Emily H

As a mentally ill autistic lesbian, I am personally affected by the hate and bigotry that Trump spreads. I also want to take a stand for my transgender sisters, people of color, poor people, immigrants, Jewish and Muslim people, and all those who Trump despises.

Bethany O’Meara

I have an invisible disability cause by my Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) and Fibromyalgia. The post-exertion malaise from a long march and protest would be too much for my body to handle and could set off a dangerous flare up of symptoms. I’m participating virtually because I wish I could be there in person to…

Paula Sanders

I’m joining the Disability March as someone who has supported the rights of the disabled for decades. My Unitarian Universalist faith has taught me to treat everyone with dignity and compassion and I have tried to live that faith. Trump is the opposite in every way of that.  While my Crohn’s Disease may not be seen by…

Deborah McCarthy

I’ve grown up with cerebral palsy. I studied English at William Jewel College in Kansas City, Missouri and at Oxford University in Oxford, England. I have a master’s degree in Higher Education Administration from Miami of Ohio. I’ve dedicated my career to providing accommodations to college students as a Disability Services Director. I march because…

Liberte Limace

I am the daughter of a lesbian and the mother of two gay kids. Their lives MATTER. I have a disabled daughter who can never get medical care without laws like the ACA. Most people have some type of preexisting condition. Their lives MATTER. When I was diagnosed with my disability I was told “It…

Lara C. Riffle

I want to march for common sense and common ground. Also show a generation this is how we obtain change .

Carolyn Murray

I wanted to march downtown on behalf of the rights of all marginalized citizens, including my 18 year old son, Daniel.

Katie Grooms

I am joining the Disability March as the entirety of my young adult life thus far I have spent the majority of my days seeing doctors in a desperate attempt to fight for both my physical and mental health. Throughout my journey, I have been forced to recognize sooner than many people my age, the…