My name is Barbara Eliopoulos. I have chronic aphasia and hemiplegia due to a stroke 16 years ago. I can’t march, although I would love to. I am scared about the future. I want to be heard with other people who support LGBT freedoms. I want women to have the right to choose birth control…
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Lyn Smith
I am a woman. I am disabled. I am a proud birthmother of a transgender son. I am an ally to/for ALL disenfranchised, made-less-of, left-behind, left-out. Especially by the person just sworn in as our President. Sickens me to know that so many feel that someone who openly mocked a disabled person (among many others)…
Anne marchant
Hi All I’m unable to get to the nearest Demo tomorrow in the UK, I live in Devon, Southwest UK, about 200 miles from London. I’m with you all in spirit. I’m loosing my hearing, so hope it is ok to use this platform to register my utter disgust and contempt for the new President…
Barbara Fleming
Woman with greying wavy hair. My main concern is for the country as a whole. The US is a country of many races creeds and abilities. I hope that Mr. Trump will govern with compassion and wisdom. He has pledged to be guided by the constitution and to do that by protecting and defending the…
Jackie
My name is Jacqueline Tomlinson. Call me Jackie. I am 64 years old and live in Newport, Rhode Island. I am recovering from the removal of a cancerous lung tumor 2 weeks ago. I long to join my friends marching in Washington DC tomorrow, but am still too ill to participate. I was diagnosed with…
Alina Sierra Sedlander
I would love to join the Washington DC march or the one in New Orleans where I live. I had polio as a child and now have post-polio syndrome. My mobility is seriously impaired. I use a wheel chair outside my home and a friend who is marching offered to push me. I have pneumonia…
Natalie
Statement: I am recovering from a very recent c-section and I’m caring for a newborn. I am glad to be able to participate in the march this way. Thanks to the legal recognition of our marriage, my wife and I were both able to be listed on our child’s birth certificate. Yet my wife’s legal rights…
Janey King
I’m joining the disability march because I stand in solidarity with my fellow marginalized people. If the repeal of the ACA happens, myself and a number of my friends will die – it’s not a matter of if but when. We must move forward as a society with resistance towards our oppressors. I am passionate…
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