it's only green here

white

low support needs

not need 24/7 support

can work independently

can pay taxes

language privileged

intellectual & cognitive privileged

who can fit in societal definition of useful & productive (yes, even if hard)

when fight back against eugenics & ableism, you NEED to fight alongside, fight with, n fight for autistics who

racialized & POC

from places of world where there critically lack autism knowledge n support

visibly autistic

higher support needs

need 24/7 care

can’t work independently or even work at all

can’t pay taxes

nonverbal, nonspeaking, minimally verbal, without functional communication, or cannot communicate via language at all even AAC

w intellectual disability or cognitive disabilities

who cannot fit into society definition of useful n productive, no matter how hard we try

because we always are & always will be primary target.

because we most vulnerable most marginalized within our, OUR community, which you belong in.

intellectual disability be singular diagnosis give to people who struggle with intellectual functioning & adaptive functioning (e.g living skills), rated from mild to profound. it affect everything every single aspect about person.

(UK: learning disability, not to be confused w specific learning disability or UK term learning difficulty. so far only find UK use this term difference.)

intellectual disability often comorbid with autism - different source n study say different things but many place say 30% or more autistic ppl have intellectual disability.

autism (& adhd, specific learning disability like dyslexia, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, etc) be part of wider umbrella called developmental disability (DD).

(technically, intellectual disability also a developmental disability. but because so many other developmental disability comorbid with ID, & ID affect everything single aspect of person, ppl often give it extra emphasis, abbreviating both of them as intellectual / developmental disability (I/DD))

intellectual disability experience & intellectual disability activism need center actual intellectually disabled people / people with intellectual disability. whenever autistic people without ID mistake autism as “an intellectual disability,” it speak over people with ID. it decenter people with ID from their own word / experience / space.

people insulting & mistreating you as autistic person without ID by confuse you with or compare you to people with intellectual disability cry, are saying you “just as bad”, n not mean you affected in same way as people with intellectual disability.

things targeting people with intellectual disability target people with intellectual disability first. they be most affected.

you can (& should) advocate for group of people you not without claim to be one of them. but most of time when people do this, they not even advocating.

I’m serious. Do you actually want that life? Like actually? Picking spinach out in the sun? Living communally? If you actually want that there’s ways for you to do it.

To make a long story short, 3 tires on the car used to get me to work and my elderly grandmother to her doctor's appointments are absolutely ruined. More specifically we are missing multiple lug nuts, some of which are stuck floating to the point the tire is only half-attached to the vehicle. It has basically been a miracle every time we've driven that it wasn't the last.

And while we don't have an estimate yet it's going to cost a ton to repair which we cannot afford on our own.

I must ask for help not only for the repairs, but because until it's repaired the only way we can get around are rideshares.

I'll list my cashapp, venmo, and the official gofundme that my mom already has for situations like this.

I will update with the expected total once the car gets checked out on Monday (07/13)

UPDATE:

Blessedly the repair costs themselves are going under $800, though that is not including the tire we will also need replaced. Any help covering the cost is appreciated, but spreading this post also helps!!

Venmo: leonleonhart21

Cashapp: neroangelus

To make a long story short, 3 tires on the car used to get me to work and my elderly grandmother to her doctor's appointments are absolutely ruined. More specifically we are missing multiple lug nuts, some of which are stuck floating to the point the tire is only half-attached to the vehicle. It has basically been a miracle every time we've driven that it wasn't the last.

And while we don't have an estimate yet it's going to cost a ton to repair which we cannot afford on our own.

I must ask for help not only for the repairs, but because until it's repaired the only way we can get around are rideshares.

I'll list my cashapp, venmo, and the official gofundme that my mom already has for situations like this.

I will update with the expected total once the car gets checked out on Monday (07/13)

UPDATE:

Blessedly the repair costs themselves are going under $800, though that is not including the tire we will also need replaced. Any help covering the cost is appreciated, but spreading this post also helps!!

Venmo: leonleonhart21

Cashapp: neroangelus

To make a long story short, 3 tires on the car used to get me to work and my elderly grandmother to her doctor's appointments are absolutely ruined. More specifically we are missing multiple lug nuts, some of which are stuck floating to the point the tire is only half-attached to the vehicle. It has basically been a miracle every time we've driven that it wasn't the last.

And while we don't have an estimate yet it's going to cost a ton to repair which we cannot afford on our own.

I must ask for help not only for the repairs, but because until it's repaired the only way we can get around are rideshares.

I'll list my cashapp, venmo, and the official gofundme that my mom already has for situations like this.

I will update with the expected total once the car gets checked out on Monday (07/13)

UPDATE:

Blessedly the repair costs themselves are going under $800, though that is not including the tire we will also need replaced. Any help covering the cost is appreciated, but spreading this post also helps!!

Venmo: leonleonhart21

Cashapp: neroangelus

To make a long story short, 3 tires on the car used to get me to work and my elderly grandmother to her doctor's appointments are absolutely ruined. More specifically we are missing multiple lug nuts, some of which are stuck floating to the point the tire is only half-attached to the vehicle. It has basically been a miracle every time we've driven that it wasn't the last.

And while we don't have an estimate yet it's going to cost a ton to repair which we cannot afford on our own.

I must ask for help not only for the repairs, but because until it's repaired the only way we can get around are rideshares.

I'll list my cashapp, venmo, and the official gofundme that my mom already has for situations like this.

I will update with the expected total once the car gets checked out on Monday (07/13)

UPDATE:

Blessedly the repair costs themselves are going under $800, though that is not including the tire we will also need replaced. Any help covering the cost is appreciated, but spreading this post also helps!!

Venmo: leonleonhart21

Cashapp: neroangelus

Dear friends and allies in the Western world,

Today we celebrated Pride right here in our camp. Despite fear, scarcity, and stigma, we came together to honor who we are, and your support made it possible.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to everyone who donated to our Pride parade. Your generosity helped us create a moment of joy, safety, and dignity for LGBTIQ+ refugees who often feel forgotten. We truly appreciated your support.

We are writing to implore you: please do not give up on us, especially now.

Ebola outbreaks in the region have led UNHCR to put all resettlement processes on hold. That means our cases, our evacuations, and our hope for safety are stalled indefinitely.

We are still waiting. We are told to hold on until August to see if we shall be evacuated to safety. Until then, we remain in our camp xx here in east Africa facing daily homophobic attacks, hunger, and limited medical care.

We ask for more of your support to help us survive this waiting period — for food, medicine, safe shelter, and security.

Thank you for seeing us, for standing with us, and for not turning away when it gets hard. We survive because you do not give up.

With gratitude and hope,

Abdul / LGBTIQ+ Advocate

Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya to camp xx here in east Africa

On behalf of the LGBTIQ+ community I represent

*If you can continue to support us:* link in my bio.

Dear friends and allies in the Western world,

Today we celebrated Pride right here in our camp. Despite fear, scarcity, and stigma, we came together to honor who we are, and your support made it possible.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to everyone who donated to our Pride parade. Your generosity helped us create a moment of joy, safety, and dignity for LGBTIQ+ refugees who often feel forgotten. We truly appreciated your support.

We are writing to implore you: please do not give up on us, especially now.

Ebola outbreaks in the region have led UNHCR to put all resettlement processes on hold. That means our cases, our evacuations, and our hope for safety are stalled indefinitely.

We are still waiting. We are told to hold on until August to see if we shall be evacuated to safety. Until then, we remain in our camp xx here in east Africa facing daily homophobic attacks, hunger, and limited medical care.

We ask for more of your support to help us survive this waiting period — for food, medicine, safe shelter, and security.

Thank you for seeing us, for standing with us, and for not turning away when it gets hard. We survive because you do not give up.

With gratitude and hope,

Abdul / LGBTIQ+ Advocate

Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya to camp xx here in east Africa

On behalf of the LGBTIQ+ community I represent

*If you can continue to support us:* link in my bio.

Dear friends and allies in the Western world,

Today we celebrated Pride right here in our camp. Despite fear, scarcity, and stigma, we came together to honor who we are, and your support made it possible.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to everyone who donated to our Pride parade. Your generosity helped us create a moment of joy, safety, and dignity for LGBTIQ+ refugees who often feel forgotten. We truly appreciated your support.

We are writing to implore you: please do not give up on us, especially now.

Ebola outbreaks in the region have led UNHCR to put all resettlement processes on hold. That means our cases, our evacuations, and our hope for safety are stalled indefinitely.

We are still waiting. We are told to hold on until August to see if we shall be evacuated to safety. Until then, we remain in our camp xx here in east Africa facing daily homophobic attacks, hunger, and limited medical care.

We ask for more of your support to help us survive this waiting period — for food, medicine, safe shelter, and security.

Thank you for seeing us, for standing with us, and for not turning away when it gets hard. We survive because you do not give up.

With gratitude and hope,

Abdul / LGBTIQ+ Advocate

Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya to camp xx here in east Africa

On behalf of the LGBTIQ+ community I represent

*If you can continue to support us:* link in my bio.