YOUTH AFFAIRS Tumbler: Where vulnerable youth self-diagnose as autistic and transgender*

I stare blankly at my screen; I stare into the sea of pastel pink that seems only to stare back at me. It is offensive to the eyes, like a battering ram of pale hues too similar to one another. My eyes seek refuge in the small white box on the left of the page. A discordant pink creature waves at me from within. Below the picture is a little bio that reads: “kai – 15 – nb boy – they/he – autistic – bpd.” I put aside my questions (how can you be a non-b…

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