time for a new #Introduction since i've changed usernames here and i can't link back to the longer one i made over on terror.black a couple days ago:
i'm a 42 year-old aro-ace & genderqueer #Blerd who lives in minneapolis (i lived in the SF bay area a while back tho, which is why i'm on this instance :burrito:). my old username was @flaminghohners, so some of y'all may be familiar with me: i do weekly music threads twice a week for #BlackFriday & #SoulfulSunday. music is very important to me and helps to keep me sane and calm most days. 🎧
i am #ActuallyAutistic (diagnosed when i was 37) and have other weird shit going on with my brain along with that. life's hard, but i manage to get by.
the stuff i like/have interests in is pinned on my profile—feel free to follow me if you like. nice to meet 'cha! ✌🏾
Just came back from #blerdcon with my wife and daughter. Expensive to get in, but the experience with my daughter was worth it. She got to see people who looked like her love cartoons, anime, and the like.
Representation is so important. Yes in the stuff we see in media, but in this case, just liking the things we like at home. She was able to talk with them, take pictures, and interact.
It feels so good to know that in a community, you aren't alone.