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“These are the pills for my heebee jeebee’s”

— An adorable 90 year old woman describing her anxiety medication

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What if Mike was short for Micycle

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The wind and the Wilbur. . . . [Image description: Wilbur, a fluffy white Angora rabbit, is sitting on the grass under a clothesline filled with white clothes. There are clothes scattered on the ground next to Wilbur after having been blown off the line by the wind.]

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🌻 #disBABEled 🌻 My latest shirt design is now live!! Disabled is beautiful. Disabled is sexy. Disabled is powerful. We reclaim our identities as multifaceted, sexual, passionate, talented, valid, beautiful disabled beings. We are disbabeled. Now available to order via link in my bio, story highlights or through bonfire.com/disbabeled Your purchase of "disbabeled" shirts will support me as a disabled and chronically ill trans person to live and to continue to produce content and art around disability and intersectional activism. 🧡🧡🧡 . . . [Image descriptions: Six different shirt styles - maroon crewneck tshirt, orange v neck tshirt, brown hoodie, white singlet, blue crewneck sweatshirt, pink and white baseball tee - with the word “disbabeled” printed on the front in three shades of red/pink.]

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Here in all my non binary finery and happy to remind y’all that if you have a crush on me ur automatically queer (leave a 🌈 in the comments if ur crushin ok thx) Photo by @underneath_we_are_women Set styling by @storytellersworkshop #disabledandcute #disBABEled …
[Image description: Ruby is sitting in a pink scallop backed armchair in a warehouse space with mint green walls, leaning forward and resting their arms on their knees. They’re wearing a pale pink long sleeve top and long, loose zebra print pants with purple Doc Marten boots. Their pink hair is brushed back and there are dozens of plants in various brass and terracotta pots surrounding their chair.]

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Florals, in spring? Groundbreaking. 🌸🌿 So excited to share these images from an amazing shoot with @underneath_we_are_women and @storytellersworkshop 😍 #disabledandcute #disabledandtrans . . . [Image description: Ruby is sitting in a pink scallop backed armchair in a warehouse space with mint green walls, resting their hands on their knees. They’re wearing an unbuttoned purple satin floral blazer with the sleeves rolled up and pink satin floral trousers. Their pink hair is brushed back and there are dozens of plants in various brass and terracotta pots surrounding their chair.]

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Look at my friend @underneath_we_are_women’s cool kiddo Sovereign rocking her un - bound shirt! This children’s tee, as well as a bunch of other #unboundtees styles and colours is available to order through @bonfire, follow the link in my bio or see below! 💝 https://www.bonfire.com/un-bound-t-shirts-by-ruby-allegra-1/ . . . [Image description: Sovereign, a five year old with shoulder length blonde hair, is standing under an orange tree with a big smile on her face, wearing a pink un - bound tshirt and gumboots.]

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The other night I had the absolute privilege to finally meet up with and chat to @carlyfindlay, who is an absolute powerhouse in disability activism. I’m often reluctant to use the word ‘inspiring’ in reference to disabled people, but Carly inspires me. She inspires me with her words. She inspires me with her fashion. She inspires me with her writing. She inspires me with her passion and her strength. Thankyou Carly! I look forward to many more conversations (and bottles of wine) with you! 💝 #disBABEled #disabledandcute . . . [Image description: Ruby and their friend, Carly, are smiling and posing for a photo together. Ruby has a scarf in their hair and is wearing a blue patterned Gorman dress over a striped top, and yellow fluffy earrings. Carly has a red face and curly brown hair pulled back with a headband. She is wearing a dark Gorman puffer vest with a plant and fruit pattern on it.]

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Art in front of art, 2k18. Lipstick of the day: Lady Danger by @maccosmetics Song of the day: Video Games by Lana del Rey Artist of the day: David Larwill 📸 @nonbunnary . . . [Image description: Ruby is sitting in front of a large David Larwill artwork, featuring various abstract bodies and faces in earthy tones on a pink background. Ruby is wearing a bright, multicoloured blue Gorman dress over a long sleeved black and white striped top, with a blue denim Sherpa jacket over the top, yellow fluffy earrings and a pink backpack sitting on their footrest.] (at The Larwill Studio)

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Melbourne! I’ll see you very soooonnnnn ✈️🚃🧡 Colour of the day: orange Song of the day: Maybe It’s My First Time by Meg Mac Clothing brand of the day: @bigbudpress 😍🌻😍 . . . [Image description: Ruby is looking at the camera with a slight smile. They are wearing a pink tshirt with rainbow striped sleeves, deep pink lipstick, yellow pom pom earrings and a multi coloured scarf tied in their hair.] (at Adelaide Airport)

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Ur local dadmum here to tell u to take ur meds and stay hydrated xoxo #genderfluid #fuckgendernorms . . . [Image description: Ruby is looking at the camera with a serious expression. Their hair is brushed back sand they are wearing multicoloured homemade polymer clay earrings and a pink top under a khaki green puffer vest.]

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ON THIS DAY: 🌺1907🍉 Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón was born. 🍉1994🌺 I was born! It makes me so happy to share my birthday with someone who has had such a significant influence on my life; a queer, disabled, badass Latinx artist, who lived and loved fiercely and unapologetically. To my beautiful friends and family: your presence, nurturing, love and support has truly shaped me and help me to grow into a person I am happy and proud to be today. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💗 . . . [Image descriptions: ten various pictures- five each of Frida Kahlo and Ruby.]

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UN - BOUND 👕👚 Look at all these beautiful people in their #unboundtees! 😍 over 200 shirts have sold so far and I’m so proud and grateful for the love and support y’all have shown this campaign. Thankyou, from the bottom of my rainbow, gay, disabled lil heart. Keep sharing pics of you wearing yours with #unboundtees, I’m loving seeing all the different colours, sizes and styles! You can still order from this batch for another five days at https://www.bonfire.com/un-bound-t-shirts-by-ruby-allegra-1/ or follow the link in my bio ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖 . . . [Image description: Eight photos of different people wearing their un - bound t-shirts and sweatshirts, surrounding a closeup of the design on a blue shirt.]

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This is the first image I ever posted on Instagram, over two and a half (2.5) years ago. A lot has happened since then. I want to talk about performative allyship. A few days ago, an account describing themselves as “a women’s empowerment organisation” reposted an image of me wearing my Future is Accessible t-shirt. There were several things which bothered me about this post. This account removed my caption and image description, and replaced it with one which actively misgendered me, despite my bio very clearly stating my gender identity and pronouns. The caption stated “Empowered women empower women - and that means providing access to all”, after having removed the image description I wrote, which is designed to provide access for disabled people. After having been called out multiple times through comments from myself and others, this account removed their post without comment, response or apology. This is an example of performative allyship. Marginalised or othered people are tokenised, objectified and used by people with privilege to feign an attempt at inclusion and tolerance, and to show the world how progressive it is to ‘collect’ intersectional diversity. Disabled people, people of colour, Indigenous people, trans and gender diverse people, sex workers, fat people, Muslim people and Jewish people are examples of peoples who are so frequently tokenised to colour people’s feeds and maintain a ‘woke’ aesthetic. Don’t, in the same moment as objectifying marginalised people, think it’s ok to use the words #access, #intersectional, #empowerment or #inclusive to further your reach. Support and listen to us, or get the fuck out of my communities. This is for ALL people who continue to engage in performative allyship culture. If you don’t want to truly be an ally or an activist, don’t. Don’t do it superficially and assume rights to a title earned by those who fight for their lives every day, who have no choice but to live politically, and who survive through activism. I will not continue to tolerate this. . . . [Image description: Ruby is sitting in their wheelchair in front of a dark brick wall, with pink curly hair, wearing a colourful sheer shawl.]

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@connorcutandcolour making all my pixie hair fantasies come true yes GAWD 🙌🏼🧚🏼‍♂️🌸 Thanks for having me @archieandcolivia 💖💖💖 #disabledandcute . . . [Image descriptions: Ruby is looking at the camera and then to the side. Their hair is dyed pinky-lilac.] (at Archie & Co)

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Love Yourself 💖💖 Probably my favourite series I’ve done so far...from @thetheythemcollective’s ‘X: An exhibition of art and poetry’. It’s time to see more disabled bodies represented in art. I see myself here. I see my disability here. I see my body here. Our exhibition is still up at @nagevadelaide until next week, go check it out if you haven’t already 💞 Photo by @pamo.boutros #disabledart . . . [Image description: three side by side pieces of art hanging on a wall. Each depicts an illustration of disabled thighs and legs, with a pink flower in the centre.]