chronicllychill:

I made this shirt for a lot of reasons. Because pride is inaccessible for me, and a lot of other people with all sorts of disabilities. Because I didn’t have the confidence to wear this shirt at last years pride (my first), or years and years ago when I was ashamed and thought I was unlikable/undatable because of my disability.
It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted in the cripplepunk tag, and this is a new blog and a new me. Finding myself as a butch lesbian has helped me in all sorts of ways, and i know it would of taken a lot longer to find myself without cripplepunk.

Making pride accessible is very important to me, and all other disabled lgbtq people. CLEAR walkways, asl interpreters, places to rest, accessible bathrooms, people in the parade actually being cautious of where they’re throwing beads instead of just hurling them… This is a measly list. The bare minimum. There is so much more we can be doing to help.

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: the first image shows me, a disabled white butch facing the camera and smiling. I have one hand on my walker, and the seat of my walker is painted rainbow for the pride flag. My shirt reads “dyke with a disability” In the second image I’m facing away from the camera, and you’re able to read the back of my shirt which says “is your pride accessible?” Below that is the accessibility symbol. END]