Coping with "Light it Up Blue" attacks in early April

Post Reply New Topic

The Rainbow-Infinity graphic symbolizes neurodiversity, not just autism.

As such it promotes the idea of endless possibilities instead of a problem (ie a missing puzzle piece), denotes a spectrum instead of a binary (normal vs abnormal) and is far more inclusive. It also evokes a helix as a reference to DNA to remind people that, "diverse neurological conditions appear as a result of normal variations in the human genome."

Also, the first time I heard the slogan, "Light it up Blue" I assumed it was a campaign by cigarette companies.

3.4% is the commonly accepted, low end, most conservative figure & does not include anyone who doesn't fit the question criteria, people who don't "identify" as gay, people who are closeted, people who engage in same sex relationships or sexual activities yet consider themselves straight...basically that 3.4 only reflects the most secure, extreme people.

Also, the HHS study that produced the 3.4% low end baseline figure was criticized somewhat sharply for it's methodology that guaranteed undercounting. The figures were gained by locally hired people going door to door in states/areas that often were fairly conservative asking the person who answered the door if they were gay.