partner, but no one says this about the heterosexual majority, so this is unfair and can be quite upsetting.

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