Welcome to the Ready, Sexy, Able news round-up for July.
This month we have news and opinions from all over the world, about everything from sexual health rights for disabled people to the changes that can happen in a relationship after disability.
I have also included some sex education articles that aren’t disability-specific, as well as a section for general disability rights pieces.
Sexuality and Disability
Sex and disability: breaking the taboo
Asking questions about sex that disabled women are often afraid to pose
People with intellectual disabilities demand sexual rights
Address Sexual, Reproductive Health Needs of Young PWDs
My Husband Had to Learn Sex Again, and I Had to Become One Tenacious Bitch is an excerpt from Wondering Who You Are: A Memoir> published earlier this year and available in print, e-book, and audio.
New Sex Ed Program Created for “Special Education” Students
ACSEXE+: Talking disability and sexuality in Montreal (audio podcast, no transcript)
“A woman with a disability gets real about dating and sex. She’s funny and honest
I’m in a wheelchair, I’m queer and I’m still a real man.
Paralyzed Woman Poses In Lingerie To Prove Disabilities Don’t Limit Sexuality
The Public Reacts to the “Paralyzed Bride” taking off her clothes in the #Whatmakesmesexy shoot
This review of Loneliness and Its Opposite: Sex, Disability, and the Ethics of Engagement, available in both print and e-book, suggests that this research on the sexual lives of disabled people living in sweden and Denmark is valuable, but that at over 300 pages,and filled with theory and analysis, this book won’t be accessible to everyone who could benefit from reading it.
Sex Ed
From Scarleteen, a sex and relationships education site for young people, comes advice on sexual communication and how to deal with feelings of sexual shame.
From sex educator Cory Silverberg: An article asking Is There Such a Thing As Good Enough Sex?
and Sex Is a Funny Word, a sex ed book for 8 to 10 year olds available in print and e-book.
Disability Rights
We Need to Change the Game of How We Talk About Intellectual Disability
Why Person-First Language Doesn’t Always Put the Person First