Brazilian documentary filmmaker Daniel Gonçalves and his editing partner looked for other films exploring the topic of sexuality and disability, but they couldn’t find any, so they made their own.

Source: Image by Vance Hedman, used by permission of Andrew Gurza. This piece was co-authored with Andrew Gurza – award-winning disability awareness consultant. Every few months, co-author David’s ...

While sex and disability are two topics rarely discussed together in popular culture, thanks to online dating sites and hookup apps, people with disabilities are finding communities where they can not ...

IMAGINE feeling invisible simply because of your body. Now imagine that invisibility extends into how society treats your desires, your safety, and your rights. That is the everyday reality for many ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. When he was a teenager, Ben believed that he struggled with friendships and romantic ...

In my last blog, Life Lessons Learned from Being Temporarily Disabled, I promised to disclose what I learned about sex from being temporarily disabled. It is with some trepidation that I now fulfill ...

On a special episode (first released on January 22, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Squirmy and Grubs are not your typical YouTube stars. One is them is able-bodied. The other is not. How they navigate ...

Valentine's Day is a time when love and intimacy are celebrated with fervor. Yet, the challenges some face in this regard are not often recognized. In particular, people with disabilities face ...

Women with disabilities in Kyrgyzstan face alarming rates of harassment, physical and sexual abuse, and economic discrimination, despite legal reforms, Human Rights Watch said today, ahead of ...