EquiisSavant wrote:
What do most people on the spectrum think: Do people on the Autism spectrum have romance and marriage Equality -- or are we by and large excluded from achieving this with someone WE desire due to the neurotypical Barbie / Ken perfect social structure we live in and the pressures it puts on our other to "conform" ?
And, if the latter, is this a form of Autism discrimination similar to the Gay rights sruggle for the right to marry ?
I tweet a lot over on Twitter where I have more Autistic savant followers than I can handle. I don't seem to be getting notifications of replies to my posts. I can also be tweeted over there if I don't see replies, and anyone wants to debate or discuss this.
If I miss anyone wanting to talk about this, just tweet me and I'll come back over here.
~Equiis
bolding by me.
No. The struggle for gay people to have the right to be legally married is a struggle for two
consenting partners to marry each other. If somebody does not
consent to be your partner, this is not discrimination. This is the legal right to choose one's own partner. What you are asking for is a form of slavery- the right to take whoever you desire as a partner despite the other person's wishes.
If autistic people were forbidden to marry, just as gay people are in most places, you would have a point. But this is not the case. You are legally allowed to marry a consenting adult of the opposite sex (or same sex where gay marriage is legal) but that person must
consent. Their lack of consent despite your desire
IS NOT DISCRIMINATION. It is free will.