TPGA is observing Autism Acceptance Month by featuring accounts from autistic people about the differences accommodations (or lack thereof)
make in their lives. Today’s entry is a poem by Queerability founder Kris Guin, about embracing acceptance, the spectrums of intersectionality, and rejecting shame.
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[image: The international disability symbol,
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Kris Guin
Back and forth
Back and forth
Back and forth
Back and forth
Male and female
Male and female
Male and female
Male and female
One end of the spectrum
To another
Culture is made up of
Stimming
Stimming
And Pride
Pride in
Gender
Sexuality
And disability
Acronym
LGBTQ
Add D
For Disability
All parts of me
Included
Accepted
Respected
No fear
No shame
No hiding
Safe
Intersectionality
Embrace it
Honor it
Celebrate it
We are
Here
Queer
And disabled