The authors created a photo and essay series entitled “Corona Look of the Day.” Each day we took photos of outfits paired with colorful makeup and inspired text descriptions about the beauty in disability. These posts were formulated as resistance to the eugenic discourse pervading the early days of the pandemic that argued disabled and elderly deaths were acceptable and probable. In contrast to this bleak assessment, this artistic series sought to affirm disability through uplifting portraiture.
Articles by Bethany Stevens
Bethany Stevens is a queer femme wheelchair-using sexpert & disability consultant completing a doctoral degree in sociology at Georgia State University. Trained as an attorney, as well as with a master of arts in Sexuality Studies, she has a diverse background of interests that ground her sexuality education work in human rights. She has lectured and offered workshops internationally and has taught courses in public health, disability studies, and social work in five states.