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It also encompasses my rebuke of cisgender and heteronormative privilege and the intersection of these privileges with white privilege.

Growing up, “queer” was not a term I heard weaponized - at least not as much as “faggot” - so I recognize that I lack a certain emotional response associated with its use.įor me, queerness encompasses my sexual identity as someone uncomfortable with binary presentation. Vonte Abrams, visual merchandising artist (they/them)

Even as a slur, the word described those who exist outside of what society mandates, so it’s fitting that the term now defies all restrictions of love and self that the world has placed on us. That said, I know how empowering it feels to reclaim words that have been used to harm us, and I appreciate “queer” specifically because it has always carried a sense of undefined abstractness. So I understand why generations before me balk at the word. As an adult, I've been harassed with these same slurs. In middle school, kids followed me home calling me “queer,” “fag,” and more. So yes, queer-bashing was literally a childhood ritual. The neighborhood kids played a game called “smear the queer.” You’d toss a football back and forth, and whoever caught it was the “queer” for everyone to tackle. When I was a kid, “queer” was a pejorative. But when talking to someone with whom I have a rocky relationship, I’ll simply be a “gay male.” For example, I’m queer, trans, non-binary, and Mexican, and this is how I’d express myself to a partner. Identities are personal, but they are also how we advertise ourselves, so they are often very circumstantial, too. Get about 1,200 milligrams of calcium and 600 international units of vitamin D daily from food and supplements.Steven “Z” Patton, community activist and public speaker (he/she/they)

Getting enough calcium and vitamin D in the diet is important for strong bones. Put backing on carpets and area rugs to keep them from sliding.

Reduce the risk of falls in the house.

Wear protective equipment when playing contact sports. But the ends of a broken lower rib can cause serious harm to the spleen, liver or a kidney. The bottom two ribs rarely break because they can move more than the upper and middle ribs. The jagged end of a broken middle rib can punch a hole in a lung and cause it to cave in. A sharp end from a break in one of the first three ribs at the top of the rib cage could pierce a major blood vessel, including the aorta.

Tear in the main artery of the body, known as the aorta.

Having more than one broken rib increases the risk.Ĭomplications depend on which ribs break. Cancer can weaken the bone, making it more likely to break.Ī broken rib can harm blood vessels and internal organs. Playing contact sports, such as hockey or football, increases the risk of injury to the chest.

This disease in which bones lose their bulk increases the risk of breaking a bone. The following can increase the risk of breaking a rib: Ribs also can be broken by repeated impact from sports such as golf and rowing or from coughing hard and long. Direct impact - such as from a car accident, a fall, child abuse or contact sports - is the most common cause of broken ribs.