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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.

[I want racist people out of the medical field. Pe

[I want racist people out of the medical field. Period. I don't care how hard they worked. They the reason why black women are getting neglected and discriminated against in health care.]

[Dear Black Trans Person, Even if they don't say i

[Dear Black Trans Person, Even if they don't say it, you inspire(d) them.]

[There is an image of Laverne Cox. To the left of

[There is an image of Laverne Cox. To the left of her is a quote that says, "By doing the work to love ourselves more, I believe we will love each other better."]

[There is an image of a person with long, brunette

[There is an image of a person with long, brunette hair in a wheelchair wearing shades with circular lenses, a blue short sleeve blouse, and a long vertical rainbow striped skirt. Behind the person is a rainbow striped wall with a glass door that has a white frane. The door has white lettering that says, "Make pride accessible."]

"So you wouldn't serve your country?" Dude, if I g

"So you wouldn't serve your country?" Dude, if I got an infected cut and didn't have $10,000 this country would be all, "Oh, that sucks. Have fun dying, lol." Why you all think we're all suddenly a "community" only when it comes to killing people around the world?

LASC's very first Zine Book Club workshop will be

LASC's very first Zine Book Club workshop will be Friday, June 25th. It'll be from 4-6pm PST. This will be a space for sick, chronically ill, and disabled folks. Sign up on our website Spooniecollective.org

[Internalized capitalism looks like feeling guilty

[Internalized capitalism looks like feeling guilty for resting, your self-worth is largely based on doing well in your career, placing productivity before health, believing that hard work equals happiness, feeling lazy, even when you're experiencing pain, trauma, or adversity, using busyness as a way to avoid your needs.]

[Retweet if you understand homelessness to be syst

[Retweet if you understand homelessness to be systemic cruelty and not a failure of people who are unhoused or homeless.]

[Go where your energy is reciprocated, celebrated,

[Go where your energy is reciprocated, celebrated, and appreciated.]

[As a chronically ill person you should own the fo

[As a chronically ill person you should own the following: one blanket you're emotionally attached to, a seat/bed only you sit in, two shows you write repeatedly because new ones are too hard, deep-seated anxiety around doctors, five or more supplements, and a bottomless well of rage.]

[We desperately need therapists who are abolitioni

[We desperately need therapists who are abolitionists. So many of us can't tell our therapists that we have suicidal thoughts because we fear the police will be sent to our house. It's terrifying to see your therapist as a cop.]

[I dream of never being called resilient in my lif

[I dream of never being called resilient in my life. I'm exhausted by strength. I want support. I want softness. I want ease. I want to be amongst kin. I don't want to be patted on the back for how well I take a hit or for how many.]

[If your sustainability isn't anti-colonial and an

[If your sustainability isn't anti-colonial and anti-racist then it's just vegan white supremacy.]

[Things I'm no longer apologizing for: working at

[Things I'm no longer apologizing for: working at a slower pace, not always being available, how long it takes to process my feelings, not knowing an answer right away, accepting my body as is, and prioritizing the people who matter.]

[Make it a weekend goal to learn the difference be

[Make it a weekend goal to learn the difference between vulvas and vaginas, sperm and semen, decriminalization and legalization, sex assigned at birth and gender, ethical non-monogamy and cheating, abstinence education and real education, BDSM and being an abusive partner.]

[May Peterson: Does anyone else get a strong sense

[May Peterson: Does anyone else get a strong sense of guilt and shame from receiving positive attention? Kai Cheng: Yes! I took a seminar on shame once where the trainer told us that compliments often trigger shame in people who have experienced developmental trauma because compliments are discordant with our internal sense of self, causing us to feel as though we have committed deceit.]

[Elon Musk is to the autistic community as Caitlyn

[Elon Musk is to the autistic community as Caitlyn Jenner is to the transgender community. Change my mind.]

[Solidarity is not something I do for you because

[Solidarity is not something I do for you because you might do it for me when the time comes. No, that's called patronage. Solidarity is building collective power on the premise that something which has happened to you should happen to nobody.]

[The autism spectrum is not linear. Terms like "hi

[The autism spectrum is not linear. Terms like "high functioning" and "low functioning" are harmful and are not used anymore.]

[Elon Musk: I'm a weirdo because I'm autistic. Eve

[Elon Musk: I'm a weirdo because I'm autistic.
Everyone else: You're not weird because you're autistic. You're weird because you're a billionaire daddy's boy larping as an inventor and entrepreneur, whose intergenerational wealth is based on slavery and apartheid. Leave the autistic community community out of your cringefest.]

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