My expectation is that this has to do with there being a critical mass of autistic or otherwise neurodivergent persons who work in these spaces. There are many

My expectation is that this has to do with there being a critical mass of autistic or otherwise neurodivergent persons who work in these spaces. There are many interests more common to people on the autistic spectrum. Gender and identity is experienced as much more performative and arbitrary by many on the spectrum. https://www.wesa.fm/science-health-tech/2019-07-10/for-some-with-autism-furry-culture-offers-comfort-and-acceptance https://www.wesa.fm/science-health-tech/2019-07-10/for-some-... See also: the literature on trans and gender-nonconforming experience of those with autism See also: prevalence of neuro-atypical ppl in the nordic larping community (an unscripted in-depth long-form roleplay experience) https://nordiclarp.org/2021/11/29/atypical-journeys-of-neurodivergent-larpers/ https://nordiclarp.org/2021/11/29/atypical-journeys-of-neuro... > I grew up difficult. I was a difficult child and a difficult teenager. > The world was a maze. I felt I was the only one without a map. > Everyone seems to have figured their way out. > So I built my own world, full of all the things I liked. > I had an interest in magic, spells, witches. A specific one. > I’ve been labeled unhinged and crazy. > Because > I thought animals were better than people, > I walked bare feets, > My face was strange, > Because I looked for magic.