"There are days when I am overwhelmed with grief and rage at the regressive attitudes toward public health and disabled people. In my opinion, the ableist, fascistic, and eugenic nature of proposed mask bans under consideration in New York City and Los Angeles is bleak. But what is happening now is not new or surprising; the hate is more explicit, thatās all."
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Alice Wong, āMask Bans Insult Disabled People, Endanger Our Health, and Threaten Our Ability to Protestā, Teen Vogue, (July 25, 2024)
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