Ace erasure is unacceptable

from Marshall John Blount

It's the 2020s, a new decade of activism, visibility, and pride. With those three things comes the increased education and awareness of the Ace community around the world. Unfortunantely though, what also increases is the harrassment and hatred towards us and our spaces off or on the internet. You may ask why? I'll give you my opinion bluntly: This world is not set up for us to thrive in. We break the norms set up by people who see us as broken and not a valid community and they think we need to be fixed. There are also people out there who just don't know about us and need to be connected with the right information. That is why it's key to be loud about who we are as a community. Awareness and visibility is important to create further progress. I just hope by 2030, we won't be having the same conversation. We deserve to be respected and accepted. We deserve so much more. Our humanity matters too. Ace erasure must go!