The Importance of Masking Your Autistic Parts

A recent law in New York state said that gender dysphoria is often co-morbid with other mental health conditions, including autism spectrum disorder. "It fascinated me because, I mean, a lot raised up the alarm bells," says author and trans activist LZ Granderson. If an autistic trans person wants to transition, they're going to have to mask their autistic parts of themselves if they want to be taken seriously., he adds. 'On either side of that sense of that trajectory, they'll be forced to mask'