Category: illness

• Trigger and Content Warnings

  

  The reason we use trigger and content warnings is so we can discuss and share difficult subject matter. These warnings are not about closing people down, trying to silence them or telling them not to speak their truths, they are about protecting other people who might be in a fragile place. A simple comment could…

  redbackbites

  30/12/2021

  Activities, art, Chronic Illness, Gender, identity, illness, mental health, queer, Well being

  content warning', disabled, Facebook, friends, identity, illness, kindness, media, mental health, queer crip, queer identity, social media, trigger warnings, Well being

• Glitter Envy

  

  The stage was my space, this was my world. This was my connection to my queer communities.

  redbackbites

  21/12/2021

  art, Chronic Illness, Creativity, Disability, Gender, illness, performance, queer

  burlesque, chosen family, Chronic Illness, Disability, disabled, drag, drag king, drag kings, grief, identitiy, LGBT, LGBTIQA, ME/CFS, performance, pride, queer, queer crip, queer identity, spoonie

• The Last Few Years

  

  I lost my job an in turn my 17 year career..

  redbackbites

  22/08/2021

  Chronic Illness, Disability, family, illness, queer

  art, artist, Australia, Australian holida, camping, cancer, Chronic Illness, covid, Disability, family, holiday, identity, queer, queer crip, vacation

• Millions Missing 2021

  

  Thing is, it’s not simply about fatigue.  It’s about a whole range of symptoms that make up the illness and it’s diagnosed AFTER there is no known reason for why you are so ‘exhausted’

  redbackbites

  12/05/2021

  Activities, Chronic Illness, Disability, family, Gender, illness

  Activism, CFS, Chronic Illness, Disability, disabled, identity, ME/CFS, Millions Missing, queer, queer crip, queer identity, spoonie