I related to given's Mafuyu in a way that was different from how I'd ever connected with a character before. He was queer. He was coping with loss. He was socially awkward. And, most importantly, he was autistic-coded to the max. The post [Perspectives] Playing My Song: Queer autistic representation in Given appeared first on ANIME FEMINIST.
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