#makeprideaccessible

[annieelainey]

Its the first day of Pride month and I want to remind my LGBT+ fam that Pride is often not accessible and excludes our disabled LGBT+ siblings ♿🏳️‍🌈⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ What if you were no longer allowed entry into your favorite gay bar, or safe space/shelter, or queer coffee shop, or queer concert, gallery, show?⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ These spaces are denied to disabled LGBT+ people all the time due to inaccessibility and ableism. ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Whether it's a step at the entrance, a staircase and no elevator, no sign language interpreters, no sensory-friendly spaces, no allergy-friendly food options, or a bouncer not allowing someone with a service dog inside because they ask for documentation that doesn't exist (yes, really happened), this ignorance and discrimination is unacceptable.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ It starts with hiring us as organizers, it starts with integrating us into the spaces where we belonged all along. It takes the work to unlearn ableism and misconceptions about disability, it takes effort and care to make our spaces accessible. Pride is for all of us, not some of us.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ #AccessIsLove #MakePrideAccessible #TheFutureIsAccessible⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/ByK6KfsgqGC/?igshid=qqbzrr0c9u6g

[auressea]

ableism at pride...

have both emailed and phoned the organizers of Pride in my city. I wanna know where the designated CLOSE-BYE disabled parking is.  The city has extremely limited disabled spaces- and during pride EVERYWHERE is closed to traffic. 

So- How are all us mobility impaired queers supposed to participate? 

[agentdaisymaximoff]

Can we talk about the fact that a lot of Pride events are super inaccessible to disabled members of the community? Parades either don't offer accessible routes or don't offer an easy way for disabled people to join. Pride festivals tend to be held in inaccessible outdoor venues that people in wheelchairs generally can't navigate, and those with some mobility don't have it much easier. Gay bars are small, crowded, and often don't have room to maneuver mobility devices more complicated than a cane. Same with cafés. A lot of disabled LGBTQ people are left out of Pride events because they're inaccessible to us, and that's bullshit. We belong to this community, and we deserve to have access to the events. #MakePrideAccessible