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"Needy, unable to cope" (<- you try coping with chronic pain)

"Comfort seeking" (<- you mean.. having a preference for not being in pain.. how criminal)

"Using or trying to obtain drugs on a long-term, chronic base" (<- do you understand what 'chronic pain' means.)

"Asking for pain med then returning to sleep."

"States he’s level 10 pain, but does not appear to be in pain (or ‘5= on appearance)." (<- it is well-known that chronic pain patients tend not to display pain in the same way as acute pain patients)

"Dramatic response to pain" (<- notice how this directly contradicts the comment above. you cannot win)

"Gets IV med, then leaves unit to smoke or walk around" (<- wow requiring medication and then going off to do something you needed pain meds to be able to do is so suspicious)

People Without History Are Dust

Queerness remains one of the most stigmatized and overlooked aspects of Holocaust history, often erased due to the lingering homophobia of survivors. People Without History Are Dust challenges this silence, weaving together compelling stories of German, Dutch, Czech, and Polish Jewish Holocaust victims and survivors - including Anne Frank, Molly Applebaum, Margot Heuman, and Gad Beck - whose experiences help illuminate the hidden history of queerness in a time of genocide.

Drawing on extensive archival research, this groundbreaking book uncovers the lives of those who were doubly marginalized, not only persecuted as Jews but also as queer individuals. In doing so, it confronts the ways in which history has excluded or minimized their experiences, urging us to question normative accounts of the Holocaust.

By shedding light on these long-overlooked stories, People Without History Are Dust deepens our understanding of identity, survival, and memory, reminding us why an inclusive and complex approach to history is essential - not just for the sake of the past, but in service to the present and the future as well.

On September 7, 1996, the AISSG of North America held its first meeting in New York City. The group, made up of mostly females with AIS and founded by Sherri Groveman, sought to forge a collaborative relationship with the medical community, so that intersex individuals would be seen as more than patients to be fixed and forgotten.

Historically, the medical profession thought that surgeries, hormone therapy, and parental secrecy would ‘cure’ intersex children and allow them to lead ‘normal’ lives. But during the inaugural meeting, doctors learned that these surgeries and hormone therapies led to lifelong health issues and parental secrecy led to shame and broken families.

In 2020, we rebranded as InterConnect. We welcome all intersex people, their families, friends & allies to join our group for support, programming, outreach and education.

InterConnect is committed to building a community for all intersex people, their families, and allies. A space where you are heard, valued, and embraced regardless of race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, socio-economic background, ability, experience, or perspective. A community where you can bring your whole self. We’re in this together, join us.

Our Mission: InterConnect is a compassionate and affirming community of intersex individuals, family members and allies, working together to promote a better quality of life through connection, support, education and awareness.

Our Vision: A world in which intersex individuals are celebrated as a natural variation of human biology, and all intersex people feel safe, seen and supported.

Our Values: We value the journey of intersex people, their families and allies, who support our right to self-determination, dignity, and purpose.

InterConnect welcomes inquiries from families, practitioners, teachers, clergy, and anyone who is looking to better support an intersex person that is important to them.

I thought I could never care for anyone again, until I met you.

Thursdays are for Open Mic at Molten Java!! 🎤🌈🥳 7-9PM, every week! Brought to you by @bethelctpride and @moltenjava ☕️

Calling all LGBTQ musicians, poets, storytellers, drag performers, magicians, comedians, burlesque dancers—show us what you got!

This is an LGBTQIA+ inclusive and welcoming event series. No cover fee but drink purchase suggested (show Molten some love, y’all!) And tip your barista! 💖

Making Queer History is making a mascot — or rather, we made a mascot! Meet Quinn the Queer Historian.

They came out. A lot of friends knew, but they were never officially, publically, out. For all the reasons above, plus dealing with workplace retaliation and potential loss of healthcare for same when they were at age of really needing it.

With current rollback on a lot of those protections and the general proliferation of "at will" states and decline of unions, there may still be a significant number of boomers in the closet trying to make it to that finish line. They saw how bad it all was and currently is. and the lower they are on the economic ladder, the higher the risk of being out.

That healthcare is tied to employment is a big factor there. Anyone who's working and dependent on not losing that for themself, a spouse, or child, is going to be extra cautious about making too much noise. Proving discrimination in a labor dispute is HARD... and the less money you had to start, the less ability you have to win.

Once social security and Medicare kicks in and they're safe... there may be more LGBTQ+ boomers that made it to that age than we thought. And are now unleashed to raise hell.

But this also may *not* happen. It's going to be up to individual choice.

They may stay relatively quiet. But LGBTQ community being actively hostile and indicating those people who stayed in the closet for their safety (or family safety) aren't welcome among younger community members means they may never come out.

On September 7, 1996, the AISSG of North America held its first meeting in New York City. The group, made up of mostly females with AIS and founded by Sherri Groveman, sought to forge a collaborative relationship with the medical community, so that intersex individuals would be seen as more than patients to be fixed and forgotten.

Historically, the medical profession thought that surgeries, hormone therapy, and parental secrecy would ‘cure’ intersex children and allow them to lead ‘normal’ lives. But during the inaugural meeting, doctors learned that these surgeries and hormone therapies led to lifelong health issues and parental secrecy led to shame and broken families.

In 2020, we rebranded as InterConnect. We welcome all intersex people, their families, friends & allies to join our group for support, programming, outreach and education.

InterConnect is committed to building a community for all intersex people, their families, and allies. A space where you are heard, valued, and embraced regardless of race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, socio-economic background, ability, experience, or perspective. A community where you can bring your whole self. We’re in this together, join us.

Our Mission: InterConnect is a compassionate and affirming community of intersex individuals, family members and allies, working together to promote a better quality of life through connection, support, education and awareness.

Our Vision: A world in which intersex individuals are celebrated as a natural variation of human biology, and all intersex people feel safe, seen and supported.

Our Values: We value the journey of intersex people, their families and allies, who support our right to self-determination, dignity, and purpose.

InterConnect welcomes inquiries from families, practitioners, teachers, clergy, and anyone who is looking to better support an intersex person that is important to them.