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The Los Angeles Spoonie Collective is composed of disabled, neurodivergent, and chronically ill LGBTQIA community members within the Los Angeles area (Tongva land). We offer virtual and in-person workshops and panel discussions on the intersections of race, gender, and disability, disability justice, feminist theory, and more.

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We’re a collective of LGBTQIA+ Disabled folks working to elevate the voices of our community, educate the world, and end ableism.

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[There is an image of a Black prisoner in a white shirt with a sign that says #InmateLivesMatter.]

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[There is a meme that says, "I told my friend that I'm emotionally 'hitting a wall' and she said, 'Sometimes walls are there so we can lean on them and rest.' I can't even express how much I really needed to hear that."]

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[There is a meme that says, "When you body shame bad people, good people with the same traits hear it and apply it to themselves."]

A call for support for one of our dear friends and

A call for support for one of our dear friends and comrades in the struggle. Alexandra has contributed to the fight for trans liberation for years: she made the worlds largest trans flag which was used during Los Angeles Pride to drape across the parade route. She is responsible for helping incite the change in the State of California’s gender marker policy which extended the opportunity for non-binary and intersex folks to be recognized outside of the gender binary. She is a History Maker and deserves our support today!

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT:
One of Core Members, Alexandra Magallon (@laamagallon), was brutally attacked at the end of 2020. As Alexandra navigates recovering and healing from her experience, we are reaching out to our friends, comrades, and supporters to donate to Alexandra. If you are able to, please share and donate!

Special thank you to our Core Member, Lilac Vylette Maldonado (@boldly.femme) for making this graphic to support Alexandra!

[image: a photo of Alexandra smiling, around her face is a purple circle arrow with the words "Alexandra's Recovery Fund". Her Venmo (Alexandra-Magallon-1) CashApp ($AlexandraM87) is below her photo. On the right is reads "Attention Community: Urgent News! Let's help out beloved friend, Alexandra Magallon, meet her needs as she recovers from trauma after an attack. Please help us support a multiply marginalized activist and community organizer with your financial contribution]

New webinar offering from our pals at @fireweedcol

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[There is a meme that says, "Stop telling people that no one will love them until they love themselves. Stop planting the idea in people's brains that they are unworthy of love because of their own struggles."]

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[There is a meme that says, "Here's to the people who's trauma did not give them thick skin. The ones who became more sensitive and insecure, who cry more easily, who get overwhelmed at small things. I'm so tired of the narrative that trauma makes you tough and untouchable. We're survivors, not superheroes."]

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Image: Caledonia Hanson posted to the group "the ableds are at it again." Text reads:

Manager: “Hey, if it’s not too much trouble I need a doctor’s confirmation of your necromancy for HR.”

Me: “...You mean my narcolepsy?”

Manager: “Yeah, that.”

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[There is a meme that says, "People don't need to be sober and drug free to deserve food, shelter, and kindness."]

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[There is a meme that says, "Black lives still mater even if your feed is back to normal."]

Ch-ch-check it! FAT BABES FTW!

Ch-ch-check it! FAT BABES FTW!

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Hey Fam!
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As many of you might know, I was blessed last year with the opportunity to join an amazing team of community organizers at @fireweedcollectivehj who have been working to provide valuable mental health resources for our communities.
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Starting this February, I will be facilitating three peer support spaces geared towards providing our people with the kind of environment that validates and affirms our experiences as marginalized folks.
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Our group for #trans, #nonbinary, & #intersex #femmes of color is designed to provide support for folks with a femme gender expression that seek to connect with their peers in a safe space where we can feel affirmed, validated, and seen. This group is also a space to discuss the impacts of misogyny, especially trans misogyny, which folks like myself often face navigating the world.
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Our Spoonie support group aims to provide a safe space for #disabled, #chronicallyill, & #neurodivergent folks to bring their full selves and all of their crip life experiences without shame or fear of judgement.
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Our low income support group will provide a space where folks living at/around/below the #poverty line can commune over our shared experiences of financial hardship, and the very real limitations struggling under capitalism subjects us to
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It us my biggest hope that these spaces will supply folks like me with some important tools for processing through trauma and triggers, connect folx with similar life experiences to webs of support that can act as safety nets when shit gets real, and an environment where we can feel seen, heard, and affirmed.
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For more info please check us out at http://bit.ly/fcsupportgroups or send me a DM!
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Please help me get the word out by sharing this widely with your networks.
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[There is a desert with toppings that say, "It is alright if everything does not feel marry and bright."]

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[There is a meme that says, "There is no marriage equality until disabled people can marry without losing their benefits."]

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[There is a meme that says, "I just got blocked because I didn't remember a conversation. Friends: People with anxiety and depression tend to have short term memory loss, as do people with PTSD. I have all of the above, so please be patient if I don't remember things. It isn't personal and I'm trying."]

https://www.powerblossoms.org/holiday-cards-solo

https://www.powerblossoms.org/holiday-cards-solo

Write a holiday card from home
to queer and trans people currently incarcerated in California.
Our holiday card-writing program has been updated to accommodate our collective needs during COVID-19.
Given the present impossibility of holding in-person letter-writing events, we’ve decided to make this program entirely available from home. All holiday cards submitted through our online system will be printed and mailed by hand in a timely manner so that we can help our LGBTQ family feel celebrated this season. Replies to these cards will in turn inform our COVID-19 response.
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Power Blossoms covers all costs related to printing and postage. If you would like to help support this program or our other projects, you can find out how to do so via our donate page.

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#Repost @chronically.femme
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Editing a #trans #anthology with one of my favorite community organizations, @qyouthfdn, alongside the amazing @ana_thenightowl!
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So if you trans and #nonbinary folx have a piece of writing you’d like to share with us, we would love you to submit to us. We are looking for stories that go beyond the body, because trans bodies are already under intense uninvited scrutiny and fetishization that we want to create something that explores our whole existence. If you’d like more info, please check out our site, or please DM me. Looking forward to hearing from writers of all experience levels, and especially multiply marginalized folx!!!

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[A meme that reads, "Remember the glass is refillable."]

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[There is a meme that says, "Things that can be true at the same time: Your parents did the best they could AND their choices wounded you, You love someone AND you know it's not healthy to keep them in your life, You're terrified to take the next step AND you know it's the right thing to do, You want to have healthy relationships AND unresolved trauma is making it difficult, You're afraid to fail AND you believe in yourself."]

The Disability Meal Program is back! Enroll now! C

The Disability Meal Program is back!
Enroll now! Contact 213-202-2764 or email:
disabilitymealinfo@lacity.org

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