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It’s not just a planet of straight white men anymore
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more evidence that Lisa Marchiano invented "transgender social contagion"
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It’s not about “protecting the children.” Anti-trans bills now increasingly target adults
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Recent Reading Roundup 57
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Safer Schools Means Better Mental Health Outcomes for LGBTQ+ Students
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Yeah, we probably are fascists now…
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What your stock photo family says about your tired, regressive ideology
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Review: Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain
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Celestial Soft Porn
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Happy 2023 To All Of You
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Which side you are on
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Translation State cover reveal and excerpt at io9
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2022: the highs, the lows and the same-old-same-old
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SCOTUS 2022: The Vibes Were Bad
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No on Prop. 8 from Equality California
Another video ad against California’s Prop 8. Video description: The 30-second video begins and ends with a woman holding an infant. She and several other people address the camera directly: “I don’t want my kids to grow up with discrimination, … Continue reading
RIP Harriet McBryde Johnson, 1957-2008
Overwhelmingly sad news today: Harriet McBryde Johnson has died at age 50. Image description: The photo shows Johnson in a flowered-print navy dress looking toward the camera. She sits in her wheelchair, though the image is a close-up focusing on … Continue reading
Check out the 37th edition of the Disability Blog Carnival
Did you know that Dorothea Lange, famed Depression-era photographer, had polio and that her experience with disability informed her work? Ms. CripChick presents the latest Disability Blog Carnival on Disability Culture and Identity: “Here They Come!” “I think it was … Continue reading
Check out Disability Blog Carnival #36
The latest Disability Blog Carnival is now up at Abnormal Diversity where the theme is Abuse. I submitted a post on something that happened to me about two years ago, and there’s much more to read on the topic. Check … Continue reading
Planning health care in a disaster
From the Sacramento Bee: Older, sicker patients could be allowed to die in order to save the lives of patients more likely to survive a massive disaster, bioterror attack or influenza pandemic in California. It’s not how nurses and doctors … Continue reading
Praying with Lior
I’ve heard good things about a new documentary film, Praying with Lior, only opening now in a few cities and playing primarily at Jewish film festivals. From the film’s website: An engrossing, wrenching and tender documentary film, Praying with Lior … Continue reading
Pedro Guzman sues government
From the AP story: A wrongly deported U.S. citizen who was missing for months in Mexico sued the Department of Homeland Security and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday. Pedro Guzman, 30, who is mentally disabled, was deported … Continue reading
Latimer paroled
Through the appeals process, the decision to deny Robert Latimer parole has been overturned: After seven years in prison for killing his severely disabled daughter, Robert Latimer will be freed on day parole this week. The appeal division of the … Continue reading
Things That Crack Me Up #37
This is a the latest of a series at my blog, usually consisting of an amusing visual image about disability. Visual descriptions are meant to both assist those who cannot view the image well, and encourage discussion when others see … Continue reading