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The other thing about these things are true in an “in between” yet “outside of” typical human dichotomies way.

- my gender affirming care isn’t HRT (tho HRT IS MAGIC & should be accessible to anyone for any reason. HRT has been used safely for decades on cis & trans folks.)

- my mobility aid isn’t a chair or cane (tho I use those occasionally & yes ambulatory wheelchair users exist and deserve better). I wear a limb function replacement/hybrid prosthetic, but I’m not an amputee either

I used to be like “oh no what if ppl think there’s something off or other about me the way 90s media always portrayed us crips and queers as villains” and now I’m like

BECOME UNFATHOMABLE,

DEEPLY UNSETTLING,

AND FIND FREEDOM IN ABUNDANT AUTHENTICITY

Does my limp unsettle you?

Does the lack of recovery in my illness story make you grapple with your own mortality?

Perfect. Keep reckoning.

In a world that asks if only the “disabled enough” or “disabled in the right way” merit aid or respect, any decisive blade will always cut our most vulnerable. So, fuck that. No gods no masters let’s keep demanding what we need and the tools to care for each other & our own. Nothing about us without us, y’know?

Happy disability pride month, ya absolute babes. Let’s break some molds.

@MsHearthWitch we’re almost thru the first one’s audiobook (25min remaining for over dinner) and I already am so excited for the rest.

@moss Ooo the audiobook is SO GOOD. Like just SO GOOD.

Every time I see someone new get into the series I'm like YAAAY!

@makr YES! Tool using species, let’s fucking goooooooo

@moss every morning I realize that I cannot work, drive, read or well do anything as easily, without my glasses.