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[ironphoenix]

dungeonwriter on passing.

Written from the point of view of an invisibly disabled person, but applicable to passing in many contexts, this captures some of the complex ambivalence of passing.

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[kali-kali.livejournal.com]

Interesting. "Passing" has always been a complex subject for me too, on several different topics. Not invisible disabilities, but rather mental illness (though I suppose some people consider that an invisible disability too) and ethnicity. Most people don't notice how much my OCD influences things (and if had a dime for every time someone has told me that I don't have OCD because I'm disorganized/messy/etc., I'd be rich). And the ethnicity one is even more of a complicated kettle of fish that nobody ever seems to understand no matter how much I try to explain it. *sigh*

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

I've finally started to get to a place where I'm comfortable showing the effects of my disability to some, where I used to hide it from everyone, including Josh. It makes it even harder.

The one place where I'm consistently confronted with my own limitations is OC Transpo. If I haven't disclosed my situation to someone, I try to avoid taking the bus with them. The looks and comments of strangers are a little easier to take. I don't look disabled, why do I need a seat? I don't look disabled, why can't you just take the stairs?