#Ableism

Pushing unscientific ideology that "transwomen are women" is transphobia because it erases transwomen as a unique category of human males. Only men can be transwomen and if you were never
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HAES is good and cool, and i'm glad HAES exists in the world, but HAES is not the same as fat politics. let me explain. HAES stands for "health at
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This is important: @cdcgov came out with a report in 2018 that showed that 54% of Americans who died by suicide between 1999-2016 did not have a known mental health
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This week I was asked by my friend, the writer and advocate A.H. Reaume, to read her medical records and attest to the reality of her disability. She is trying
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Ok this is a thread of something that happened to me last year. I don’t know if it’s medical negligence, but it’s definitely ableism and a great example of how
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So let's talk about this.#RavelryAccessibility https://twitter.com/kingdomofwench/status/1288909716714913792 This will be a thread, and yes, I am going to tag @ravelry here. I will also be posting my thoughts about Jess' blog
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Autistic reading Finding S.A.M Thread Trigger warnings galore for ableism etc etc Ok first we have the r word in full and when the brother’s name isn’t used he called
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House is debating #BillC7 right now.https://www.cpac.ca/en/  Nelly Shin MP points out that the 10 day waiting period could already be waived under the existing legislation (without adding Bill C7)- it
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blanket TW for self-harmi recently saw a post saying people with scars should be able to wear short sleeves because “other people’s triggers aren’t your responsibility.” as someone with both
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Have you noticed a recent trend of Sign Language interpreters during government press conferences?Of course you have, they're very distracting, always in motion, and placed for maximum visibility.Why do they
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“you’ve changed” dude I’ve been hardcore healing from intergenerational trauma and learning boundary-setting skills nobody’s ever taught me in case this tweet blows up, here's one of many local fundraisers
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COVID Update Year End, 2020: 2020 is what happens when a society reaps what it has sown for many years.2021 we have the opportunity to begin a painfully slow build
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I've been reading around #gaslighting lately. For those new to the term, it's a type of manipulation where seeds of doubt are planted within a targeted individual or group, making
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A few thoughts I wanted to share about this piece & the first is how respectful the editing process was at @macleans This may seem unrelated to the issue or
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okay fuck it, the thread i avoid making because i hate discussing itwhy is this account so #syscourse driven? why am i so forceful about it? why do i care,
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Today marks exactly a year since I first saw this masterpiece – and it changed me forever.Thread: Here's why you should watch MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE too, with a few
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