I recently sat down wh Andrew Morrison-Gurza, a 28 year old gay male who liv Richmond Hill, Ontar, Canada. Andrew is a grad stunt who is fishg his MA Legal Studi wh a ncentratn on Disabily and currently lookg for work.
Contents:
- GAY AND DISABLED: I’M PROUD OF WHO I AM
- DISABILY: 'PEOPLE ASSUME I N'T BE GAY BEE I'M DISABLED'
- I AM CELEBRATG MY EXISTENCE AS A GAY, BLACK, DISABLED MAN 25 YEARS AFTER I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO SURVIVE
- THISABILY #39: GAY AND DISABLED CANADA? BACK THE CLOSET FOR YOU
GAY AND DISABLED: I’M PROUD OF WHO I AM
Julia Blackwell, who is disabled and gay, talks about people's reactns to her beg gay and disabled, and how disabily is often seen more negatively * disabled gay *
Gay and on the Autism Spectm: My Experience Growg Up the Closet. Deaf Gay Trailblazer Hollywood Discs the Importance of Reprentatn.
DISABILY: 'PEOPLE ASSUME I N'T BE GAY BEE I'M DISABLED'
* disabled gay *
Havg a Visible Disabily While Comg Out as Gay. Human Rights Campaign – “Through rearch, tnal efforts and outreach, HRC enurag lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer Amerins to live their liv openly and seeks to change the hearts and mds of Amerins to the si of equaly.
The Trevor Project – “Found 1998 by the creators of the Amy Award®-wng short film TREVOR, The Trevor Project is the leadg natnal anizatn providg crisis terventn and suici preventn servic to lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer & qutng (LGBTQ) young people unr 25. They were the subject of the 2017 Natnal Film Board of Canada Documentary Picture This and have been featured many media outlets cludg BBC, CBC, Gay Tim UK, Huffgton Post, Everyday Femism, Savage Love, and more. Spencer his many platforms to discs the tersectn of queerns and disabily, often answerg dience qutns and providg sight to his life as a disabled gay man wh humor and grace.
In addn, schools n create more clive environments by implementg school wi polici to prevent disproportnate rat of disciple among those livg wh disabili, providg profsnal velopment and trag to staff and tors around LGBTQ+ and disabily cln, creatg curriculum that are clive of sexual orientatn, genr inty, and disabily (among other characteristics), and by supportg the creatn of safe spac for youth, cludg gay-straight allianc or genr and sexualy allianc (GSAs). Unrlyg this dispary are the many ways that homophobia and transphobia are woven to our enomic stutns and workplac.
I AM CELEBRATG MY EXISTENCE AS A GAY, BLACK, DISABLED MAN 25 YEARS AFTER I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO SURVIVE
Gay – men who like men. Rosie Jon is likely the most well-known disabled gay person the UK.
THISABILY #39: GAY AND DISABLED CANADA? BACK THE CLOSET FOR YOU
He posts vios about life as a gay, disabled man. @spencer2thewt##stch wh @sooklyn I’m a homo ?️? ##somethgyoulearned ##gay ##lgbtq♬ origal sound – spencer2thewt.
In 2013, he me out as gay and also jured his spal rd an accint that broke his neck, paralysg him om the cht down. Shortly after his spal rd jury, Carson began sharg his experienc as a gay disabled man, cludg his journey wh grief, loss and worth. Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official California, implored gay people to “Come out, e out, wherever you are.