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Hi comrades, I'm Onandrah, a disabled trans woman currently living with a small group of my trans sisters in Gorom Refugee Settlement in South Sudan. We are all refugees who fled Uganda after the anti-LGBTQ+ law passed. I’m also living with HIV, which affects my health daily.

We've been surviving under intense transphobia and anti-queer hostility from both the host community and government officials. For months, they’ve been warning us to leave the camp, calling us “devils” and saying we don't belong. UNHCR told us they lack the funds to help and advised us to remain in Juba while they work on our cases.

But yesterday, it got worse. The host community attacked us violently. They burned down our shelters, beat us, and two of my sisters were cut deeply with machetes. I was also injured. Right now, the three of us are receiving treatment in a private hospital because there was no other option.

We are now facing $1,500 USD in urgent medical and relocation costs. Thanks to the kindness of some comrades, we've already received $228, but we still have a long way to go. These funds will cover:

Hospital bills and medication

Emergency relocation from the camp

Food, shelter, and basic survival needs while we wait for protection

If you’re able to contribute or share, it could help keep us alive and bring us closer to safety. Even a few dollars makes a huge difference . Thank you for holding space for stories like mine. If anyone has questions or ideas for more support, I’m always open to talk.

Hi comrades, I'm Onandrah, a disabled trans woman currently living with a small group of my trans sisters in Gorom Refugee Settlement in South Sudan. We are all refugees who fled Uganda after the anti-LGBTQ+ law passed. I’m also living with HIV, which affects my health daily.

We've been surviving under intense transphobia and anti-queer hostility from both the host community and government officials. For months, they’ve been warning us to leave the camp, calling us “devils” and saying we don't belong. UNHCR told us they lack the funds to help and advised us to remain in Juba while they work on our cases.

But yesterday, it got worse. The host community attacked us violently. They burned down our shelters, beat us, and two of my sisters were cut deeply with machetes. I was also injured. Right now, the three of us are receiving treatment in a private hospital because there was no other option.

We are now facing $1,500 USD in urgent medical and relocation costs. Thanks to the kindness of some comrades, we've already received $228, but we still have a long way to go. These funds will cover:

Hospital bills and medication

Emergency relocation from the camp

Food, shelter, and basic survival needs while we wait for protection

If you’re able to contribute or share, it could help keep us alive and bring us closer to safety. Even a few dollars makes a huge difference . Thank you for holding space for stories like mine. If anyone has questions or ideas for more support, I’m always open to talk.

Hello everyone! Don't have a lot to say, finally got around to making the new mega.

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Hello all! All I have to say for now is that the megas must flow

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Sorry for the (pretty late) mega y'all, getting back on track with this one

Not much else going on with me to be honest. Semester's coming to a close soon, which is nice, the classes weren't the best this time around. Hopefully I'll be able to wrap it up without too many issues.

Of course, I also hope you all do well this week! Well, this week and a half

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Hi all!

Just wanted to put out there for feedback that we've added the RBlind set of themes (credit to rblind.com for making them available).

Known bugs (incompatibilities on our end, nothing to do with the theme creators):

• usernames are too small
• Some button colors are hardcoded to magenta
• Username/pronouns preview is borked on light theme
• Featured posts box is slightly misaligned compared to the XL up/downvote buttons
• I haven't tried it on mobile

Try it out under the Themes drop-down on https://hexbear.net/settings !

Hi everyone! That's right, it's time for another c/disabled megathread.

Update on the meds: they work! Quite well, actually. I feel like I'm finally functioning at a reasonable level, like I was not only getting stuff done, but I'm now able to actually effectively multitask (as much as one can lol). I'm quite happy with how it's working, and I might not even need an SSRI at this point. If I'm getting anxiety from the meds, I'm not feeling it, because they actually reduced the amount of anxiety I have to deal with. I don't know how (thinking ADHD-induced anxiety), but yeah, I'm a lot better than I was just last week. Quite happy for that, might actually be able to manage the end of the semester without crashing and burning this time around.

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Now I know I'm very lurky on this mega (for those on trans mega and/or especially the tracha matrix space, hi :3) but I thought I'd get this up and running for the week and share a bit of a related update for me.

I'm looking into meds! I've really been struggling with ADHD and Anxiety a lot for a while, so this is a long time coming. I'm hoping they'll help me function better, because wow does it feel like I'm dysfunctional a lot of the time, even compared to other neurodivergent people I know IRL

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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/4481922

I have a disabled friend who badly needs some help at home. Her health has taken a rough turn lately and she's having trouble taking care of herself and is extremely worried that she'll have to give up her pets because she can't take care of them.

This is the listing she using: "Petite female in search of long Term, live-in companion/support aide. Female preferred. Duties include - Housekeeping, Laundry, Cooking, Caring for animals, Pick up Rx, Taking to various appointments, Grocery shopping, help moving around the house. Homeowner is easy to get along with and just needs that extra helping hand around home! All of this is in exchange for a room and the stipend MD provides. MUST HAVE REFERENCES AND PASS A BACKGROUND CHECK. If interested please email [email protected]"

As it says it will be a paid position plus a room. It's not an x hours of work thing more just hanging around to help out. She lives a couple hours from Pittsburgh in a really rural area. The pets are three cats and two dogs as well as some chickens. I can answer questions or you can email.

Hello disabled comrades! Sorry about the last mega going a bit long. It looks like we are all busy . I hope everyone is doing well! Anywho, here's the new one.

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Hello disabled comrades! I hope everyone is doing well. I'm sorry I haven't been on this site much recently. If you've written me a nice message on the mega over the past few weeks I want you to know that I have read it and I appreciate it very much, even if I haven't responded. Thank you all.

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Hello disabled comrades! I continue to be incredibly busy — I've been working on some COVID advocacy work at my school recently and I've also applied to get a free wheelchair from an organization that donates second-hand assistive tech. On the (very) bright side, my orthostatic intolerance has been a lot better recently. I don't know what happened, maybe all my lying down really did do something! I'm not counting on this being permanent but it does feel really great to be able to sit up for multiple hours right now.

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Hello disabled comrades! Hoping that everyone is doing alright. If you are struggling, I’m with you. We will get through it together.

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I finally got a cane! It’s not really the mobility aid I would benefit from the most (that’s an electric wheelchair but I’m so intimidated by the process to get one of those sob) but it’s a first step and I’m still excited. How is everyone else doing?

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Hello disabled comrades! Sorry the mega is late again. I hope we’re all weathering the COVID surge as best as we can.

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Hello disabled comrades! This week, I am feeling very relieved for the ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Palestinian hostages. I hope we are all doing okay. If you're just surviving, barely making it through — I see you and I'm proud of you; and I hope this week brings you a little joy.

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Hello disables comrades! I hope things are going well.

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Hi disabled community! I'm so sorry the megathread is late this week. I hope everyone's new year is going well so far!

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Hello disabled comrades! I can't believe we're entering a new year... which is year six of the pandemic, hooray. I'm a firm believer that we must always have revolutionary optimism, but I can't say it hasn't been hard for the past few years as more and more leftists have abandoned COVID precautions. But as disabled people, we keep agitating, we keep organizing, and we keep going. Solidarity in the face of pandemic eugenics, always.

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Hi! How are we all holding up? Any wins? Any frustrations? This is the space to discuss them all!

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Hi, I’m Bijhan Agha, a trans Muslim comics creator, and I want to share something deeply personal with you. Creating Legendary X-Knights has been a journey shaped by my own challenges and experiences. As someone who’s autistic and lives with chronic anxiety and depression, traditional work settings have never been a space where I could thrive. But storytelling? That’s where I’ve always found my purpose.

Legendary X-Knights is the kind of story I’ve dreamed of making for years. It’s about three strangers, brought together by destiny, who are given elemental powers to fight a larger evil. At its heart, it’s a story about overcoming obstacles, finding strength in who you are, and building something greater together.

This comic means so much to me because it’s not just a creative outlet—it’s my way of proving to myself that I can create something meaningful, even when the world feels overwhelming. If that resonates with you, I’d love for you to take a look and consider supporting the Kickstarter. Thank you for being part of this journey.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jamsheedstudios/the-legendary-x-knights-issue-1-the-legend-begins/