Exploring the Intersections of Sexuality and Disability
(Room JW Grand Ballroom 3/4)
07 Jul 18
9:00 PM
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10:15 PM
(This is an adults-only program.) Over 20 percent of adults identify as having a disability, impairment, or chronic illness, and many others will experience this short term, or as they age. While society often perpetuates the ableist idea that disabled individuals and people with impairments are simply not sexual, nothing could be further from reality. This workshop is both discussion- and lecture-based covering issues around the intersection of disability and sexuality, such as coming out to and discussing a disabled identity with a partner(s), how to discuss disability needs around sex, new things to try and creative ways to so, correct and accurate terminology, negotiating sex play (including kink/BDSM play), and much more. There will be images of a more mature nature. Participants are encouraged to share suggestions, trade ideas, etc. Great for people of all dis/ability identities (and their partners) who want to recognize themselves as sexual beings.