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
Contents:
- A MOMENT THAT CHANGED ME: I WAS GAY, DISABLED, ALIENATED. WH SEVEN KD WORDS, MY LIFE BEGAN
- GAY AND DISABLED: I’M PROUD OF WHO I AM
- I AM CELEBRATG MY EXISTENCE AS A GAY, BLACK, DISABLED MAN 25 YEARS AFTER I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO SURVIVE
A MOMENT THAT CHANGED ME: I WAS GAY, DISABLED, ALIENATED. WH SEVEN KD WORDS, MY LIFE BEGAN
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Gay and on the Autism Spectm: My Experience Growg Up the Closet. Deaf Gay Trailblazer Hollywood Discs the Importance of Reprentatn.
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. 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.
GAY AND DISABLED: I’M PROUD OF WHO I AM
Gay – men who like men. Rosie Jon is likely the most well-known disabled gay person the UK. He posts vios about life as a gay, disabled man.
I AM CELEBRATG MY EXISTENCE AS A GAY, BLACK, DISABLED MAN 25 YEARS AFTER I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO SURVIVE
@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.” Dog so ma LGBTQ issu visible.
Amerins realized that tsted muny lears, iends, and fay members among them were gay.