queering disability

disability

Lists/Top 10s

politics + activism

10 More Disabled Women Who Are Making Political Noise

In honor of all the other crips I saw in the streets on the Women’s March on Washington, of every disabled woman who’s had it with lip service and wants…

Carrie —

Jan 23, 2017

disability

personal essay

first person

Why I’ve Decided to Let Myself Get Angry (Despite What Ableism Taught Me)

“I’m a Nice Person — I have one of those irrepressibly pleasant faces that makes people want to sit next to me on public transportation — but I can be…

Carrie —

Jan 9, 2017

disability

latinx

love + sex

Queer Crip Love Fest: Talking with Queer Disabled Latinx Activist Annie Segarra about Family and Connection

Introducing a new series on disability and love! Disabled people’s lives are bursting with affirmation, affection, and meaning well beyond half-baked romance narratives. So I’m talking to disabled queer folks…

Carrie —

Dec 26, 2016

disability

Lists/Top 10s

politics + activism

8 Disabled Women Who Are Changing the World Through Politics

We need intersectional critical thinkers to flood the political landscape and help win the war on facts. And with the most blatantly ableist President in modern history knocking on the…

Carrie —

Dec 12, 2016

2016 election

disability

politics + activism

Avoiding Inspiration Porn in This Time of Constant Vigilance

Mark my words: Donald Trump will talk a great game about our “amazing bravery” as he gets to work stealing our healthcare. The man knows how to throw out a…

Carrie —

Nov 28, 2016

disability

intersectionality

politics + activism

Lessons For Our Future From the Disability Intersectionality Summit

Listen as you build your movements, clarify your priorities, and fight for that future so many of us thought was already here.

Carrie —

Nov 14, 2016

disability

queering disability

movie reviews

“Me Before You” Is the Most Terrifying Horror Film of 2016

Me Before You isn’t half-baked schlock that crumbles under the weight of its own unconscionable ignorance. No — instead, director Thea Sharrock and writer Jojo Moyes gave us a bio-horror…

Carrie —

Oct 31, 2016

disability

Lists/Top 10s

first person

What I Want to Hear in Bed

That’s what’s tricky about disabled sexuality: most people, disabled or not or anyplace in between, have no idea how to discuss it. So fear of “saying the wrong thing” takes…

Carrie —

Oct 17, 2016

disability

Lists/Top 10s

first person

Telling Myself the Truth: 5 Strategies for Fighting Internalized Ableism

“…it’s still completely acceptable for disabled people to hate ourselves.”

Carrie —

Sep 19, 2016

disability

personal essay

first person

On Vulnerability as a Disabled Person

I need to call my “vulnerability thing” what it was: ableism. Internalized, sure, and deliberately kept that way (like it would only cause harm if it got out), but all…

Carrie —

Aug 8, 2016

disability

Lists/Top 10s

lgbt history

10 Badass Disabled Women You Should Know About

Disabled people deserve to know, from our school days, that we’re not just cases, diagnoses, or “not really disabled”; we’re part of a community with its own histories and triumphs.

Carrie —

Jul 25, 2016

disability

Lists/Top 10s

television

Hey, TV Writers — Here’s the Disabled Character You Need

I’m hopeful, though, that TV in particular has the potential to introduce richer disabled people with stronger context and more to say than “look how sad my life is.”

Carrie —

Jul 11, 2016