Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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by Chloe - 19 November 2009
Alicia and I spent the day with her parents. It had been a while. On our last visit (The In-Laws) I was using a single crutch as my only assistive device. My disability presentations have changed since then.
In-Laws Revisited continues »
by Sean - 17 November 2009
I was looking at the site’s statistics a few days ago. They show a significant drop in traffic. “You guys” aren’t visiting as much or as often as you used to!
Site Traffic Drops Down continues »
by Chloe - 16 November 2009
Tora’s comments regarding "On The Origin Or Causes Of BIID – Abuse Or Not?" got me thinking. There are potential psychological, physical and financial benefits to having BIID. Others, and indeed ourselves, can mistake such benefits as having a causative nature with regard to BIID. The logic in making such a connection is faulty.
Benefits Masquerading as Cause continues »
by Sean - 15 November 2009
I try to keep an eye out for what people outside the BIID community have to say about BIID and about us. Yesterday I came across an interesting post on fab matters, which describes itself as "transgender politics through a feminist lens". Miska, the site owner, poses some interesting questions.
In Response To Fab Matters’ Questions continues »
by Chloe - 14 November 2009
Last week I had an epiphany while hiking… Yeah, okay, another one of Chloe’s tedious hiking stories: she gets to a point of pain and exhaustion where she just wants to stop, and then she takes the next step and isn’t it a wonderful metaphor for life and blah blah blah blah. Why would you want to hear about Chloe’s hike number five thousand four hundred and twenty seven? Dunno. Let’s talk about wheelchairs instead:
The Wheelchair as a Vehicle for Change continues »© transabled.org - 1994-2012 - All Rights Reserved.