Autistic Ally Thor

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RECLAIM THE AUTISM TAG

From allistic supremacy, ableism, centering, and the general dehumanizing and ignoring of the self determination of autistic people

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RECLAIM THE AUTISM TAG.

I got fed up with the tag being terrible, so, we’re attempting to reclaim it

When she asked “if we were ok with elementary schools inviting drag queens to teach kids about gender ideology”, it became apparent that her intentions weren’t peaceful, and was kindly shown the door (good thing she didn’t know that I gave talks in 6 different elementary schools since last week). She was kicking and yelling that my work was “brainwashing kids into mutilating their genitalia”. She tried to get back inside, but thankfully, the community managed to keep her out. 

Of course, it’s nothing that I haven’t heard before on the internet. But that these people are now willing to crash my author talks and cause this kind of scuffles is a new low. The participants were shaken. Tears were shed. The owners of the small bookstore where this happened now fear retaliation. It’s a brutal reminder of the current state of trans people’s situation in our society.

I wish to channel the emotions that I’ve been feeling since yesterday as a motivator to keep doing the work that I do. The past few months spent on tour have been exhausting, but so necessary. The violence of the people who want to eradicate us from society cannot be taken lightly. 

I still have a few days left on my Canadian tour - tonight in Ottawa, tomorrow in Halifax, then Fredericton, Edmundston and Montreal - before embarking on my Eastern/Midwest American tour in January. I am looking forward to meet you all and change the world one silly comic at the time. 

Stay awesome,

Sophie

Get this girl a coffee : www.ko-fi.com/sophielabelle

CN: medical ableism, hospitalization, institutions 

What an absolute nightmare country…. This is neoliberal eugenics. Social murder.

She desperately wants to move to an apartment that’s wheelchair accessible and has cleaner air. But her only income is from Ontario’s Disability Support Program (ODSP). She receives a total of $1,169 a month plus $50 for a special diet. “I’ve applied for MAiD essentially…because of abject poverty,” she said.

One of her physicians, Dr. Riina Bray, medical director of the Environmental Health Clinic at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, has been looking for better housing saying Denise requires “immediate relocation for her safety.”

But Denise said she and supporters have called 10 different agencies in Toronto over the past six months to locate housing with reduced chemical and smoke exposure that she can afford on ODSP.

“None of them were able to do anything meaningful in terms of getting me relocated, getting the discretionary emergency, or temporary housing and emergency funds,” said Denise.

Applying for medically assisted death has been surprisingly easier. Denise said she began working on applications for MAiD in the summer of 2021.

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Denise says her life today is a far cry from her early days as a professional make-up artist.

“I was earning $25 an hour. It was a good job,” she told CTV News.

But chemical exposures from her work triggered her Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS). MCS is a recognized disability under the Canadian Human Rights Act. It’s believed to be caused by exposures to chemicals, or other environmental exposures that cause physical symptoms, although it is a controversial diagnosis in the medical community.

Her story is disturbingly similar to one reported by CTV earlier in April. Sophia also suffered from Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. She received a medically assisted death in February, after fruitless attempts to get an apartment away from smoke and chemicals in her building. Denise said she started the paperwork on her request for MAiD in the summer of 2021, long before Sophia’s story went public.

[…]

Among those trying to help her, is David Fancy, a professor of drama arts at Brock University and disability rights advocate. He heard about her plight last fall and attests to how hard Denise has tried to get a healthier home. But he’s seen her lose hope.

Here’s a link to the GoFundMe for Denise.

do not throw out the bottles. do not dump the product in the toilet. do not allow the deadly bacteria into the soil, water supply, or landfills. it is an extreme biohazard. do not throw it out. do not throw it out. do not open the bottles.

Recall Date:

October 22, 2021

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these products are being recalled for burkholderia pseudomallei contamination, which causes melioidosis. it can infect pets.

without early treatment, melioidosis caused by the bacteria in these products has a higher than 40% mortality rate. it can easily kill you and will hurt the entire time even if you survive. treatment takes several months and involves intensive intravenous (IV) antibiotics and potentially surgery. there is a high rate of recurrence, long term injury, and disability even with survival. this is not a condition with simple diagnostics or treatment, this is not a painless condition, this is not a condition that is easily survived, and survival involves spending weeks to months in a hospital. in the best case scenario, with immediate diagnosis and treatment, mortality rate is 10%. it can cause growths on organs, septic shock, sudden paralysis, solidification of the lungs, pneumonia, sepsis, joint infection, bone infection, and so much more.

melioidosis can also remain latent for decades after bacteria exposure.

the bacteria can survive for months to years indoors, in water, in the soil, and more.