First Former Buddy Club President

[Image Description:  "10 Tips for If You Get Sensory Overload from Hot Weather and Sweat" is in center-aligned gold text in a white text box. There is a sun emoji and hot face emoji on the right side of "Sweat." The text box is overlapping a light blue Procreate elements water brush pattern as the background. ] CONTENT WARNING: I would like to mention that I am not a nutritionist, medical professional, or therapist. All content posted on my disability advocate/teacher influencer page is for educational purposes with no intent to provide any professional services. Social media should never be used as a substitute for medical nor mental health care advice. If you suspect that you or a loved one is experiencing medical/mental health concerns, it is okay to get support. I highly recommend seeking support from a medical or mental health professional who is qualified to do so. As hot summer weather has arrived in my area and some other parts of the world, I un...

[Image Description: The image has a light gray background with my First Former Buddy Club President logo in the bottom left corner. "Saying, 'You don't look disabled' is stereotyping and prejudice" is in left-aligned violet text. There is a restroom gender neutral person symbol to represent invisible disabilities below the text. ]     Sometimes all because a person is in a certain role, position, or has a certain background or narrative, it is as if somehow that makes them not allowed to be in the disability community, a trauma survivor, or introverted or that they cannot possibly be part of any of these diverse groups because of that. Like because they are a college student/graduate, teacher, work a certain job, are successful, or have a certain background or narrative, society views that as making it impossible for them to be in the disability community, a trauma survivor, or introverted. People will also insist that certain people "don't look disabled...

[Image Description: "Happy Valentine's Day to everyone who:" is in center-aligned dark purple font. There are 4 rows with 3 red, light purple, pink, or white hearts per row in a pattern in the order listed. "Singles" is in left-aligned black text below the red heart in the top row. "Disabled couples" is in left-aligned black text below the light purple heart in the top row. "Couples with disabilities" is in left-aligned black text below the pink heart in the top row. "Differently-abled couples" is in left-aligned black text below the white heart in the second row. "Same-sex couples" is in left-aligned black text below the red heart in the second row. "Opposite sex couples" is in left-aligned black text below the light purple heart in the second row. "Widows" is in left-aligned black text below the pink heart in the third row. "Lonely people" is in left-aligned black text below the white heart ...

[Image Description:  "ALL ARE WELCOME HERE" in center-aligned white letters on a black letter board with a beige wooden border. There is also a tiny white unfilled heart center-aligned under "HERE." The letter board is also laying on a red, yellow, blue, and purple quilt. ] I wrote a personal narrative essay about discrimination against all genders based off of experiences that I have witnessed  in the Writing II general education course that I took in my second semester of college. I decided to upload the essay as a blog post since discrimination can be traumatic. CONTENT WARNING:  The political opinions in this blog post are mine and do not reflect those of all people. Commentaries published on my First Former Buddy Club President influencer page represent diverse viewpoints. If you would l ike to submit a commentary, please contact me for more information. All perspectives and experiences are welcome here. TRIGGER WARNING:  If you are affected by gend...

                            [Image Description:  The image has a light yellow background. "Your disability journey is still valid even if..." is in center-aligned dark orange text at the top of the image. "People often tell you that 'You don't look disabled'" is in left-aligned bright blue text below a restroom sign. "People often tell you that 'You are too smart to be disabled'" is in left-aligned bright blue text below a light bulb. "People often tell you that you are too pretty to be disabled'" is in left-aligned bright blue text below a heart eyes emoji. "Your symptoms aren't as visible as some other people's symptoms" is in left-aligned bright blue text below a light skin toned female with brown hair and a brain. "Your symptoms are more visible than some other people's symptoms" is in left-aligned bright blue text below a light skin toned man with black hair in a motorized wheelc...