he other day I watched a show on Netflix called “Special about a guy with Cerebral palsy who is also gay. This was sort of weird to me because its 2019 and before this I haven’t really seen many shows like it, There always seems to be shows or movies about overcoming disability or accepting ones self as gay or trans or a whole host of other things but what seems to lack are the actors who are also a part of these groups. as much as I love representation we are not representing people the right way there are many disabled and gay and trans actors as there are also many other groups who I would pay to go see but what i hate to see is experience discounted because Hollywood would rather sell tickets then tell truth and be authentic, this to me is not acceptable
You know special has made me think about things a bit one being was how I hate Cerebral palsy some days it is painful and I look weird and I get odd people giving me commentary like they don’t think i notice. Somehow people seem to think I a m oblivious to my life experience which most days is funny but sometimes when I am alone at home its not funny and some days I curse it all but immediately after that and for 80% of the rest of the time I think of how much I love my CP, how its has been the best teacher and about persevering despite odds, about love and compassion for others and of self. Being Gay and also having CP is funny as fuck but also sucks because I am never sure if my body is going to decide to have a sense of humor or not and my legs will lock up or my back will hurt or I will loose balance and fall. This is a cosmic gamble which I find funny… Most days. others often times CP makes me happy and sad and I would never trade a minute of it because this is all experience and the universe has its reasons and I am determined to be what the Universe has asked of me
. Un-apologeticly myself
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Chris, you are amazing! I really look forward to seeing more of your content. I believe we need to see more good representation of LBGTQIA people with disabilities out in the world advocating for change and you are such a wonderful leader in that. As a opnely gay-disabled person myself, seeing this makes me so happy! Well done!
aww thank you btw have you watched special yet?
I have just started watching the series and I am pretty impressed with it. One of the first episodes especially caught my eye because society tends to portray people with disabilities as they are not sexual or they are predators but this showed people with disabilities are sexual beings in good ways. It was an absolute beautiful scene to watch, of course you’d have to see it to believe it.