Listening to Matilda Gonzalez talk about how her trans identity intersects with disability. Her presentation was a fantastic contribution to this conference, and a stance that many other presenters have not taken. I found that how she unpacked the entire construct of gender and sex so that the audience understood why trans people do not have a disability, but went further to examine what disability really meant. She could raise questions about why trans people’s strong aversion to being grouped with the disability movement was inherently ableist. I loved her openness and curiosity while discussing this topic and started an honest dialogue about ableism. The entire idea of ableism within the disability community is very prevalent and something that I think many people shy away from discussing. We need to understand how oppression comes from those different from us and those who share similar barriers. I believe that these discussions reveal the inner workings of how the system is constructed and makes each individual understand how they are a player in the systemic imbalance. This makes me think of a totally different, yet related topic that was brought up during the conference, which is language. The idea that we expect individuals from around the world to be fluent enough in English to understand what is going on is really surprising to me. Who are the individuals who can afford to go to school and learn English? Which genders are more often taught in countries where education is not mandated for all? The entire concept of language begins a further discussion of intersectionality that can continue to be explored when considering disability as a social identity.