Sex and Disability, Illness, and Pain

Conversations around sex and disability can be incredibly difficult to have. Please know that achieving a healthy relationship – and a healthy sex life – may require adjusting some hopes and expectations, both for you and partners.

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Sex and Disability

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Photo by Zackary Drucker as part of Broadly’s Gender Spectrum Collection.

Specific Conditions

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Resources

Books

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  • A Quick & Easy Guide to Sex & Disability by A. Andrews
  • Sex and Disability by Robert McRuer
  • Sex Interrupted: Igniting Intimacy While Living With Chronic Illness or Disability by Iris Zink and Jenny Palter
  • The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability: For All of Us Who Live with Disabilities, Chronic Pain, and Illness by Miriam Kaufman, Cory Silverberg, and Fran Odette

Journal Articles

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Videos