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Autism and LGBTQ people

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I propose merging to Neurodivergence and LGBTQ people because there is significant overlap between the two articles, but "neurodivergence" is the broader term. May need a history merge with this too. GnocchiFan (talk) 17:11, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

Hmm. While I hear what you are saying about "significant overlap," my lingering concern with this proposed merger is that the "Autism and LGBTQ people" page is specifically about autism, while the other is more broad, so the scope isn't really the same. In fact, the "Autism and LGBTQ people" page has 68 sources (plus 14 in "Further reading") while the "Neurodivergence and LGBTQ people" page has 17 sources in all.
Otherwise, I am further concerned that a merger could dilute, unnecessarily, the information in Autism and LGBTQ people, making it harder for people to find information specifically about, presently:
  • Autism and sexual orientation (with subsections for "General interest in sexuality," "Sexual orientation of autistic people," and "Gender differences in sexual orientation")
  • Autism and gender identity (with subsections for "Gender identity of autistic people," "Autigender," "Gender dysphoria in autistic children," "Autistic traits in gender non-conforming and transgender people," "Gender-affirming care for autistic people," and "Mental health of gender diverse autistic people")
  • autistic LGBTQ+ characters in popular culture.
So for that, I oppose this merger on those grounds. Furthermore, the "Autism and LGBTQ people" page should be kept and not merged into any other page at this present time, and unless something changes, not any time in the future either.
At the same time, I would support adding a paragraph or two to the "Neurodivergence and LGBTQ people" page, which was only created today by @User:Significa liberdade, and split from Neuroqueer theory, which connects it to the "Autism and LGBTQ people" page.
Lastly, the other alternative I see is that the information from the "Neurodivergence and LGBTQ people" page could be merged into a section of the Neurodiversity page. In solidarity - Historyday01 (talk) 19:26, 26 October 2026 (UTC)
Comment: For context, information about the overlap of neurodivergent and queer identities was added to Neuroqueer theory from students in a course in 2024. I proposed a split in 2025, given that neuroqueer theory and prevalence of LGBT neurodivergent people are not the same thing. The discussion was poorly attended, and I ultimately opted to boldly split. If anything, I would suggest an opposite merge (i.e., Neurodivergence and LGBTQ people into Autism and LGBTQ people) rather than the current proposal, given that most of the sources and discussion focus on autism, which is a small proportion of the larger neurodivergent identity. However, I think expanding the current article would be best. Sources exist discussing other neurodivergent identities and queerness (e.g., , , , ). Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 16:22, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
Oppose. The autism article is much more detailed than the neurodivergence one, and a merge would put undue weight on autism in the neurodivergence article, or result in the loss of well-sourced content from the Autism and LGBTQ people article. SomeoneDreaming (talk) 20:47, 26 October 2026 (UTC)