Heather Hall

Why I Am Joining The March: I’m a woman and a mother. Both my daughter and I are bisexual. I also have both a physical and mental health disability. I was also sexually assaulted December 16, 2016 and it was nearly fatal. I’m here to share my voice and be visible and counted. It’s so…

Janet Smith

Why I Am Joining The March: I am joining this march because it is more important than it has been in years to come together as a country and fight what we are going to be up against with a Trump presidency and Republicans in charge of both houses. We need to let these people…

Carol F.

Since I no longer have the physical stamina to march in DC as I would like to do, (and as I did in past decades), I want to march virtually, to support Women’s Rights as Human Rights, for the sake of my daughters and all those others whose human rights seem likely to be threatened…

rememberandhope

Why am I joining the march? I am currently in the hospital after having surgery to place a feeding tube to avoid malnutrition and get me healthy enough to have a spinal fusion. I have ehlers danlos syndrome, gastropariesis, cervical instability, and dysautonomia. I use a wheelchair, I have a port, and now a feeding…

Samantha Myers

I am joining the March because as a woman I deserve equality and respect!  

Shanna Yule

Why I Am Joining The March: I have battled Chronic Late Stage Lyme Disease for over 25 years. I am disabled. I cannot work. Most days I cannot even leave my bed or the couch because of pain, fatigue, and a billion other symptoms I fight 24/7. I do the best I can to just…

Melissa Kary

If I could march in person I would. I am for woman’s rights, because women are people too. I am for gay rights, because the members of the LGBTQ community are people too. Immigrants and refugees are people too, and we should be treating them with grace and dignity. I am for black lives, because…

xtaffi

I am a chronically ill person living with Fibromyalgia and CPTSD. Often I push through to conform to the overculture’s ableist expectations. Now more than ever, it feels important to keep dismantling my internalized ableism. As a mental health provider, if I had joined the march in person, I might have been out of commission for a long time afterwards…

Cynthia Bowden

Why I Am Joining The March: I have MS and worry about losing Social Security and Medicare. That would leave me without anything. Very worried about the incoming admin!!!