Crystal Romero & T J Smith

Crystal M. Romero Why I Am Joining The March : I am an older disabled lesbian who survives on SSI and whatever I can earn from my writing. When I first heard about the march I was so disappointed that I couldn’t attend. Being disabled makes it difficult for me to travel and the few times…

Moda Muses

Why I Am Joining The March : I suffer from an auto-immune disease and other chronic illnesses so marching is not an option for me. I want to represent for people of oppressed communities against Trump. I am part of this movement, we deserve better.

  I am a disabled queer cis woman, I follow no faith and I am a white West Indian by birth. Culturally I am drenched in Yoruba belief and I eat my vegetables ridiculously spicy. My family is made up of the one I built from my queer community, a queer cis Muslim woman of…

Taylor Beard

  I want to march because I’m a woman. Because I’m queer. Because I’m chronically ill. I want to march because this administration seems to detest all those things. They’re setting a dangerous precedent with their hateful rhetoric and threats to laws and programs that exist to protect the country including, and sometimes especially, people…

Meg

I am marching to oppose the Trump presidency and to resist normalizing the violence, bigotry, and oppression in this era of emerging authoritarianism. I affirm democratic and community practices. #FeminsmMatters #Intersectionality #ReproductiveJustice #DemocrayMatters #UAW2865 I’m a PhD student in Sociology with an emphasis in Feminist Studies at UCSB, with ADHD, and a proud union member…

Natalie Rahn

Why I Am Joining The March : I am joining in March because I am a woman withwith multiple disabilities. I have a Masters in social work (MSW) as part of this career choice I believe it is important to get involved in social justice issues. It is my belief that right now we need…

Aniela M. Schaefer

Why I Am Joining The March : As a woman and a human being, I refuse to be silenced. It is my right and my duty to speak out for my goddaughter, sister, mother, friends, neighbors, strangers, and for myself. I sadly can’t participate in person due to my Kartagener’s Syndrome but I will not…

Maria Luna

Why I Am Joining The March : I join for our young girls and young women who deserve to be all they can be. I join for our senior women who deserve to enjoy their waning years in comfort. I join for my contemporaries to know we are talented, beautiful and strong!

Panda

Why I Am Joining The March : I refuse to stand by while hatred and close-mindedness is legitimized by a rigged and unfair system. We are ALL people with hearts to love and minds to think, and this inaguration makes a mockery of everything that makes people wonderful. This is my country, and i will…