In 2014, President Obama Did Something for LGBT Disabled Americans
For the first time in American history, the president acknowledged that LGBT disabled people exist, and have unique needs and issues that need to be addressed.
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Recognizing Non-White Disabled Voices on This Historic Capitol Crawl Anniversary
On this day of disability history, let us recognize the many disabled people who are fighting for equality, and are often excluded because they are not white.
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What Saying you Don’t Approve of Being LGBT Really Means
I have spent most of my life disappointing someone within it, and it has taken me many years to realize that is on them. I am a disappointment because I am transgender. I’m not attracted to the people I’m supposed to be attracted to. I have a disability that is…
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The Dangers of Outing People Who are Transgender
Right now, I live somewhere between people knowing me and obscurity. This means that while thousands of people online know I am a mostly out trans man, in my everyday life where I am living in a greater metro NYC area full of millions of people when combined with the…
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When my PCA Started Abusing Me for Being LGBT
When my PCA found out I was a member of the LGBT community she started abusing me. This is quite common and rarely spoke about by the disability community.
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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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One of the Biggest Issues Facing LGBT Individuals with Severe Physical Disabilities
Dominick discusses one of the greatest threats to independence and self-sustainability in the LGBT disability community (and greater disability community). This is an issue he had hoped to discuss at the first forum on LGBT and disability issues at the White House, which he attended yesterday.
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When the Government Affects our Rights
When your rights as a human being are threatened by a politician, you find it hard to not take that personally.
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Yes, I am your Token Trans Friend
I truly understand I am probably your token transgender friend, but here are a few things to keep in mind in relation to that.
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