Katy Higgins Lee

@tendingpaths.bsky.social

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Katy Higgins Lee, MFT (she/her) Multiply Neurodivergent therapist and unschooling parent Neuroqueering Practicing anti-racism https://linktr.ee/tendingpaths

Excerpt from "Don't Mourn For Us",
a speech by Jim Sinclair, 1993:
"Autism isn't something a person has, or a
'shell' that a person is trapped inside.
There's no normal child hidden
behind the autism.
Autism is a way of being.
It is pervasive; it colors every experience,
every sensation, perception, thought,
emotion, and encounter, every aspect of
existence."
tending paths
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Thank you for reaching out and for the invitation to a paid partnership with (redacted). While your products look amazing, I am concerned about the video footage of children using your products that I see in many of the videos on your instagram account. I adamantly believe that images and videos of very young children should not be shared publicly on social media, especially for advertising products. Many of them have not given consent and, if they have given consent, are often too young to understand the implications of giving consent, since many of them are still toddlers. Also, although I currently reside in one of the three states that have implemented laws regarding child influencers, I am assuming that most of the families who have contributed video footage are not based in one of those three states, and I do not think that the regulations that do exist in those states are even extensive enough to protect children.
Thank you for the offer, but I am not interested.
Sincerely,
Katy Higgins Lee

To: Governor Gavin Newsom
I am writing to express my profound disappointment in
the opinions shared by you, Governor Gavin Newsom, on
your podcast episode yesterday.
The rights of the trans community are under attack by the
current administration, and this has already emboldened
people to treat trans people as less than human, as
evidenced by the recent brutal murder of Sam Nordquist.
As a public figure representing the state of California, you
have a responsibility to model being an ally, despite your
long-term career goals. Your comments show that
you do not recognize the danger of feeding the fire of
anti-trans extremism.
As a resident of the state of California for 45 years, I am
disappointed and fearful of the repercussions of your
remarks.
Sincerely,
Kathryn Lee