A User Guide to Treating People Like People

Joe Biel is an American writer, activist, journalist, filmmaker, and publisher. He is the founder and co-owner of Microcosm Publishing and co-founder of the Portland Zine Symposium.

An American doctor of animal science and professor at Colorado State University, bestselling author, and consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior.

Eliot Daughtry (he/him) is an American media artist and educator. He is involved in the autistic pride and trans rights movements. Eliot is half of killer banshee, a multifaceted collaborative effort with Kriss De Jong dedicated to making and supporting queer art, music and literature. His visual work has been shown internationally, and has received support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Andy Warhol Foundation. Kriss and Eliot have toured extensively, performing a combinatio...

“Gee23 would like you to remember that they are a person and an autistic person. Being autistic is not something that makes someone a second-class person. It is not something that needs to be fixed or cured or re-behaviored.” —[Microcosm Publishing](https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/artist/gee23)

Kate McNulty is a Portland-based therapist and clinical social worker. Kate is autistic and is engaged in neurodivergent self-advocacy.