TWIH Episode 21: Invisible Disabilities with Dany Atkins

In this week’s episode we talk with Dany Atkins about invisible disabilities and how they can be dismissed, not only in society in general, but in the Pagan community in general. People can get annoyed when confronted with their lack of thought about how to accommodate people who have disabilities. How can clergy be more responsible about accommodating for the disabilities we can’t see? Dany Atkins is a nationally known writer, educator, and activist on a variety of issues including body image, sexuality and diversity issues. She has given workshops and lectures around the country and abroad on a variety of topics. She has also been guest editor of issues of the Journal of Lesbian Studies, Journal of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Identity and Journal of Bisexuality. She also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Lesbian Studies and the Journal of Bisexuality. She was the founder and Chair of the Body Image Task Force and is the former Research Chair for the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance. She is featured in the educational video "Killing Us for Our Own Good: Dieting and Medical Misinformation" (produced by the BITF). She currently runs a small press for erotic fiction called Forbidden Fiction Links: Dany’s Email: [email protected] Books (as Dawn Atkins):  Looking Queer: Body Image and Identity in Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and Transgender Communities Lesbian Sex Scandals: Sexual Practices, Identities, and Politics Bisexual Women in the Twenty-First Century