I remember, when I was in Year Four, my class went swimming for PE, at Pizzey Park. Pizzey Park didn't have the concertina ropes like they have in Olympic Pools. And I remember, on the last day we went swimming in Term One, our class teacher told us to keep out of two lanes because people were doing distance swimming. I did, but a few others didn't.

I remember getting into an argument with someone who was basically a troll in a group where a story came up about Muslim women having one hour a week at a swimming pool and the shutters came up and exposed them to men. I said that it should have been like in supermarkets where, at 8:55pm, there would be a message where a staff member would say, "Customers, just a friendly reminder that the time is now 8:55pm. Could you please make your way to the checkouts so we can finalize your purchases. We will be opening at 7am tomorrow." They should have said, "Patrons, just a friendly reminder that the special hour will be ending in 10 minutes. If you do not wish to be seen by male patrons without wearing your hijab or niqab, could you please make your way to the change rooms and be ready, now?" Then repeat it in five minutes.

I don't fit the gender binary and I have been bullied by many a male as a result. Women are more accepting. I was assigned male at birth, and like Professor Tony Attwood said, I am more like a Japanese female. For context, Professor Tony Attwood talked to some Italian autistic women who said that being autistic in Italy is hell as when you go to a family gathering or a friends gathering, people want to come up to you and hug and kiss you, whereas in Japan, you bow, and that's it. It's another reason why I feel more comfortable around Asian people rather than Western people.