Today I'm planning my #podcast which will share #oss stories and me talking bluntly about the state of tech for #BIPOC and #LGBTQ folk, like an auntie. I'm hoping to get into some good conversations with folks in the intersections.

#introduction

I decided to make an intro toot before it becomes possible for this to make it too far out into the Fediverse. It might already be too late.

I'm Krona. I'm typically a lurker. I'm sure I'm neurodivergent, but I doubt I'll ever reach the level of certainty necessary to confidently say that I'm Autistic (and possibly an ADHDer). I'm #disabled but new to thinking of myself that way. I'm a #BIPOC, #nonbinary (#agender specifically), and #aroace. I have #alexithymia and am most comfortable when my environment and the people around me are neutral and calm.

I work from home as a #SoftwareEngineer and am currently only working on websites. The languages I use the most are C# and the standard front-end ones. I mostly work with Vue and TypeScript.

I spend most of my free time playing #RPGs (mainly on #PS4, #Android, and #PC), watching #fantasy and #SciFi tv shows, and doing #genealogy and #Autism research. I sometimes also attempt to #write fiction. I used to #read fantasy fiction voraciously but somehow managed to forget how to do that. I spend too much time obsessively reading news stories and blog posts instead. I also forgot how to watch #anime and read #manga.

I didn't use Twitter, so I have a #HashtagEtiquette question.

If I would love to find people from marginalized groups to follow, is it wrong for me to include the hashtag for the group that I would like to hear more from?

I ask because #AutismAdvocacy is my thing. However, as a white person, I have learned so much about an intersection that I will never experience by listening to #BIPOC autistics. BIPOC often get left out of the conversation when it comes to autistic issues.

On other platforms where hashtags are not the main form of searching for people, I would never use that hashtag because it's not mine to use. But since this is a hashtag driven site, would using the #BIPOC hashtag be appropriate? Or would it be better to use #AskingBIPOCAutistics ?

#introductions

I just joined Mastodon nnia.space and I'm looking for BIPOCMAP accounts to follow

#BIPOC #MAP