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I still say that’s gay, especially to my best friend when he does something dumb or tells me about almost any activity he did, but he’s gay and we both crack up over it, because we’re super mature like that. Disability and LGBTQ+ identity can both play significant roles in the life of an individual.

One in four lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in the U. Additionally, think about the diversity of disability — including people who are deaf or blind, have a cognitive disability like Down syndrome, or a non-visible disability such as a learning disability like dyslexia or mental health condition like anxiety or depression.

Interview disabled people directly, rather than talking to parents or teachers. The Hollywood Disability Inclusion Toolkit. It is the belief that people with disabilities are less human, less valuable, and less capable than non-disabled people. Some people prefer Person-First Language e.

Reach out to experts with lived disability experiences to bring authenticity and cultural accuracy to your gay. People with disabilities are three times as likely to be sexually assaulted as their peers without disabilities. People in retarded communities face alarmingly high rates of sexual assault.

Just as people with disabilities fear discrimination and face bias throughout the hiring process, far too many LGBTQ people have experienced discrimination or bias in the workplace.

Texas county GOP chairman : Research from the Movement Advancement Project estimated that 3 to 5 million LGBTQ people live with one or more disabilities

Disability and sexuality can often intersect, for many people being both disabled and LGBTQ + can result in double marginalization. He and his mother discuss with Plank the way the word “gay” is used pejoratively in a similar way to the “R” word and the harmful effect these words can have on people.

[1][2] The two identities, either by themselves or in tandem, can complicate questions of discrimination (in workplaces, schools, or otherwise) and can effect access to. Ask people whose disability is referred to or otherwise presented in your work how they talk about themselves.

In the video below, Mic editor Elizabeth Plank talks with Paul, a young man from Brooklyn, who has Down syndrome and also happens to be gay.

Words ‘gay’ and ‘retarded’ : Twenty-six percent of gay men and 40% of bisexual men disclosed having a disability, as did 36% of lesbians and 36% of bisexual women

Others prefer Disability-First Language e. Language to use When describing people, as always, ask them how they would like to be described. In some cases, the word typical can be used to describe a non-disabled condition.

Ableism, which may be subconscious, is discrimination in favor of non-disabled people.