Doom community is autistic and/or LGTBQ?

Interesting article,

Autistic people are more likely to be lesbians, gay, trans, bisexual or queer. Maybe that has something to do with it?

sparkforautism.org/discover_article/autism-lgbtq-identity/

Also:

"New research from the University of Cambridge suggests that autistic individuals are less likely to identify as heterosexual and more likely to identify with a diverse range of sexual orientations than non-autistic individuals."


www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/autistic-individuals-are-more-likely-to-be-lgbtq

Not too sure about that. Nerds being inherently progressive seems like a a false dichotomy. The GOP has a lot of nerds. Encouraging working hard in school to get into good colleges to get a high paying job in finance, law, STEM, etc. Historically the left is the one that attempts to be cool, with slacker culture, free sex, drugs, etc.

Like the saying goes, "hurt people hurt people"

Nerd is a pretty dubious term. I even consider myself a nerd, how else could you describe a person that makes sci-fi mods for a computer game? However, i dont exhibit many of the other stereotypical attributes. Nerds come in all forms. A lot of metal heads are nerds imo.

But getting back on topic, it is really an anecdote to say most people in the Doom community are LGTBQ and/or autistic. Though, if I were to make a bet, I say most people are definitely autistic. Going by the study more often than not, autistic people are LGTBQ. Ergo, it is fair to say there are many LGTBQ in the Doom community. Not because most LGTBQ are autistic, but because more often than not autistic people are LGTBQ.

I don't think all nerds are autistic, but some nerds are LGTBQ

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Real talk though, the majority of LGBT-identifying people in this community are neither L, nor G, nor B. I really don't think sexual orientation is a factor at all. I believe it's more the desire to be accepted, or trend chasing, or just plain ol' autism, or trauma, idk. There's also the fluorine in the tap water and the Jews actively trying to destroy western susiety.¹
In fact I can think of only two LGB people I've seen in the Coom dommunity -- one is Nine inch heels and I forget the name of the other guy. Whereas we can all name at least a dozen of hot sexy dickgirls like mommy Esselfortium.

And as for autism I think the correlation is pretty obvious: autistic people struggle with real-world relationships and interactions so they prefer virtual ones, and an easy way to have that is gaming and the Internet.


¹ -- the careful reader may notice that this is a reference to the popular multiplayer online game Among Us.

The mods also push the idea of Trans-acception, most of them are trans themselves, even.

Im fairly sure that autistic people and LGBTQ people were on doom forums pretty much the entire time, (though its not unusual for people conceal these aspects of their indentities or discover them later in life.) Autism is a cognitive disability and it can be a challenge sometimes but its a superpower other times.

One difference ive noticed is that neurotypical people (non-autistic) can hear something they are uncomfortable with and confidently say "aaahh thats bullshit" with no followthrough, or get angry and aggressive when prodded about it.

For autistic people, that kind of behavior is pretty much off the table. When hearing something we'd perceive as uncomfortable or too weird, autistic people tend to get hyperfocused on researching these topics they dont understand to prepare themselves to possibly talk about it when asked. They ask a lot of important 'why' questions. Neurotypical people can research stuff too, obviously, but autistic people almost cant avoid latching onto something that has a breadth of stuff to learn about because not knowing things is a very uncomfortable nagging feeling -- a keen awareness of a conversational vulnerability that might make them look stupid later. There probably is an autistic person who can explain this better but i think im at least on the right track.

Where some people think LGBTQ+ acceptance on the internet is getting out of control; for autistic people there usually isnt a "whoa this is going to far" theshold for them. Its always an opportunity to learn. Gender identities and sexual orientations are one of those things.

If youre a woman and sick with a hoarse voice calling your doctor, it can be insulting to have the receptionist call you sir. Or if youre a boy and told you play sports like a girl can be insulting. Gender identities are important in socializing safely with each other so its important to be informed.

Neurotypical fear and aggression towards non-binary gender identities isn't validated by anything in science. That behavior is generally only accepted by people who often wouldnt accept many types of people, including autistic people, on the basis that they look and act differently than themselves.

I'am guessing the over-fixation is the reason Baja Blast RD keeps making those 1000000 page long threads no-one cares about.

Seems like some autistic people have slightly higher percentages of both highly intelligent, and mentally challenged people.