Gender and Disability – The LUNA Project

“It’s Just a Girl Thing” and Other Medical Rejections

October 19, 2023December 10, 2021

Image Description: the image is an infographic, with a light purple background and two purple swirls. The text in the top right hand corner says “women’s month 2020 @LUNA”. There are two photos of Eilidh, who is smiling. The text between them says “Its just a girl thing… by Eilidh Murphy“

Updated: Jan 19, 2022 By Eilidh Murphy (she/her) Listen to it here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3MYlXWsEvOqvj8hEH8aGD1?si=c68ab660d8834db1 What is “a girl thing”? The truth is, pretty much anything can be. But there is at least one thing that is never “just a girl thing”: a medical condition. “It’s just a girl thing” was the first dismissal I heard from …

Body, Body, Body

October 19, 2023December 10, 2021

The text in the top right hand corner says "women's month 2020 @LUNA". There are two photos of Heather, who is smiling away! The text between them says "Body, Body, Body by Heather McCormick"

Updated: Jan 19, 2022 by Heather McCormick (she/her) Listen to this blog here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1vJLrAsFlUcoi0kLnS2xSb?si=2e4255691f6f4542 When I offered to write this post for women’s month, I didn’t know what to write about or focus on. In reality I could write a book on my relationship with my body, and how it has changed with various illnesses, …

Support LUNA!