Gays who Insult Aspies and Aspies who Insult Gays

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I have noticed something in the gay community. It has come to my attention that there are a lot of people in the gay community who make insulting remarks and "joke" about the Autism community and there are a lot of people in the Autism community who make insulting remarks and "joke" about the gay community. Have you experienced this kind of hostility directed towards you? If so, what did the person(s) say or do? Did it bother you? How did you react to it?

Does this kind of thing bother you in general?

I must say that it really does bother me, but I have never experienced this kind of hostility and intolerance directed towards me.

it seems odd since a large (compared to general populace) percentage of the Autism community are LGBT.

I don't hang out with many gay people, because it's hard to befriend a lot of gay guys without the intimation that you consent to sex with them. I did have an ex who said bad things about autism once, but he also said bad things about people of color, women, gays (go figure), the homeless, the disabled, and pretty much anyone there was to talk about.

I have noticed, though, that there are some passionately homophobic aspergians out there. The archetype I'm calling to my mind is young men, not living independently, with homophobic parents, who haven't gotten out and met a gay person, or perhaps have a special interest that keeps them from learning about social issues. Then, they just end up repeating what they've heard at home and sticking to it rigidly. I can remember one kid on my middle school bus who said that god has a special place for gays. I told him that was stupid, and he called me a fa***t. I just shrugged it off like I shrug most things off. I guess it bothers me, but no more to be hearing it from a gay/AS person than from anyone else.

Yes, I have also noticed they like to repeat the things they heard from their parents. It bothers me because both LGBT and Autistic people desperately need to feel true acceptance in this world. They know how it feels to be bullied and isolated for their differences. They take their frustration on people by making insulting remarks about people who are different from them. The whole concept of diversity is obviously wasted around people like that.

If somebody is truly gay, I think it is wrong to pressure them to come out. I live in an area that does not embrace the LGBT community. I lost over 50 Facebook friends after I came out because apparently my differences are offensive to them.

Within any minority group you'll always find people who are openly hostile towards other minority groups. Not that it ever becomes any less baffling. Or upsetting - I admit it still gets to me when I read another woman's Ok Cupid profile and it says something like, 'don't worry, I'm not autistic or anything.'

They're both ret*d fags.

(Ha ha ha ha.)