Week 2 Myths Desire Anatomy Myths About Disability
Week 2 Myths, Desire, Anatomy
Myths About Disability and Sex • “Sexual independence is an extremely potent form of empowerment” (p. xii TUG) • TUG based on answers to a sex survey given to disabled people • Intended to help disabled people write their own sex guide • Begins with myths to help deactivate them
Disabled people need… • A shift in societal attitudes re: sexuality and disability • More accurate information that is widely available • Sex education, facilitation, accommodation • Space to feel and be sexual
Desire and Self-Esteem • Desire for sex fluctuates though out our lives • Impacted by self-esteem and self-identity • Intersectionality and marginalized identities • “Coming out” as disabled and queer • Examination of internalized ableist messages empowering
Sexual Anatomy and Sexual Response • Disabled sex not inferior, just different from what is deemed “normal” • Important to explore your own body in the ways you can • Many parts of our body are, or can be, sexual • Conscious breathing is important
Female Anatomy • Female external genitalia is a vulva, not a vagina • Vulvas, like penises, are unique to the individual • The clitoris extends down in two roots on either side of the vagina • Some women ejaculate when pressure is applied to their “G” spot
Male Anatomy • Orgasm and ejaculation are separate processes • Many/most men experience them at the same time • Some men have learned how to detach them (like women) • The prostate gland can have a lot of sexual feeling
Orgasm • Defined by non-disabled people • Not a lot of women orgasm from penetration alone • Phantom orgasms • Multiple orgasms
Considerations • Pain • Fatigue • Mobility • Communication • Cognitive issues • Privacy • Sensation • Medication
Week 2 Myths, Desire, Anatomy
Myths About Disability and Sex • “Sexual independence is an extremely potent form of empowerment” (p. xii TUG) • TUG based on answers to a sex survey given to disabled people • Intended to help disabled people write their own sex guide • Begins with myths to help deactivate them
Disabled people need… • A shift in societal attitudes re: sexuality and disability • More accurate information that is widely available • Sex education, facilitation, accommodation • Space to feel and be sexual
Desire and Self-Esteem • Desire for sex fluctuates though out our lives • Impacted by self-esteem and self-identity • Intersectionality and marginalized identities • “Coming out” as disabled and queer • Examination of internalized ableist messages empowering
Sexual Anatomy and Sexual Response • Disabled sex not inferior, just different from what is deemed “normal” • Important to explore your own body in the ways you can • Many parts of our body are, or can be, sexual • Conscious breathing is important
Female Anatomy • Female external genitalia is a vulva, not a vagina • Vulvas, like penises, are unique to the individual • The clitoris extends down in two roots on either side of the vagina • Some women ejaculate when pressure is applied to their “G” spot
Male Anatomy • Orgasm and ejaculation are separate processes • Many/most men experience them at the same time • Some men have learned how to detach them (like women) • The prostate gland can have a lot of sexual feeling
Orgasm • Defined by non-disabled people • Not a lot of women orgasm from penetration alone • Phantom orgasms • Multiple orgasms
Considerations • Pain • Fatigue • Mobility • Communication • Cognitive issues • Privacy • Sensation • Medication
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