[Skywise]

“ For Ari Yovel, who is autistic and transgender, the current conflict LoAD members are facing parallels their own struggle to advocate for marginalized communities within the fair. For years, Yovel advocated as a representative of the Order of the Golden Needle, a neurodivergent advocacy group, for a de-stimulation space within the fair, or “de-stim” room. “Each time, I was met with the sentiment that even though they took my requests very seriously, they just couldn’t possibly do anything about them. All the while, I was being paraded out as a poster child for how progressive and cooperative RBP (Red Barn Productions) were,” says Yovel, who is boycotting this year’s fair and is unsure if they will ever return.”

Progressives eating their own.

[BenLurkin]

A neurodivergent advocacy group?

Dedicatrd to the advancment of lunatics?

[bagster]

For Ari Yovel, who is autistic and transgender

Maybe the he-she shoulda stuck to painting.

For years, Yovel advocated as a representative of the Order of the Golden Needle

Formerly known as 'The Tucking of the Inconvenient Needle'.