Honestly the best thing anyone could do for me [as a black/native trans wheelchair bound disabled woman] at least in an individual setting would realistically be giving me power. One of the big hurdles for people like me in [organizations] and interactions is we're given a lot of responsibility but no authority. We give and give and give and then sit there like good little slaves when it's time for the human beings to speak. As I always say slavery hasn't ended, black people are still being physically, sexually, emotionally and financially exploited on both a systemic and individual level. The fact that I have no power is exactly why I and so many like me are easily taken advantage of, why we can be abused like this, why we have no options, why people can do it, why they're incentivized to do it and why they're rewarded.
reposting from something i said in private