Basil

So are

colostomy bags

Diapers

insulin pumps

Oxygen systems

rollators

hearing aids

compression garments

prosthetics

FREEDOM AIDS

- service animals

- noise cancelling headphones/ear defenders

- wheelchair attachments

- fidgets

IT’S DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH YALL

Got this weird ass comment under my post mentioning a fun way to motivate myself to go on walks so I'll be using this as an opportunity to say something.

To make it very clear, I don't appreciate nor tolerate any sort of slander towards plus size people, and by extension, anyone battling an ED or any mental health issues.

To my plus size alter/nonhumans, those struggling with mental health and anyone in general if it may apply: There's nothing wrong with using "silly" things to help motivate you to exercise, tend to your needs or in general better yourself. All that matters is that you're trying, don't feel ashamed about how. I actually encourage you to personalize your journey, make the hard things feel more comfortable or fun, make it feel like something to look forward to rather than something to get over with.

Disabled therians, disabled queer alterhumans, disabled transspecies, disabled holotheres, disabled unlabeled alterhumans, disabled systems, systems, my fellow autistic alterhumans, my fellow physically disabled alterhumans, my fellow mentally ill alterhumans, my fellow alterhumans with stigmatized illnesses both physical and mental, my fellow alterhumans with ME/CFS, and so so so much more.

Those with long-term/worsened disabilities because of their parents telling them to just work through it/get over it/"it's not that bad"

Those with disabilities stemming from childhood abuse

Those who know that they're disabled or suspect such, but can't get it diagnosed or checked out because of their parents/guardians disapproving

Those who know/suspect that they're disabled, but won't be diagnosed or checked out because they're "too young"

Those who struggle in or had to drop out of the harsh and mostly unaccommodating school system because of their disability or disabilities

Those who were lied to or not told they were disabled growing up so they could be raised "normal"

Those who have their privacy and autonomy violated as a combination of being disabled and being a child, as both of those groups are seen as not deserving their autonomy

Those who are disabled or had their disability (or disabilities) worsened because of the school system pushing them too far

Those who feel that they can never be one of the "normal" kids and that they'll always be isolated because of their disability or disabilities

Disabled folks who don't know or didn't know much about their disability as a kid because doctors would only explain to the parents/caretakers and no one bothered to talk to you

All disabled children having to deal with the intersectuality of being oppressed by both ableism and adultism.

the queer community needs to hype up disability pride month (july btw) while queer pride month is happening. the queer community needs to amplify disabled queer experiences.

the queer community needs to recognize intersex people and how many of us have disabilities related to our intersex variation - and this Still Does Not Prove Eugenicists Right.