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Vilissa Thompson

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Vilissa Thompson is a macro-minded social worker from South Carolina. Ramp Your Voice! is her organization where she discusses the issues that matter to her as a Black disabled woman, including intersectionality, racism, politics, and why she unapologetically makes good trouble. Vilissa can be found on Twitter at @VilissaThompson, @RampYourVoice, and on Patreon.

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Photo of supporters of the Free Britney movement in a rally

Culture & Conversation Human Rights

Hey Britney, I Want to Help You Be an Ally to the Disability Community

Mar 11, 12:34pm Vilissa Thompson

Britney Spears can use her powerful voice to continue broadening the discussions around conservatorships and the rights of disabled people.

[Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West walking down the street together]

Culture & Conversation Media

When You Mock Kanye’s Mental Health, You’re Not Just Mocking Kanye

Jul 31, 3:06pm Vilissa Thompson

The true harm of gossip and speculation about a public figure of this visibility is the way it seeps into the fabric of how we view the people around us with bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses.

[Photo: Man walks past the Harriet Tubman Museum.]

Culture & Conversation Race

The Overlooked History of Black Disabled People

Mar 16, 11:37am Vilissa Thompson

Black disability history matters because without us putting our voices and very bodies on the line, the political and societal strides many of us take for granted would not have occurred.

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John Bel Edwards, the anti-abortion Democratic governor of Louisiana

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Lawsuit Challenges Ohio’s ‘Sanctuary City for the Unborn’ Status

Trending on Abortion

As a Rabbi, Helping Pregnant Texans Get Abortions Has Never Been More Important

Abortion Is a Disability Issue

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Meet the 21-Year-Old College Student Fighting Period Poverty

Trending on Sexual Health

Birth Control Usage Is Up—but Concern Over Access Grows

Utah Republicans Forecast Their Post-‘Roe’ Plans

Harassment at Abortion Clinics Is Already Bad. It’s Worse When You’re Black.

Trending on Race

As Abortion Access Erodes, We Help Teens Get the Care They Need

This Is What It Means to Go Beyond the Slogan ‘My Body, My Choice’

Why It’s Never Too Early to Start Sex Ed With Your Kids

Meet the 21-Year-Old College Student Fighting Period Poverty

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What You Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines, Birth Control, and Blood Clots

How Congress Can Respond to the Supreme Court’s Attack on Abortion Rights

Why Losing Your Housing Is One of the Greatest Threats to Reproductive Health

Abortion Is a Disability Issue

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Alaska Republicans Are Trying—Yet Again—to Cut Medicaid Funding for Abortion

Abortion Is a Muslim Issue—and It’s on Us to Fight for Access

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Vilissa Thompson

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Hey Britney, I Want to Help You Be an Ally to the Disability Community

When You Mock Kanye’s Mental Health, You’re Not Just Mocking Kanye

The Overlooked History of Black Disabled People

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Louisiana Bill Would Jail Patients for Abortions

Why So-Called Personhood Laws Are the Next Big Threat After ‘Roe’ Falls

The Supreme Court Draft Opinion Heard ‘Round the World

Kansas Is a Midwestern Abortion Haven—but State Republicans Are Forcing the Issue Again

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