Sara Rocha
@sara-rocha.bsky.social
Autistic & disabled queer advocate | Disability advocacy, Data and policy | Public Health data nerd | #EndForcedSterilisation | breakingthesilenceongaza.org | From Portugal, living in the UK
Being pregnant or being a mom while having disabilities, in a time of eugenics and in a country (Portugal) where forced sterilisation is still legal.. it's revolutionary. Our body is revolution. Let's #EndForcedSterilisation and fight for our sexual and reproductive rights 🌟
May 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Being pregnant or being a mom while having disabilities, in a time of eugenics and in a country (Portugal) where forced sterilisation is still legal.. it's revolutionary. Our body is revolution. Let's #EndForcedSterilisation and fight for our sexual and reproductive rights 🌟
As a queer disabled woman who identifies within the spectrum of assexuality, it does not surprise me that transphobic people easily start expanding their hate towards us and other LGBTQIA+ groups. If you don't protect trans lives and rights, they are coming for you next.
April 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
As a queer disabled woman who identifies within the spectrum of assexuality, it does not surprise me that transphobic people easily start expanding their hate towards us and other LGBTQIA+ groups. If you don't protect trans lives and rights, they are coming for you next.
The criminalisation of forced sterilisation in Portugal, including minors, was for the 1st time ever discussed in the Portuguese Parliament. The Government fell and the bill will have to go through next mandate, but this was an amazing step for our rights. Thank you @bloconoparlamento.bsky.social.
March 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The criminalisation of forced sterilisation in Portugal, including minors, was for the 1st time ever discussed in the Portuguese Parliament. The Government fell and the bill will have to go through next mandate, but this was an amazing step for our rights. Thank you @bloconoparlamento.bsky.social.
An MP with disabilities in Portugal was called an "aberration" by the far right MPs in Parliament. Fascism is rising and with it eugenics and discrimination. This should not only grant a discrimination criminal case but expulsion from a house that is there for elected people to fight for all of us.
February 14, 2025 at 8:35 AM
An MP with disabilities in Portugal was called an "aberration" by the far right MPs in Parliament. Fascism is rising and with it eugenics and discrimination. This should not only grant a discrimination criminal case but expulsion from a house that is there for elected people to fight for all of us.
I'm an autistic advocate with multiple disabilities, fighting for the sexual and reproductive rights of women, and this year, I'm so happy to share that I'm pregnant and will have a baby boy in 2025.
January 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I'm an autistic advocate with multiple disabilities, fighting for the sexual and reproductive rights of women, and this year, I'm so happy to share that I'm pregnant and will have a baby boy in 2025.
Today I joined the #ERDS2024 where I spoke about the need to prioritise intersectionality and marginalised women with disabilities, #EndForcedSterilisation and ensure humanitarian aid for people with disabilities, including in Palestine.
December 6, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Today I joined the #ERDS2024 where I spoke about the need to prioritise intersectionality and marginalised women with disabilities, #EndForcedSterilisation and ensure humanitarian aid for people with disabilities, including in Palestine.
My assistance dog Dili is adorable, yes, but if you see an assistance/service or a guide dog in an airport.. please ignore them and don't pet them. They are working and I don't go to your workplace and pet you. 🤷♀️ #servicedog #assistancedog
December 5, 2024 at 9:09 AM
My assistance dog Dili is adorable, yes, but if you see an assistance/service or a guide dog in an airport.. please ignore them and don't pet them. They are working and I don't go to your workplace and pet you. 🤷♀️ #servicedog #assistancedog
His name is Fadi al-Zant. He was starving AND had no access to medication he needed to survive. Depriving children with disabilities in Gaza of lifesaving medication is not better than just starving them. Disabled children are not less worthy of health. www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
November 22, 2024 at 8:51 PM
His name is Fadi al-Zant. He was starving AND had no access to medication he needed to survive. Depriving children with disabilities in Gaza of lifesaving medication is not better than just starving them. Disabled children are not less worthy of health. www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...