Why I Am Joining The March : After the election I became terribly concerned. Concerned for my own healthcare coverage, for my 3 daughter who are Women of Color. For my daughter who is LGBTQ, my daughter who is physically disabled and my daughter who is intellectually disabled. For all women’s reproductive rights and the right…
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Sharon Brackett
Why I Am Joining The March : I am a woman of Trans history with Type 2 Diabetes. For the past six months I’ve had a non-healing foot ulcer which will prevent me from marching in DC. It is important that ALL persons who are female identified be present and represented in the march. I will…
Leslie
I’m joining the Disability March because due to Chronic Lyme Disease, I have limited energy and physical mobility. This action lets me feel like I am still a part of the national protest against “He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.” As a chronic illness advocate, I believe this is the type of accessible action we need to see more often….
Rhonda PARSLEY
I think Donald Trump represents a danger to women, people of color, people of various religions, immigrants, LGBTQ, and others. As an American with multiple disabilities, I am concerned that the Trump administration represents a return to the past where only healthy white Americans matter. Women’s rights matter. All Americans need access to affordable healthcare…
Kimberlee Jones
I am unable to be there for the March because I have been living with Multiple Sclerosis for 35 years. I believe everyone, human beings should all have equal rights. Not sorted out because of gender, race, or any difference. We are the same. The world can be a better place for us all, if…
Carol B.
I have severe Rheumatoid Arthritis. I can’t stand or walk very well. I am joining the march for my grandchildren’s future and for our rights as US citizens. Donald Trump is not my President.
Marlena Barber
I am joining the Women’s March because “women’s rights are human rights.” I am marching for my immigrant grandmother, my mother who taught me to stand up for what I believe in, for my aunt who is gay, for my daughters’ future, for kindness, and for those, who like myself, face challenges every day, whether it…
Gretchen Meunier
I joined the disability march because I cannot do so physically. Chronic pain confines me to a wheelchair, a nd an allergy to sunlight keeps me indoors most of the time. The photo was taken at sunset on the last day of our honeymoon, and I risked exposure for a minute for the photo. After…
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