#fun fact wdsd is today bc down syndrome is a genetic disorder where the 21st chromosome makes a 3rd copy of itself instead of the usual 2! | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

rae-lune · 10 days ago

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happy world down syndrome day!!! my lil world but also the world at large is an incomparably better place with the joy, attitude, and sheer grit of our friends with down syndrome in it. my big brother is the best person i know. he and all the friends i've made in this community are so, so dear to me. i don't know a life without them and i never want to <3

#fun fact wdsd is today bc down syndrome is a genetic disorder where the 21st chromosome makes a 3rd copy of itself instead of the usual 2!#so 3/21!!!#down syndrome #trisomy 21 #and while we're here:#fuck trump #fuck the us government #fuck iceland #fuck everyone who thinks dei is somehow a bad thing #and fuck everywhere who thinks it is an ok thing to encourage terminating down syndrome pregnancies. hope u all rot in hell <3 #and also! the r word is still a slur <3 been seeing that crop back up a bit lately

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