listen to disabled people 💖
Digital illustration of a large group of disabled people of different ethnicities, ages, and genders. Among the crowd are service and emotional support animals. There’s two smaller protest signs that read, ‘I shouldn’t lose benefits when I get married.’ And ‘ban subminimum wage’ the main sign reads, ‘disabled people are expert of their own lives and know what they need.’
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Transfemme Fashion - ft @kaylasartwork
Mini-comic based on a conversation with her about that type of clothing
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[Image description: A photograph of a page from a spiral-bound sketchbook. The page has an illustration of the covid-19 virus and overlaid text that reads, "If I die of Covid-19 - forget burial - just drop my body on the steps of the C.D.C." A caption on the bottom of the page reads, "Ren Basel 2024. In memory of David Wojnarowicz and everyone killed by AIDS, COVID-19, and the government's negligence. Fight back!" End description.]
In 1988, AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz was photographed in a now-famous image, wearing a jacket that read, "If I die of AIDS - forget burial - just drop my body on the steps of the F.D.A.." I am far from the only person to adapt Wojnarowicz's words to COVID-19, but today I am feeling especially angry at the world. Holding the rage in my chest hurts--it hurts so fucking much--so instead, I've put it on paper.
Living through government negligence and community indifference during COVID-19 in 2024 fills me with rage and grief in equal measure, and as a queer person who studies queer history, I can see the echoes of AIDS in the way marginalized communities are being left to die.
As a disabled person who lives in a household that is very high-risk for COVID-19, the C.D.C.'s recent decision to shorten the COVID-19 isolation period feels like a slap in the face.
COVID-19 is not over, and it is vital to take steps to protect yourself and others. Please, follow the work of the People's CDC, an organization dedicated to COVID-19 safety, activism, and education.
Our government has failed us. Our communities have failed us. For those of us who are immunocompromosed or otherwise high-risk, we only have each other.
Remember us. Fight with us. Mask up, get vaccinated, get boosted.
Please.
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It is Disability Pride month and I think it’s time to bring this comic from April back
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PSA for artists during disability pride month
CRIPPLE YOUR ART
From experience: Sleeping with a prosthetic limb on is like sleeping with a backpack still strapped to you after a long day of school ok yall gotta stopppppp making art where characters are wearing a prosthetic to chill or nap or have sexy time come onnnn now
Yes yes i acknowledge nuances and suspension of disbelief and magic and exceptions blah blah blah but the point of this post is that as a limb different bitch IM TELLING YOU yall gotta get past the aesthetic of able bodiedness and get comfy w understanding and representing disabled bodies in their natural state bc it's limiting your art and yall don't even know it. Cripple your art, you cowards!!!
(This is a desperate plea from a one-armed Trigun 98 fan art enjoyer)
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Bora! She’s blasian (black and korean!) she has POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) and Chronic Pain! 🩷💜
She takes her rollator everywhere!
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