Aaron Philip is the first black, transgender and disabled model to sign for a leading agency. In 2019, she was featured in a video put out by Dove’s Real Beauty Campaign for the Audre Lorde Project called Beauty Isn’t Binary. In it, she talks about how important inclusion of all races, bodies, shapes, and abilities…
Edmonton’s Self-Advocacy Federation is an advocacy and support organization for adults with cognitive disabilities and their allies. Among many other activities, the Self-Advocacy Federation produces hard-hitting satirical videos which explore their frustrations: being treated like children, being denied a livable income, navigating bureaucracies, and having to defend their basic human rights. Not surprisingly, some of…
The Guardian UK edition does a great piece about people with cognitive disabilities and sexuality. You can read it here.
Queer enough to know what I want; disabled enough to be ignored Yolanda Vargas is a proud Latinx disabled woman who is Queer/Bi/Pansexual. In this article, she discusses the ways she feels her queer sexuality is erased by those in her life due to her disability: “When I imagine my perfect Queer life, everything about…
Romance, Relationships & Rights A COMMUNITY CREATION Join us for this theatre performance created by and with self-advocates supported by the Community Living Society and based on research from the UBC Centre for Inclusion and Citizenship. The performance confronts misconceptions about adults with intellectual disabilities and challenges audiences to think differently about how we value, respect and…
Many people use sexual devices to enhance sexual pleasure – either when masturbating by themselves or when having partnered sex. Many people do not experience orgasm (alone or during partnered sex) unless they use a sexual device. Some people with mobility limitations use sexual devices to increase their range of options to give and…
Supported Loving Network, a sexual health & sexual citizenship support organization out of the UK, has now come out with a webpage with podcasts, blogs, and resources. A quote taken from their new site: “Leading a full and happy life means different things to different people. But to many people their closest relationships, love for…
Abha Khetarpal is a writer, a counsellor, a teacher, a social worker, a motivational speaker, an activist, a National Awardee, and one of the 100 Women Achievers in India. On her website Feminism In India, she often explores her living experience with disability and sexuality. Here are two great articles… Women With Disabilities and Dating. Sexual Health…
Does this sound familiar? Two people receiving support have been in a romantic relationship for many years. The relationship consists of weekly daytime meetings to go bowling or have a cup of coffee, with staff chaperoning. In this blog post on the Supported Loving Network, Liz Wilson encourages us to get outside our comfort zones……
“If you want to date yourself a disabled person, well… We’re hot. We’re raunchy. We’re good at it. It’s a no-brainer.” Mat Fraser, international burlesque artist and television star
