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AspieUtah
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03 Jun 2017, 3:53 pm

I just learned about this a few weeks ago:

"Twainbow is a portmanteau of 'twain' (meaning 'two') and 'rainbow.' Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who are also lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender live with two rainbows in their lives: what we like to call the double-rainbow" --Twainbow ( https://twainbow.org/ ).

I like the idea.

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10 Jun 2017, 2:08 pm

I like the idea as well.

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10 Jun 2017, 3:52 pm

neptunekh wrote:

I like the idea as well.

It is especially interesting considering the significant overlap of LGBT individuals and autistic individuals in each other's groups.

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11 Jun 2017, 9:26 am

What if you're autistic, gay/bisexual and trans? Do you get a tribow? :wink:

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11 Jun 2017, 12:00 pm

C2V wrote:

What if you're autistic, gay/bisexual and trans? Do you get a tribow? :wink:

:wink:

Oooh. Now we're going to some different worlds, huh?

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15 Jun 2017, 8:44 pm

AspieUtah wrote:

I just learned about this a few weeks ago:

"Twainbow is a portmanteau of 'twain' (meaning 'two') and 'rainbow.' Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who are also lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender live with two rainbows in their lives: what we like to call the double-rainbow" --Twainbow ( https://twainbow.org/ ).

I like the idea.

Rainbows are beautiful. Calling aspie+LBGTQ sort of puts a positive spin on our status. Good stuff.

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16 Jun 2017, 12:37 am

First time I've heard of it, it's a nice thought.

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