Lydia X. Z. Brown

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    Lydia X. Z. Brown
    Lydia Brown at Colorado Trust.jpg
    Brown speaking at the Colorado Trust in 2017
    Date of birth 1993
    Place of birth Jiangsu, China[1]
    Nationality American
    Pronouns they/them
    Gender identity genderqueer/nonbinary/gendervague[2]/transmasculine[3]

    Lydia X. Z. Brown is a Chinese-American autistic disability rights activist, writer, and public speaker.[4]

    Brown was diagnosed as autistic at age thirteen, in eighth grade.[5][6]

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    1. "Lydia X. Z. Brown". Gates Discovery Center. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
    2. Brown, Lydia X. Z. (22 June 2016). "Gendervague: At the Intersection of Autistic and Trans Experiences". The Asperger / Autism Network (AANE). Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
    3. Lydia X. Z. Brown [@autistichoya] (10 June 2020). "I'm horrified+enraged that JK Rowling isn't just openly a TERF now, but using autistic people as pawns. I'm autistic. I'm openly nonbinary and transmasculine. I was not brainwashed or manipulated into being trans. That's just rank, disgusting ableism on top of anti-trans hate" – via Twitter.
    4. Davis, Jenny B. (April 1, 2020). "From neurodiversity awareness to autism activism, this disability justice advocate fights for the rights of the marginalized". ABA Journal. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
    5. Brown, Lydia X. Z. (18 June 2020). "We Can't Address Disability WIthout Addressing Race. Here's Why". learnplaythrive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
    6. Callahan, Molly (19 April 2018). "The autistic, non-binary, queer, law student fighting for disability justice". Northeastern University. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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