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 events because they are not accessible and many in the LGBTQ+ they would much rather pretend we didn’t exist in these spaces look at any time rainbow crossings are criticised.
Neither the less we are here for example the connection between autism and trans and nonbinary, and we should be able to show pride as much as our able-bodied siblings.
The changes needed would be simple to implement for example having an area for wheelchair users and having more toilets available.
It is time we started allowing disabled members of the LGBTQ+ a chance to fly there rainbows and show pride.
Lancashire lad politics 