Labels by Reverend Nicholas Love I am NICHOLAS. I am TRANS. I was born female. Wrapped in a pink blanket at birth, I lived 30 years with the labels attached to that blanket. Female, woman, daughter, wife, mother I now…
How Anti-Trans Legislation Hurts Disabled People
By Charlotte Stasio Conservative politicians in the United States are increasingly targeting and criminalizing the lives of gender-diverse people. Rising anti-transgender legislation represents one front of an alarming global trend towards fascism, which has deep roots in ableism. There are…
12 Black Disabled Activists and Advocates You Need to be Following
By Charlotte Stasio Centering the stories of Black disabled people is essential to achieving our vision of a world in which people with disabilities live freely, where access, inclusion, equity, and resilience are embedded throughout every global community. We are…
Non-Apparent Disabilities: When Your Disability is Not Visible
By Drew Dakessian The word ‘disability’ might call to mind an image of someone who uses a wheelchair, crutch or other mobility devices. Why? Because these mobility devices are visual indicators that a person is disabled. But many disabilities are…
Instagram & Body Dysmorphia: How Heavily Edited Photos Cause Mental Illness & Ableism
by Hannah Soyer Social media has been a blessing for many, especially those of us with disabilities who often find it difficult to access various physical spaces due to access barriers. But, like most Internet mediums, social media represents a…
16 Disabled Women and Femmes You Need to be Following
by Drew Dakessian There have certainly been some well-known disabled women and femmes throughout history, and yet, for too long, they’ve been considered the exception, not the rule. Fortunately, the digital age has empowered women and femmes with disabilities to…
Dating With A Disability
by Sarah Kim Dating with a disability often comes with unique trials and tribulations. It’s not easy to make a definitive list of advice for dating with a disability, because there is a lot of variation amongst people with disabilities.…
Ableist Language & Phrases That You May Unknowingly Use
By Drew Dakessian Ableist language is such a prevalent part of our cultural lexicon that even the best-intentioned and most well-informed people — from journalists to scholars to family and friends — often employ it in writing or conversation without…
Marriage Penalty Prevents Marriage Equity for People with Disabilities
By Sarah Kim You’ve probably heard of marriage equality or marriage equity, likely in the context of LGBTQ+ rights. But there’s another kind of marriage inequity affecting people with disabilities: the disability marriage penalty. In this context, “marriage penalty” refers…