All Identities Matter Equally
[Image Description: The image has a coral-colored background with my First Former Buddy Club President logo. "All identities matter equally" is in left-aligned dark purple text in the middle of the graphic. There are red, yellow, green, and blue connected puzzle pieces in the top left corner. There is a gold infinity symbol in the top right corner. There is a rainbow infinity symbol center-aligned below the text. ] I created this blog post to educate people about the puzzle piece vs. infinity symbol and People-First Language (PFL) vs. Identity-First Language (IFL) identities controversy. Never assume who is and is not in the disability community, who does and does not have certain disabilities, and how people identify. You never know for sure about the full background of anyone who you are talking to or who is listening and watching and how strongly your actions will impact people. Actions and words are powerful, and people internalize stuff even when it is harmful to do so. ...