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I was born wh cerebral palsy. Like most kids who grow up gay, I felt different on the si; my particular se, I was different on the outsi too.

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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 * gay and disabled uk *

Gay and on the Autism Spectm: My Experience Growg Up the Closet.

I’M 43 – BUT I’M MA TO FEEL LIKE A DOSR BY YOUNGER GAY MEN

‘In gay years, you’re rather past your sell-by date, aren’t you?’ the person ont of me said, raisg an eyebrow.  * gay and disabled uk *

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. It’s jt unr one week until one of the ma events myself and my iends always go to kicks off – Manchter’s Big Weekend, otherwise known as Gay Pri.

ALWAYS GAY, ALWAYS DISABLED - STOP DIVIDG MY INTI

When Alex me out as gay, the 15-year-old's parents issued a stark ultimatum: unrgo nversn therapy or clear out of the fay home the northern English cy of Wakefield. * gay and disabled uk *

When I e out as gay, a number of people said to me; “no you’re not, ” followed by tsive qutng. Beg h wh the unwanted quizzg is annoyg, but worse than that, I nsir a form of homophobia – suggts a lack of rpect for someone’s personal sexualy. Homophobic slurs and discrimatn were also proment my high school, but the difference was that whilst I was stgglg wh my sexualy, I was aware of support webs and gay pri events.

THIS IS WHAT ’S LIKE TO BE A DISABLED, DISFIGURED, GAY, TRANS WOMAN

Changg Fac activist Mikaela Moody shar her experience beg gay, transgenr and disabled and the tratns of 'passg' wh a visible difference. * gay and disabled uk *

I knew that there were gay people lovg relatnships, and that away om the high school environment, beg gay was somethg that uld be celebrated. I want to be able to celebrate beg part of the disabled muny wh as much openns and fun as I am now able to celebrate beg part of the gay muny. I am gay and have impairments, and the two factors are extrible parts of my experience.

My inty as a gay man to the foreground when lookg for a safe space to meet other gay iends or when lookg for a film or book wh characters that ronate wh me.

I later joed a gay group g their form and got a phone ll sayg was not suable for me. I was able to support a young tistic man to accs a gay ffee morng. The ffee morng allowed him to meet another tistic gay man.

SUNAK APOLOGIZ FOR HISTORIC TREATMENT OF UK GAY VETERANS

Prime Mister Rishi Sunak apologized for the UK’s historic treatment of gay veterans followg a damng report tailg electric shock nversn therapy, sexual asslts and blackmail suffered by personnel over s. * gay and disabled uk *

*Government lays ban for five years*Prsure on Sunak to act*LGBTQ+ activists fear loophol*Campaigners divid over trans rightsBy Lucy MiddletonLONDON, July 20 (Thomson Rters Foundatn) - When Alex me out as gay, the 15-year-old’s parents issued a stark ultimatum: unrgo nversn therapy or clear out of the fay home the northern English cy of chose optn one and unrwent multiple ssns wh elrs om the fay’s Jehovah’s Wns ngregatn, seekg a ‘cure’ for homosexualy. A ernment survey showed that more than half of Brons who had tried nversn therapy were offered through a relig group, almost 12% were signposted by a health re Ozanne, a gay evangelil her 50s who chairs the UK’s Ban Conversn Therapy Coaln, sought treatment her 20s and 30s, after fallg love wh a procs led to hospal admissn for a nervo breakdown.

Changg Fac activist Mikaela Moody shar her experienc of beg disabled, gay and transgenr, and the challeng of ‘passg’ as a woman when you have a visible difference. Beg gay, transgenr, disabled and disfigured. Mikaela Moody is proud to be a disfigured, trans, gay women but says the world isn’t acceptg of people like her yet.

Like most kids who grow up gay, I felt different on the si; my particular se, I was different on the outsi too. Enterg my twenti, I began learng two paful life lsons simultaneoly: that the church and greater society didn’t know what to do wh disabled people, and also that the church and greater society didn’t know what to do wh gay people wantg to live acrdg to tradnal Christian marriage standards. This was the late 90’s when “pray the gay away” was all the rage, and apparently so was “pray the cerebral palsy away.

DISABLED AND GAY: WHERE DO I GO?

I’m not gog to say there weren’t any rourc for celibate gay Christians wh disabili, but I certaly never me across any. The silence on the subject gave me the perfect out not to have to e out and face the “disabled gay monster” my closet. While has been a disaster at tim, I tend to thk the Lord has ed both my disabily and my “gayns” for His glory.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* GAY AND DISABLED UK

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