The too hard basket
If you follow this blog you will know that I did a whole series on sexuality. However, that was the theory and perhaps we need to see how it works in reality
Disabled people are rarely touched in a loving way or thought of as sexually desirable yet they have the same need for a sexual life as everyone else. Recently an inspiring radio documentary was put together by ABC Radio National in Australia and presented by John Blades, himself an MS sufferer and radio presenter. It was one of the 360 Radio documentaries.
“In this confronting program John Blades, who has a major disability himself, talks to sex workers about why they work with disabled clients and the importance of touch to every human being.”
He also meets other people with disabilities; Gary who has burns to 60% of his body and finds that being touched by his wife on his burnt skin makes him feel desirable; and Caitlin, who has cerebral palsy, and whose first sexual experience was with a sex worker.
The programme is an hour in length but very easy to listen to. Tune in here and listen to the 360 documentary – disability and sex
Warning: There is material of an adult nature in the program
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