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This is where I make blog posts and rants about life in the uk

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• Rainbow coloured maskMarch 31, 2023
  Being an autistic person with the lgbtq+ has never been easy but reverently within the past decade there has been an increase of anti-autism ableism within the community. We are often not believed when we talk about our identities being infantilised or asked if we’re really sure and we’re not just confused. Another issue thatContinue reading “Rainbow coloured mask”
• Why disability Accessibility is necessary for pride eventsFebruary 26, 2023
  Recently I joined the Blackburn pride committee as the disability officer it is my job to make Blackburn pride accessible for disabled members of the LGBTQ+. This is a much more important job than one might think and a big move for Blackburn’s pride. Many disabled people are not able to go to pride eventsContinue reading “Why disability Accessibility is necessary for pride events”
• Gay dating with autismOctober 13, 2022
  Finding love is difficult when your autistic but when your queer it comes with different challenges from not being able to enjoy club life to the prevalence of hookup culture within the queer dating scene it can be increasingly difficult. Within the queer community there has been a problem with ableism for a while havingContinue reading “Gay dating with autism”
• Automation a bright futureMarch 10, 2022
  The automated age is fast approaching and to put it bluntly, the left is not ready and risks completely dying out. An example of this is the current digital age the left and liberal sides cannot handle a good example of this was the Brexit bus. The bus itself wouldn’t have reached that many peopleContinue reading “Automation a bright future”
• Eugenics in the ukFebruary 10, 2022
  The UK is becoming a country that actively promotes eugenics not only in the government but the NHS itself. The UK government is lifting all restrictions at the end of the month sacrificing millions of disabled people to save Boris Johnson’s career. Currently in Lancaster, a mother is having to fight against the NHS becauseContinue reading “Eugenics in the uk”
• Ableism deeply rooted in the UKFebruary 6, 2022
  Ableism is alive and well in the UK and the pandemic has exposed how deeply rooted it is in our society. From disabled people being yelled at on trains in supermarkets to even a 5-year-old autistic boy being yelled at by a grown adult for being unable to wear a mask. I recently asked disabledContinue reading “Ableism deeply rooted in the UK”
• Growing up gay in rural LancashireFebruary 1, 2022
  So when you think of the gay experience for many it is big city gay clubs pride marches and festivals. And for the life of an urban gay that is their Life but for many of us we don’t have that life. Being a rural gay if you want to go clubbing you have toContinue reading “Growing up gay in rural Lancashire”
• Should chav be considered a classist slurJanuary 30, 2022
  This may seem like an odd question as many people call themselves chavs, Well let me explain a different point of view. The definition of chav is. “a young person who wears fashionable sportswear or flashy jewelry but is regarded as badly behaved or as having lower-class taste” The lower-class part is important for manyContinue reading “Should chav be considered a classist slur”