The new war on chronically ill women
As disability benefits are being slashed, the idea that young women – in particular – are ‘faking’ symptoms has become a media fixation. Here, Niloufar Haidari argues that we should resist the vilification of chronic illness
Black News 
As a famous heat-lover™, this past summer, with its endless days of unbroken sunshine and tropical temperatures, should have been one of the best of my life. But instead of hosting glamorous dinners and going to festivals like everyone else I knew, I spent much of it horizontal, binge-watching TV shows about cowboys, reading books on navigating the world of invisible illness, and occasionally going outside for an iced coffee or yet another round of blood tests that left me feeling evenhellip;
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