Online, independent news outlet The Tyee featured LET’S and Chronically Queer (CQ) in this article about building community, connecting, and belonging. CQ is a peer-facilitated support group for 2SLGBTQIA+ people who are neurodivergent, mad, crip, chronically ill, and/or disabled. The article chronicles how LET’S took over the facilitation of CQ and speaks to how ableism manifests in community organizations, especially those experiencing high turnover within leadership. As Harmony states in the article: “Every time I thought I found a chosen family, or I thought I found a group within which I could be myself, it ended up not meeting the requirements I needed,” Bongat says. Chronically Queer was the place that finally fit.
The Power of Peer Support for Queer and Disabled People
October 15, 2023