Tag: Fetishized

My Disability Was Fetishized When I Was a Child

InApril of 2022 I was diagnosed with a genetic condition. I’d had it my whole life and no one had ever paid me enough notice to give my suffering a name. Because I was suffering. From the time I was born, this condition caused medical issues including daily pain and chronic fatigue. The mos...

My Disability Was Fetishized When I Was a Child

InApril of 2022 I was diagnosed with a genetic condition. I’d had it my whole life and no one had ever paid me enough notice to give my suffering a name. Because I was suffering. From the time I was born, this condition caused medical issues including daily pain and chronic fatigue. The mos...