I’m joining because I am a disabled woman and I love America. The illness of lipedema has left me disabled and disfigured, Lipedema is a genetic fat storage disorder and it’s often quite painful and debilitating. I can no longer march or walk but I am joining online because I can still speak up for…

I’m here because I can’t be there. I have multiple invisible autoimmune diseases that make it painful and sometimes impossible to tolerate prolonged walking, sitting, standing, and cold, wet, or heat. I also often need to be near restrooms. I’m so grateful for this opportunity to be seen and counted. Thanks to my very expensive…

I woke up the day after the election not feeling well, so I called in sick. I saw a text from my son that said he was scared. Then I saw online that Trump had won. I couldn’t believe it and things felt very surreal. I called my daughter at work to let her know…

Thank  you so much for initiating this way to participate in the Women’s March. I may try to participate in the march in Portland, OR tomorrow, but there are so many factors that have to be in place for me to be able to go. My stamina is low due to Parkinson’s Disease. The thought of…

I am joining the disability march because I am recovering from breast cancer surgery. I am too weak to walk, but have made several hats for people joining the March in San Francisco and Oakland. I am marching in spirit. Fifty-something feminist, mother of a son, and Bryn Mawr alum, I am the blogger at…

I am joining this disability march because I  was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2014, which is an incredibly painful disease that affects a woman’s reproductive organs. It’s classified as an invisible illness, which means that while I may look healthy on the inside, my body is a complete mess inside. There is no cure and…

I am joining the march because of my beautiful daughter Mia. Mia was born with a unilateral cleft lip and required cleft lip and nose repair at 4 months old. I am joining the march because my daughter faces another surgery in the next four years and she deserves the best care possible. I’m joining…

I have bipolar disorder fibromyalgia, and osteoarthritis. Crowds terrify me. As much as I want to be in the Los Angeles march, it is too much for me to handle. Thank you for creating a way for people like me to participate. I march for human rights for all vulnerable groups:  women, Blacks, Latinos, Muslims,…

I am joining the march because this nation has elected a president who is unqualified, racist, sexist and who mocks people with disabilities.  I want to communicate that I stand with all of you who feel threatened, unsafe and insulted by this new administration.  Equal rights for all humans is necessary.   I am a…