LUOF: Yet Another Attack on Pre-Existing Conditions Edition

6–15–18

Haven’t heard of LUOF? Read the inaugural post:

What is Lift Up Others Fridays?

Meat

Legal scholars think the new Obamacare lawsuit is "ludicrous"

What To Watch For As Trump Takes Aim At ACA Protections

Trump Administration Move Imperils Pre-Existing Condition Protections

Read

Jessica Drake: Undermining Sex Workers Is Both Insulting and Life-Threatening

FOSTA/SESTA is Gender-Based Violence | The Anti-Violence Project

I Don't Need to 'Understand' Anyone Who Still Supports This President*

Stop calling it "Cultural Appropriation" and call it what it is: Colonialism | AFROPUNK

This Shit Doesn't Happen Overnight: The Insidious Planning That Goes Into Gentrification

As a Black Woman, Interracial Dating Has Always Been a Political Choice

What It's Like To Be Diagnosed With Ovarian Cancer At 15

I handed over my genetic data to the NIH. Here's why you should, too

Four tips to help you fight back against high medical bills

"Sick" Challenges the Typical Chronic Illness Recovery Narrative

It's All In Your Head: The Dangers of Disbelieving Female Pain

Sick Women Are Having An Onscreen Revolution

Young Women With Serious Illnesses Help Us All Face Our Mortality

Popaganda: Women and Pain

Feminists Need to Fight for Chronically-Ill Women Too

Why Isn't Pain a Feminist Issue?

Where Do Sick People Fit Into Body Positivity?

Endometriosis, Healthcare, and the Legacy of Female "Hysteria"

Indigenous People Face Erasure in Healthcare-Especially if They Have Chronic Illnesses

19 Pictures That Show The Reality Of Dealing With Infertility

This Pride Flag Redesign Represents LGBTQ+ Diversity - And It's Going Viral

2 Years After Pulse Shooting, 7-Year-Old Girl Makes Powerful Speech About Gun Violence

Why Anthony Bourdain's Life Is a Lesson for White Men of Privilege on How to Be an Ally

Anthony Bourdain Honored for Scenes in Gaza - Tablet Magazine

Stay tuned for more information next week! Make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss a thing.

[pic of Kirsten, hands on their head as thought they want to pull out their hair; they are somewhere between screaming and laughing, and only visible from the chest up; they have on black jeans, a gray tee shirt with white text “Let’s talk about sex — Vibrant”; their hair is reddish-purpleish]

Kirsten is a genderfluid writer, sexuality educator, and chronic illness/disability activist in Wisconsin. They run Chronic Sex which highlights how illnesses and disabilities affect ‘Quality of Life’ issues such as self-love, self-care, relationships, sexuality, and sex.

Interested in helping with Kirsten’s work? Visit our ‘support us’ page or shoot them some tasty coffee money.