The Disabled Ginger

Another Chronic Illness Christmas

When you're chronically ill, the holidays can be lonely. Feelings of guilt are common. A look at how to set boundaries, support other disabled people…

Dec 24, 2025 • Broadwaybabyto

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What If This Flare Never Ends?

It’s one of the biggest fears chronically ill people face. The fear of a never ending flare. That a setback will result in a permanently reduced…

Dec 20, 2025 • Broadwaybabyto

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The R Slur Must Never be Normalized

Last week Trump called Walz the 'R slur', and now his base is using it regularly. We must all speak out against this. It's a term that pushes a…

Dec 10, 2025 • Broadwaybabyto

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15 Year Olds are Children and they Need Protection

Why are we debating if pedophilia is 'really that bad'? To protect pedophiles. This carefully crafted PR narrative is designed to make you think…

Dec 1, 2025 • Broadwaybabyto

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November 2025

Thank You Alice Wong

Alice Wong has passed away and the disability community has lost a leader. I lost a mentor and a friend. The Disabled Ginger wouldn't exist without…

Nov 16, 2025 • Broadwaybabyto

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October 2025

No One "Deserves" to Starve

SNAP funding is set to expire at the end of the month, meaning 42 million Americans will go hungry. A large percentage of those on SNAP are disabled…

Oct 28, 2025 • Broadwaybabyto

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ICE Enforcement May Be A Mass Disabling Event

ICE have proven again and again that they will target the most vulnerable. Their aggressive actions may even become a mass disabling event. Why aren't…

Oct 21, 2025 • Broadwaybabyto

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September 2025

Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE

Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his…

Sep 27, 2025 • Broadwaybabyto

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Trump's Big Autism Announcement and What It Means for the Disability Community

The MAHA team came out swinging today against vaccines, Tylenol and more. Their big autism announcement was riddled with eugenicist language designed to…

Sep 23, 2025 • Broadwaybabyto

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August 2025

The Human Cost of RFK Jr’s Vaccine Cuts

I lost my Mom to pancreatic cancer when she was 48 years old. She lost her mother to the disease as well. Families like mine are the human cost of cuts…

Aug 14, 2025 • Broadwaybabyto

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July 2025

What My Hysterectomy Taught Me About Bodily Autonomy and Misogyny

We are more than our wombs and more than our ability to bear children. Yet our health and lives often come second to hypothetical men and babies. We…

Jul 30, 2025 • Broadwaybabyto

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The "Genuinely" Disabled Don't Have to Worry About Medicaid Cuts

Trump's "Big Ugly Bill" will kick 12 million people off Medicaid, many of whom are disabled. They're trying to convince the public that we're scammers…

Jul 15, 2025 • Broadwaybabyto

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