“I am joining the march because I will not stand for discrimination, fascism, homophobia/transphobia, xenophobia, racism or sexism. I will stand up with my Queer brothers and sisters and fight so that our rights are not taken away. I will fight for marginalized communities everywhere. Because Black Lives Matter. Because women’s rights are human rights…

I am joining the Disability March online because it would be nearly impossible (physically) for me to participate in person. Be assured that I stand with all those who are participating today, and will continue to fight for the rights of women and the disabled at every opportunity.

I’m marching this way because the physical march would be too difficult and overwhelming for both us. This way our voices still are heard. I have multiple disabilities, some of which Starlight mitigates. Healthcare, education, and equality are vital rights that must be protected.

I’m virtually marching for the Spoonie community online and all of my followers. Disabled people are a huge group in this country and we deserve to be seen and heard. We matter. We’re SpoonieStrong!  

I am marching because I want both of my children, but especially my daughter, to know that this is absolutely NOT the future I wished for them. I want them to know that, disabled or not, I will include my voice to say “No!” to intolerance, to racism, to sexism, to classism, and a very…

I am an amateur writer whose biggest dream is to finally write a book based on my experiences with disability, gender identity, and sexuality. I am joining the disability march because I want to be able show my support for the things I believe in, even if I can’t be there in person. It’s so…

  I’ve been an RN for 38 years. In 1980 I was blood exposed to nonA-nonB hepatitis while working in a burn unit. Six months later I was positive. I have done well for years.  In 2010, I started not feeling well. In 2013 doctors put me on Interferon. I am in the end stage of…

Trump’s thoughts, actions, tweets and essentially everything for which he stands, goes against my core beliefs as a women, educator, cancer survivor,  advocate and human being.

as an artist and teacher working under the heading, The Performative Self: Performance (as) Medicine, i translate, transpose, reframe and transform physical, emotional and spiritual challenges extrapolated from my own situation. the disability march offers a heightened form of activism and participation in a similar way, in that i am not there but there, here…