Edmonton’s Self-Advocacy Federation is an advocacy and support organization for adults with cognitive disabilities and their allies. Among many other activities, the Self-Advocacy Federation produces hard-hitting satirical videos which explore their frustrations: being treated like children, being denied a livable income, navigating bureaucracies, and having to defend their basic human rights. Not surprisingly, some of…
Queer enough to know what I want; disabled enough to be ignored Yolanda Vargas is a proud Latinx disabled woman who is Queer/Bi/Pansexual. In this article, she discusses the ways she feels her queer sexuality is erased by those in her life due to her disability: “When I imagine my perfect Queer life, everything about…
This Utah newspaper has an interesting report on higher rates of LGBTQ identities among people with autism. Click here to read it
Eva Sweeney didn’t get into sex education because she wanted to help people or become a teacher. Rather, it was because she didn’t find any applicable information for her when she as a teenager with cerebral palsy. Check out her website here. https://www.crippingupsexwitheva.com/
Netflix just announced “Special”, a brand new sitcom based around Ryan O’Connell’s part-memoir, part-manifesto ‘I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves’. You can read more about it here. The official trailer can be seen here: And click here for a very candid, heart-felt video interview with Ryan about his real-life experiences with dating and…
ITV News covers a new drag night in London UK which includes performers with Down Syndrome. Check it out here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPCAw3LXMa0
