2020 changed us all.
Now it's time we drive...
deliberate, effective CHANGE.
Disability Pride Month is a time to recognize the history, achievements, experiences, and struggles of people with disabilities. It affirms that disability is a natural and valuable part of human diversity—not a deficit or condition to be fixed.
The first Disability Pride celebration was a Disability Pride Day that took place in Boston in 1990. Chicago hosted the first Disability Pride Parade in 2004. Now there are events nationwide empowering people with disabilities to take pride in who they are.
LSC celebrates and honors the determination of disabled people, recognizes the history, achievements, experiences, and struggles of people with disabilities. We need to stand united to push back against ableism, exclusion, discrimination and bias against people with disabilities and advocate for disabled rights.
https://thearc.org/blog/why-and-how-to-celebrate-disability-pride-month/
THE ROOTS OF THE LEATHER SOLIDARITY COLLECTIVE
Amid the groundswell of the George Floyd and Black Lives Matter protests that rang loudly across the nation and the globe in 2020, a group of passionate folks in Leather, BDSM, and Kink Communities banded together to bring antiracist activism to our own Leather/Kink Lifestyle Community through a series of several virtual town halls—"Navigating Racism During Two Pandemics." Our 2021 efforts include a full 3-Day conference to celebrate People of Color and BIPOC Allies in Leather and Kink!