Proud to be Retarded #6 Gender Zine

The R-word has been used against us as hate speech for decades. Neurotypicals have tried to dictate our motives, experiences, and words without stepping back to look at how taking the word away does nothing to take away their attitudes behind it. While leftist culture has abandoned the word "retarded," we are still treated with the same hatefulness and discrimination implicit in that word. It's time to own this word for ourselves.

Neurogenders are gender identities that can only be understood in the context of being autistic or otherwise neurodiverse. This zine shares multiple #ownvoices autistic experiences around gender, including trans, nonbinary, intersex, and gender-nonconforming perspectives. Read about how binders can serve a dual purpose, the pain of assumptions, and the power of self-knowledge.