America had laws banning ugly people from public until 1974
America had laws banning ugly people from public until 1974
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Did you know that from 1867 until 1974 many U.S. cities had ‘ugly laws’ that made it illegal for people who were disabled to be in public places?! During this time eugenics policies also banned people with disabilities from marrying or having children, and sent most to institutions or remote farms instead of letting them live freely… learning stuff like this is what makes it SO important for me to keep being visible and making sure my disabled friends are being amplified too…we are lowkey in the
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“Ugly Laws” shaped U.S. history in ways many people never knew. Beginning in 1861, cities like San Francisco passed laws that banned people with visible disabilities, scars, limb differences, or illness-related conditions from public spaces, all under the guise of “cleaning up the streets.” These laws targeted disabled people and the unhoused, turning everyday existence into something punishable. As these laws spread across the country, countless people were fined, arrested, institutionalized, o
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