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542 - Megan Lynch (she/her): "Even now, when they're upset a…" - disabled.social
Even now, when they're upset about diverse hiring, feeling they can't get "a fair chance" at something, they don't put it together that they are feeling the merest sliver of what everybody else felt for centuries. And that they're feeling it not because rooms are now 100% marginalized folks, but simply because 5 - 15% of diversity was introduced.
3615 - Rowland Mosbergen: "I’m done saying sorry for bein…" - disabled.social
I’m done saying sorry for being deaf – I want to change how society treats people like me When I first wore hearing aids I was ashamed of my deafness. Learning not to blame but to advocate for myself changed that https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/25/apologising-deaf-society-hearing-aids-ableist
7889 - unconventionally attractive men' and the list is black and POC men and then one white man with a big nose
9720 - Where you from? London. Nah, where you REALLY from? How many times have I heard this?? #race #racism #whiteprivilege
9860 - 6. Power determines 1) Who is entitled to respect & deference 2) Who is entitled to labour,bodies & space 3) Whose bodies & feelings are important 4) Who has the right to self-determination & indiv...
10237 - There Is Nothing Normal about One Million People Dead from COVID
Mass media and policy makers are pushing for a return to pre‐COVID times while trying to normalize a staggering death toll
10380 - Confidence, practices and training needs of people working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander LGBTIQ+ clients
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQ+ peoples face an elevated risk for poor health and social-emotional wellbeing, suggesting that this patient group are likely to attend health and community services. However, the current practices of those who deliver care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQ+ peoples are unknown. Utilising mixed methods (survey; n = 197; focus groups and interviews; n = 56), we explored the current practices, confidence, knowledge, and training needs fo...
10540 - SAGE PDF Full Text
10641 - Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:: ""Farmers in the United States …" - disabled.social
"Farmers in the United States are 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide than the general population...Utah’s suicide rate has consistently been among the nation’s highest, and farmers and ranchers struggle with the volatility that comes with working in the dry mountain region. They die by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in the state, according to state data, behind miners and construction workers."
https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-farmers-therapy-mental-health-suicide-rates
