In Our Words

In Our Words

by Wayne HerbertYenn Purkis Dr Damian Mellifont, PhD and others
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 08/02/2024

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"In Our Words is a book I wish had been available when I was a teenager, grappling with issues of sexuality and disability." – Dr Alastair McEwin AM, Former Commissioner, Disability Royal Commission; Former Disability Discrimination Commissioner


What can we learn from the lived experiences of Disabled people identifying as LGBTQIA+?


Through a series of personal reflections, In Our Words follows the difficult journeys of a number of Queer and Disabled authors from coming out to arriving at a place of positive identity.


This empowering collection discusses the discrimination and hatred faced by the Queer and Disabled community, and shares how these barriers can be overcome to arrive at a place of self-acceptance and love. Through examples, this book aims to promote a sense of unity and pride.


Through tales of self-reflection, insight, and discovery, this book is ideal reading for students of Disability Studies, LGBTQIA+ Studies, Social Work, and Gender Studies as well as Queer Disabled folk.

ISBN:
9781915734549
9781915734549
Category:
Gay & Lesbian studies
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
08-02-2024
Language:
English
Publisher:
Lived Places Publishing
Yenn Purkis

Yenn Purkis is autistic and non-binary and has published a range of books with JKP since 2006. They actively speak at autism conferences and have increasingly spoken and written on the crossover between autism and LGBTQ+ identities and received the ACT Volunteer of the Year award for work in Autism advocacy Tanya Masterman is an autistic parent of an autistic teen and cowrote the The Awesome Autistic Go-To Guide with Yenn Purkis.

She is Canberra Coordinator for Gifted 2E Support Australia (a national support group for families of twice-exceptional young people) and a former Events Coordinator for Yellow Ladybugs, an organisation that supports autistic girls and gender diverse young people.

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