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The Paralyzed World War II Veterans Who Invented Wheelchair Basketball

By David Davis — 2020

The Paralympics had not yet been invented. These veterans were sports trailblazers. They were medical miracles as well.

Read on www.smithsonianmag.com

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Eliot Halverson Challenges the Gender Norms of Figure Skating

A three-time U.S. champion in figure skating, Eliot Halverson is Colombian-born, was adopted and raised by a white Minnesotan family and is transgender non-binary.

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Jillian L. Martinez
2021
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Veterans Can Now Identify as Transgender, Nonbinary on VA Medical Records

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough announced Wednesday that his department added the options of transgender male, transgender female, nonbinary and other, when veterans select their gender, in medical records and healthcare documentation.

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Brody Levesque
2022
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Models Chella Man and Aaron Philip Demand Better Representation for Disabled Communities

Models and best friends Chella Man and Aaron Philip are challenging fashion ideals. The two discuss growing up feeling excluded and invisible and detail the bravery it takes to be the change you want to see.

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Tish Weinstock
2020
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Is It Self-Care, or Is It Capitalism?

So many of the little rituals I have each day—like my makeup or skincare routine—do help soothe and/or rejuvenate me. For me, any type of solo practiced routine is good. But I’ve learned that self-care does not, and cannot, sustain me. And I believe that this may be the case for many of you.

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Ijeoma Oluo
2021
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