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Feb 19, 2018 by Kelly0412
I just got maliciously attacked by a group for autistic women and called a homophobe simply because I said that the group was for women with disabilities to discuss their disabilities, how their disabilities impact their lives, and not anything else. I know not all groups are like that, but make it clear what can and cannot be discussed so that I can effectively work on my own social skills in terms of proper online communication.

I am not a homophobe and I joined that group for people with disabilities so that I could read the disability-related posts to learn more about my own disability. When I shared this with the admin, she got very rude and started calling me homophobic and said that over half the group, including two admins, were gay. Gay people don't bother me, but the group wasn't clear about what could and could not be discussed, so the post I commented on seemed random to me.

All I want is a safe space where I can discuss and learn more about my disability and when I say that's all I want to learn about, I get called a bigot. I am definitely not a bigot, but when a group says they are there for a specific purpose, they need to stick to that and not deviate. If one is clear about what can and cannot be discussed in a group, that's something I can understand, but if they aren't clear, they should expect 'stick to the focus of the group' comments.

Am I wrong to just want to focus on learning about my self in a group that is supposed to be about discussing disabilities? If I am wrong, explain how I am wrong because it feels like my right to learn about myself and my disability in a supposedly safe environment was attacked by a group that claims to be something it is clearly not.

It has taken me a very long time to accept that this disability I have (Non-Verbal Learning Disorder) is never going to go away and to be attacked for wanting to learn about it in a group that claims to be all about disability education really just makes me upset.

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im so sowwy 3:
Sent by mathboy9,Feb 19, 2018
link the group
Sent by Batya,Feb 19, 2018

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