Author - Jhilmil Breckenridge

The illustration is set against a dark, bluish-black background with leaves spread all over. On the left is a mugshot of a person, who has close-cropped hair. The person has a flower tucked behind their left ear.

People with mental illnesses who are incarcerated face a near-total denial of their sexual rights

The consequences of dismissing the sexual rights of people with disabilities in institutions are dire.

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The illustration is divided into three panels against a bright red background. The first panel has a green and orange coloured bird cage. The second panel has a woman dressed in green with yellow and orange flowers on her left as she smells the yellow flower. The third panel has a woman dressed in a yellow and orange salwar-kameez, riding a blue bicycle as she looks lovingly at three, seated orange-coloured dogs.

My family colluded to have me put in a mental health facility. This is the story of how I survived.

Everything that happens to you in a psychiatric hospital is designed to break your spirit.

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