LGBTQIA+
These posts highlight the intersections of LGBTQIA+ and disability identity through authentic narratives and reporting.
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- Race and Disability
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Crip Queer Pride with Daisy Wislar
So often, disabled people are bombarded with media representation, cultural narratives, and stereotypes that stigmatize disability as just an unfavorable medical condition. But this couldn’t be less true! Disability is an identity in its own right, and Daisy shares their …
#CripQueerPride Twitter Chat
Archive of Twitter chat
Owning one’s disability identity means fighting against narratives and stereotypes that provides a limited understanding of what disability is beyond the medical labels. Our Storyteller Daisy (@DaisThinks) shares how coming into their identity made
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Celebrating My LGBTQ+ Pride Helped Me Find Disability Pride
My first display of public LGBTQ+ pride was the rainbow pin that I attached to my purse in middle school: In the center, a pink triangle with text that read “Out Loud” and rainbow stripes that radiated outward from the …
Inclusion of Disabled People in the LGBTQ+ Community is About More Than Accessibility
Accessibility at major Queer events like Pride is extremely important to disabled LGBT2SQQAAIP (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Two Spirit Queer Questioning Aromantic Asexual Intersex Pansexual) people, and many of us are willing to provide guidance to help make it happen.…
Showing Up in Public in a Disabled Trans Body
The first time I limped out of the men’s locker room and into the YMCA indoor swimming pool area without a rash guard covering my surgery-scarred chest, I felt queasy. I was certain it would turn into an 80’s high…
Why We All Need to Fight for the Rights of Transgender Disabled People
It’s a difficult time to be disabled in America. We are stretched thin, fighting for our lives on multiple fronts. And when your own house is on fire, it’s understandable to feel that you lack the resources to fight for…
Embracing My Queer, Disabled Identity
I realized I am not straight my junior year of college. I had a massive crush on my friend, a girl. I still liked guys, though, so I figured I was bisexual, or pansexual, or whatever you want to use…
Navigating the Twists and Turns of Healthcare as a Trans Disabled Person
Statistics on the transgender community are hard to come by — we can’t even agree on how many people in the United States are trans. We do know, however, that trans people experience significant health care disparities, particularly in…