My Existence is a Radical Act of Defiance
My existence is a radical act of defiance in a world that fails to recognize I have merit and value.
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Acceptance
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Not Accepting Us Kills the LGBTQ Community
Some of my thoughts on what happened in Orlando. We could have prevented this tragedy.
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What Saying you Don’t Approve of Being LGBT Really Means
I have spent most of my life disappointing someone within it, and it has taken me many years to realize that is on them. I am a disappointment because I…
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Celebrating Mother’s Day When Your Mother Hates You
I find holidays to be the most difficult time for me. When you are separated from your family, especially because they do not accept you, holidays take on a new…
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When Parents Emotionally Blackmail their LGBT Children
It was 2003 when I had the last meaningful conversation with my mother. Our relationship was antagonistic since my birth. In her journal about my early development, she wrote about…
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I Have No Tears Left to Shed….
I spent my youth hating myself and fighting everything I was. I was miserable and unpleasant to be around. Then something awesome happened. I learned to accept myself.
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Able-Bodied People of the World – Tomorrow It Could Be You
The pervasive, ableist attitude of our society allows human beings to treat other human beings like they a substandard individuals. Now is the time to embrace our differences. Many of us will develop disabilities later in life. Now is the time to embrace our differences and work together to create a better world for us all.
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Net Addiction and Disability – A Growing Problem?
The number of people with disabilities who turn to the internet for more just connecting and conversing is troublesome. In this article, I address the trouble of net addiction in relation to people with disabilities.
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Why I Say “Happy Holidays”
No matter what you celebrate, I want to wish you Happy Holidays and Season’s Greetings from my house to yours.
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