Category: Sexual Health
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Because I Won’t Shut Up About the Importance of Sexual Healthcare
Sexual healthcare is vital for anyone and everyone who’s sexually active, but, between inadequate research, inaccesible buildings and equipment, inexperienced and insensitive healthcare providers, and a whole bunch of other factors, most people with disabilities aren’t getting their sexual healthcare needs met. Before I read this article from the Disability Visibility Project, I knew that…
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We’re All Normal, And Other Sexy Scientific Facts
We’re all normal. let me repeat that, we’re all normal. Our bodies are normal. Our relationships are normal. Our sexual desires are normal. Our sex lives are normal. Note: This only applies if you don’t use sex as a weapon. If you do,stop…just stop. * Emily Nagoski is the Wellness Education Director at Smith College.…
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Sexual Health And Disability: Are we afraid to talk about it?
There’s something we’re not talking about. There’s something the news articles and personal essays, the films and poetry, the sexy photo spreads and opinion pieces about sex and disability are leaving out – safer sex and sexual health. To be fair, most mainstream discussions of sex and sexuality aren’t talking about sexual health either, at…
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Ready, Sexy, Able July News Round-Up
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…
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Sexualities and People With Intellectual Disabilities
This was originally written and published in late August, 2014 after I attended Jessica Naslund’s workshop, Healthy Relationships and Sexuality: A Systemic Approach to Supporting People with Cognitive Disabilities, at The Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit. Workshop description: As practitioners and educators we are guiding individuals through their unique sexual journeys. People with cognitive disabilities have…