Bandwagon meet jumping. I'll be remaining active on X/Twitter, but come follow me anyway or drop your username below so I can find you!.I'm boring, so yes it's the same username.

Spontaneously got my eyebrow pierced. Side note: it's damn near impossible to do anything spontaneous when you're disabled, especially something like a piercing.

Update: the other queer group I'm involved in is marching this year - at the head of the parade!.

Between John Wick and Superman, I think we now know the key to a successful movie is having the leading man crash out over a dog.

Just been caught listening to the K-Pop Demon Hunters soundtrack at work. I may never live this down.

Happy Disability Pride Month

Just found out that Leeds Pride are now charging groups to march in the parade, essentially meaning only corporations and big charities can march. The group I was going with can no longer march. Gutted and honestly kinda angry too.

Every single labour MP who voted in favour of the bill, thinking the 'concessions' make it OK, should do some serious self-reflection. I don't care that my benefits are safer, it's not fair & it's not right. And to vote it in during Disability Pride Month is especially vile.

It may have mostly worked out for me this time, but I'll still really against the cruelty of this government towards disabled people. And once my own needs are met, with slightly deeper pockets, I'll try to give more back to my community too.

The system is also super unfair. My success is purely down to luck - who read my application, did my interview, saw my report. People with the same needs as me won't get the same level of support. And with the current parliamentary debates, who knows how long I'll keep this?.

The system is still needlessly cruel; I went through hell to get here. Even in my success, the report breaking down my eligibility for PIP states I can independently do several things I stated I couldn't in the written application and the interview.

It may also mean my husband, who currently works 2 jobs to make ends meet (on top of my full time wage) as well as being my carer, may be able to quit one job, partly due to a pay increase in one job too.

PIP Update (with gifs). My PIP has not only been approved, but increased. That's how the system should work - I have more diagnoses and symptoms, so I need more help. This means I can replace my literally falling apart powered wheelchair.

Nothing says compassionate handling of terminal illness like the phrase "Dying to Work".

Does anyone know what the gender neutral term for aunt/uncle is?.Because I'm going to be one!.

Releasing a report declaring the intent to gut disability support systems, then voting in favour of a horrendous model of assisted dying 24 hours later: they really do hate disabled people, don't they? #AssistedDyingBill #AssistedSuicide.

Drivers will bitch about cyclists being on the road, then park on the damn pavements. 💀.

It's #InternationalPicnicDay apparently. We're doing picnics at work, and it was recommended people bring blankets or find benches. Colleague looks at me and says; I swear, if you say you brought your own bench. Me: 😁.

Follow up: I emailed the @O2AcademyLeeds last week about this issue & they haven't even acknowledged me. I'm now escalating to the event organisers themselves. I don't even care about going to the gig anymore, but I WILL get some answers on how this was allowed to happen.

Whoever created those ribbon bookmarks you sometimes get sewn into books clearly never had a cat.

@TheBlackout @ffaf_official I can't help but wonder how they're going to get a drum kit up 43 steps with no lift. 🤔.Because obviously, if they had something like a goods lift, denying disabled people access to it would be even worse.