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Day of the Dead in Guatemala and Mexico: Honoring Our Ancestors
Hi, I’m Kayley Whalen, a Guatemalan-American trans and disabilities scholar, activist, and communications consultant for the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network. I’m here to talk about Día de [los] Muertos, or “Day of the Dead”…
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Human Rights Committee (HRC)
Submission for Reporting of the United States of America on Women and Gender Diverse People with Disabilities*
The U.S. Gender and Disability Justice Alliance,[1] Women Enabled International (WEI),[2] the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network,[3] and the Autistic People of Color Fund,[4] appreciate the opportunity to contribute to the Human Rights Committee’s consideration…
Read More →Paid Trans HIV Prevention Study
As a nonbinary trans woman, I know how hard-hit my community is with HIV — with trans women having HIV rates 66 times higher than the general population. That’s why I’m proud to be part…
Read More →A Note to Parents
I started writing about autism and disabilities over 10 years ago. At the same time, I started reading what other disabled people were writing. I met many of them, most of them Autistic. I attended…
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