No Cate

When I think sexy, the first thing that comes to mind is acting with abandon and being lost in the trance of feeling and response. My body might want that rapture, but it has to crawl through its own junkyard to get there.

This assumption that I would want to hide my hearing aids always feels to me like a hint that I should be embarrassed by my disability — but I have no intention of keeping it a secret.

I used to ask the kids at school whether I would be white or black or brown if I didn't have red skin.

I’ve walked the line between visibly and invisibly disabled my entire life.

I stand in the bathroom for six hours.

I stand in the bathroom for six hours.

I’ve walked the line between visibly and invisibly disabled my entire life.

I used to ask the kids at school whether I would be white or black or brown if I didn't have red skin.