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audrey | 31 | pisces | blinger proud emu | vegan | childfree | she/her BLACK LIVES MATTER
"Unless you want to get trapped within yourself and die, you have to grow no matter how much it hurts." - Kim Jonghyun 1990-2017
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Every time someone asks me why I'm not on disability.

Because I'm married.

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julesdelta

This is why I roll my eyes when anyone says we have marriage Equality now. Because we fucking don't, and ultimately, the lie that we have marriage Equality is mostly used as a shut-me-up in the queer rights discussion (not that this is what this post is about, but there's overlap and honestly if you're queer and don't stand in solidarity for equal rights for disabled folk, you need to examine your empathy cuz it's the same fucking boot on all our necks)

There is a bill in congress right now that will allow disabled people on ssi to marry and will raise the income cap to 10k as well as many other good things. It's called the ssi restoration act of 2021. It won't fix everything but it's a step in the right direction for disabled people in the US.

If you are in the US and go to the link below, you can send a letter to your state reps in support of the bill. It takes 2 minutes to do!

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