As a Disabled Person, Britney Spears’ Fight to End Her Conservatorship is All Too Familiar to Me
Cara Cunningham said it best when she cried out in her 2007 viral video, “Leave Britney alone!” which caused an outpour of media attention. Some thought Cunningham’s behavior was wild and outlandish but we would find out years later that she wasn’t so off-base. And unless you have been living under a rock, the world […]
Why Other Pride Events Should Learn From Long Beach Pride
Writer Isaiah Piche pictured on the left, with friends Jamie (center) and Kristie Norton (far right). I kept a keen eye on my weather app. I set the location for Long Beach and tracked the clouds for about a week. I was looking specifically at May 20, 2019 – It landed on a Sunday […]
What Does it Mean To ‘Come Out’ As Gay and Disabled?
I hid from my first date for a good hour before agreeing to finally meet with him. I met Rory on MySpace, back when I first started talking to boys online. My profile mentioned nothing about Cerebral Palsy; let alone I use a power wheelchair when I know long distance travel is involved – but […]
How Pride Events Still Exclude Me and My Disabled Peers
Rainbow flags swirled all over West Hollywood as festival goers poured into the already crowded sidewalks. Gay people shouted “Happy Pride,” high-fiving and hugging and validating one another. The final day of Los Angeles Pride 2010 festival crescendoed with Kelly Rowland performing her final song and smash single, “When Love Takes Over.” The air was […]