Some People with Disabilities ARE Prevented from Getting Married and Here’s Why
I answer concerns, criticisms, and misunderstandings about the marriage penalty affecting some people with disabilities.
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Trans People are Angry About Sophia’s Portrayal on OITNB
From portraying her as a misogynist to misgendering her consistently, there’s so many problems with the writing of Sophia in season three of OITNB.
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Disabled Geeks: Improve Representation of Disability in Wikis
Join filmmaker, Dominick Evans, and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project in improving the Wikis of disabled characters in comics.
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Lack of Accessibility on Twitch Leaves People with Disabilities Out of E3
People who rely on closed captioning were unable to participate in the E3 press conferences this year, due to lack of accessibility on Twitch.
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The Implications of Comparing Rachel Dolezal to being Transgender
There is simply no comparison between culturally appropriating black culture, and being honest about your gender identity.
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Celebrating Mother’s Day When Your Mother Hates You
I find holidays to be the most difficult time for me. When you are separated from your family, especially because they do not accept you, holidays take on a new meaning. They can be lonely, especially if the holiday is specific to celebrating a family member who does not like…
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When Parents Emotionally Blackmail their LGBT Children
It was 2003 when I had the last meaningful conversation with my mother. Our relationship was antagonistic since my birth. In her journal about my early development, she wrote about how disappointed she was that I was not the child she wanted. Unlike my brother, I wasn’t super cuddly with…
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My Disability Isn’t What “Disables” Me…
is not my actual disability that I find disabling. It is all the other things, around me, like the physical barriers and the monetary barriers, I face.
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My Wheelchair is not Limiting – It is My Freedom
I went into a wheelchair full time when I was 16 years old. I am 34 now, so I’ve been using a wheelchair for over half my life. I could have started using a wheelchair around the age of 12 or 13, when I started losing mobility, but fear kept…
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Her Name was Melonie – Another Trans WOC has Committed Suicide
A 19-year-old, transgender, woman of color is the latest transgender teenager to take her own life. We will never forget Melonie Rose #MelonieRose.