Thread by @DovZeller

There are so many things I loved about #CripCamp. The focus on joy, self-expression, and fierce community interdependence, as well as on sexuality. I loved the way Denise and Neil J. spoke in front of each other so frankly about their relationship/sexual histories.

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As a queer person I related so much to the kind of discovery at camp that you could be a sexual being/could be physically affectionate and expressive and that it was a beautiful and revolutionary thing. That joy was revolutionary. That community care was revolutionary.

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That listening to each other's stories was revolutionary. Not articulating this well...But, I've been homebound with ME for 6 years and before that did not identify as disabled and I find that in a way, the disabled community I've found on twitter is my "crip camp" and

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there are so many activists I admire--and so much sharing of stories and so much mutual care and so much sharing of essential and meaningful information. Hearing @judithheumann speak about the importance of listening to each other's stories meant so much....

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Just everyone in the film I felt such a sense of privilege getting to know. This film is a privilege to watch and it is also profoundly important. The personal histories and the political histories--

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and a revolution that starts with community care--shared joy and shared grief and shared acknowledgement of experiences.

Thanks to everyone who worked on this film and thanks @jenbrea for organizing the showing.

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