51 min

Chronic Illness, Disability and the Impact of Covid on Bi+ Community, with Kate Pern Triple Bi-Pass

    • Documentary

Today, Ruby is joined by the amazing and wonderful Kate Pern, to talk about chronic illness and disability. You may recognise Kate from an earlier podcast advocating safe partying and harm reduction, and we are very thankfull for their time today!

If you hadn’t been paying attention, Covid is still out there and sticking around! After the relativily long time and multiple lockdowns, many have returned to living as if Covid isn’t a problem anymore, but those who are disabled, immunocompromised, sick or otherwise have handicaped in the world can tell you this is still a MASSIVE issue. Bi+ individuals are suferering from the effects of long Covid at higher rates than straight, Lesbian or Gay individuals, and the continued precense of Covid represents a huge poblem for our communities.

Today, Ruby and Kate are talking about their own experiences of disability and chronic illness, as well as other issues that impact our ability to exist in the world. Tune in to find out 3



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Triple Bi-Pass broadcasts from Wurunjeri land in the Kulin nations. We pay respects to Elders past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge that we are on stolen land on which first nations sovereignty was never ceded

Originally broadcasted on 25th October 2022

Produced by Ruby Mountford

Edited by Louis Thomas and Millie Willetts

Today, Ruby is joined by the amazing and wonderful Kate Pern, to talk about chronic illness and disability. You may recognise Kate from an earlier podcast advocating safe partying and harm reduction, and we are very thankfull for their time today!

If you hadn’t been paying attention, Covid is still out there and sticking around! After the relativily long time and multiple lockdowns, many have returned to living as if Covid isn’t a problem anymore, but those who are disabled, immunocompromised, sick or otherwise have handicaped in the world can tell you this is still a MASSIVE issue. Bi+ individuals are suferering from the effects of long Covid at higher rates than straight, Lesbian or Gay individuals, and the continued precense of Covid represents a huge poblem for our communities.

Today, Ruby and Kate are talking about their own experiences of disability and chronic illness, as well as other issues that impact our ability to exist in the world. Tune in to find out 3



After more?

Like us on Facebook or Follow us on Instagram!

Triple Bi-Pass broadcasts from Wurunjeri land in the Kulin nations. We pay respects to Elders past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge that we are on stolen land on which first nations sovereignty was never ceded

Originally broadcasted on 25th October 2022

Produced by Ruby Mountford

Edited by Louis Thomas and Millie Willetts

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