Christa Lei

Christa Lei is a queer, disabled, nonbinary Filipine-American writer, speaker, consultant, and MSW candidate. Their work explores care, chronic illness, grief, and survival through writing, peer support, and community education grounded in disability justice and transformative care. Their work has been supported by Tin House, DISQUIET and Southampton Writer’s Conference. Christa is a regular contributor to the Matador Network, and their literary work is published in Vast Chasm, Beyond Queer Words, and HerStry, amongst others. Based in Brooklyn, they live with their spouse and two beloved dogs. Find their work at christalei.me, subscribe at isthiswhatyouwant.org, or connect on Instagram @supchrista.