s.e. smith

s.e. smith is a Northern California-based writer and journalist who has appeared in The Guardian, Teen Vogue, Esquire, Time, Vice, Bitch Magazine, In These Times, and many other fine publications. smith’s work focuses on an intersectional approach to social issues. Follow smith on Twitter @sesmith

Centering Disabled People in Conversations About Menstruation

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It is not a surprise that disabled people have a spectrum of feelings about menstruation, as do nondisabled people. Too often, however, disabled people tend to be among the last of those consulted about policy and best practice recommendations when it comes to their reproductive health and rights—starting as early as their adolescent years.

The Democratic National Convention Was a Remarkable Victory for Disabled People

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This year's convention included disabled people every evening, as part of a larger inclusive policy that made 2016 a banner year for disability rights activists.

Trans? Good Luck Accessing Reproductive Health Care

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Trans patients now stand to access health care more easily, but enacting policies against discrimination isn't quite the same as actually eliminating it.

Anti-Choicers’ Single-Minded Quest to Turn Disabled People Into Political Pawns

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Although individual states have attempted to ban abortions that are supposedly motivated by diagnoses of fetal disabilities, the latest move by the Americans United for Life represents a push to expand that strategy to legislatures nationwide.

How Farmworkers’ Fight for Fair Wages Is Emerging in Your Produce Aisle

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You may not have heard of Sakuma Brothers, but chances are high that you are familiar with one of its major commercial customers: Driscoll’s Berries. The multinational is square in the crosshairs of a current boycott orchestrated by Sakuma Brothers employees.

Corporations May Prove To Be Unlikely Allies in the Fight for Wage Increases

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Chipotle may not be the ultimate tipping point, but we could may be inching closer to a moment at which the government will be compelled to act, mandating a higher minimum wage, paid sick leave, and other benefits for workers in the United States.

When Parents Kill Disabled Children, We Must Hold Society Responsible

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When cases of parents killing or abusing disabled children hit the media, it’s common to see these parents treated sympathetically. Reports typically discuss how they were “pushed to the breaking point” or “under too much stress,” dehumanizing the victims or seeming to forget them altogether.

s.e. smith

Centering Disabled People in Conversations About Menstruation

The Democratic National Convention Was a Remarkable Victory for Disabled People

Trans? Good Luck Accessing Reproductive Health Care

Anti-Choicers’ Single-Minded Quest to Turn Disabled People Into Political Pawns

How Farmworkers’ Fight for Fair Wages Is Emerging in Your Produce Aisle

Corporations May Prove To Be Unlikely Allies in the Fight for Wage Increases

When Parents Kill Disabled Children, We Must Hold Society Responsible

Low-Income Communities Are Disproportionately Put at Risk for Health Problems

Chronic Pain Is Overwhelmingly Experienced by Women—So Why Do They Have Trouble Getting Care for It?

Too Often, Military Sexual Assault Survivors Must Fight for Disability Benefits

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