This is the Real Deal with Disability and Film Crews in Hollywood
When I was in film school, nobody would work with me. That is, unless they were forced to work with me. One of the women in my class once told…
Win Your Choice of a XBox One X, PS4 Pro, or Switch from TheCripCrusader – Dominick Evans
So, I’ve been gaming quite a bit lately, and I’ve been doing so on Twitch! I have found a community of gamers who welcomed me, and are amazing people. Thanks…
Musings on Gender: I was a Little “Girl”
A look at how history and how I was raised impact my idea of gender, as well as my own personal gender identity.
Book Review: Sinner by Christopher Graves is too Misogynistic to Bother
In this book review for Sinner by Christopher Graves, I look at the misogyny, casual ableism, and religious fervor that renders the book somewhat unreadable.
Book Review: Killman Creek by Rachel Caine
I love books that are suspenseful. I have a high tolerance for what I can endure when I am reading, so when a book purports to be about the wife…
Please Stop Comparing Disabled Mimicry to Blackface
Disabled Black folks say that comparing blackface and disabled mimicry harms them, and we should listen.
Trump’s Budget and the AHCA will Greatly Harm Disabled Folks
The budget that Trump is proposing, and replacing the ACA with the AHCA, will both lead to many disabled people being put in nursing homes or they will end up dead.
Defiant Lives is Essential Viewing, Though Flawed
The disability rights movement changed my life. I have been benefiting from legislation fought for by disabled activists who came before me since I was a young child. Like Mike…
Dear Pam – A Letter on Mother’s Day
Dear Pam, It’s Mother’s Day. This is a day I once felt great pain over, but now I feel indifference. When was the last time we talked on a Mother’s…
The Disablist Nature of Desiring Perfection in Gattaca
Society has always looked down on those who are different. It is not hard to imagine a world where we have tried to eradicate every type of difference. History actually…