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30+ People to know in the field of disability & sexuality
If you find this list useful, please check out my project, The Disability and Sexuality Access Network. There’s a lot going on behind the scenes right now and the website will be open for members (hopefully) by next week.
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Access to consensual sex and free and accurate sexual information are human rights that must be accessible to all, regardless of ability or disability. All of our educational materials are and will continue to be available for free.
If you make it inclusive, we will come.
For more information, read about DASANetwork’s goals.
Below is a brief list of disabled/chronically ill/neurodivergent folks doing work in the world of disability and sexuality. Some are writers, some are educators, some are both. I’ve used their Twitter bios for ease and they’re listed in reverse alphabetical order to change things up a bit. If you’d like to be added or removed from this list, please let me know.
Dr. Tuppy Owens
Founder of Outsiders, Sexual Health & Disability Alliance (UK and international), TLC Trust, Sexual Respect Toolkit. Qualified sex therapist & author. Runs the Sex and Disability Helpline.
Pronouns: she/her
Location: Scotland (UK)
Focus of work: sex therapist, advocate.
Website | Twitter
Taylor J. Mace
Sexuality & kink education by @taylorjmace (they/them). Reviews the NSFW. Kink videos at http://c4s.com/80681
Pronouns: they/them
Location: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Focus of work: sexuality & kink education; chronic illness.
SugarCunt
Fat, nonbinary, disabled, vag-having, queer feminist, sex educator, sex worker, blogger, consultant, witch, & sex toy reviewer.
Pronouns: they/them
Location: Washington State (USA)
Focus of work: sex toy reviews.
Sexy Spoonie
Spoonie, sex worker, queer, fat, enby.
Pronouns: they/them
Location: England (UK)
Focus of work: sex work and chronic illness.
Samantha Fraser
Organizer of Playground Conference.
Pronouns: she/her
Location: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Focus of work: coach, speaker, and organizer of Playground Conference.
Robin Wilson-Beattie
Outspoken, Southern,Jew(ish),Geek&Mama POC. Tech&social media enthusiast. Sex&Disability educator, writer, advocate-founder of sexAbled- sex 4 all abilities!
Pronouns: she/her
Location: San Francisco, California (USA)
Focus of work: consultant, speaker, writer; working on a book about disability and reproductive health.
Robin Mandell
Curated resources on sexuality, relationships, and disability. Your curator – Robin: Yoga teacher. Feminist. Healthy sexuality advocate.
Pronouns: she/her
Location: Seattle, Washington (USA)
Focus of work: writer; curator of resources.
Ren Grabert, M.Ed
Trans healthcare researcher by day, sex educator by night. I teach helping professionals how to best support those who they serve. #spoonie. Dog mom.
Pronouns: they/them
Location: Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Focus of work: sex education.
Website | Twitter
Rae Chen
sex & beauty writer / spoonie / bi af. find my 2018 work at @teenvogue @bestbuycanada @nextshark 📷 insta: thenotice / snap: raepetsdogs
Pronouns:
Location: Edmonton (Canada)
Focus of work: product reviewer.
Rachael Rose
Sex Educator | Writer, Speaker, & Consultant | Graphic Designer Extraordinaire | Queer, Polyam, & Chronically Ill/Disabled | She/her #Mastocytosis
Pronouns: she/her
Location: USA
Focus of work: sex education with chronic illness in mind.
Ophelia
Talking about what some people don’t talk about – #Depression, #Sex, & #Cannabis. It’s time to Speak Out on the Unspeakable.
Pronouns:
Location: Boston, Massachusetts (USA)
Focus of work: sex, depression, and cannabis.
Nicole Guappone
I write about sex (& kink & sex toys) from a pelvic pain perspective. @RollingStone @glamourmag @Into @RebelliousMag @bust_magazine @ESTBLSHMNT NSFW-ish
Pronouns: she/her
Location: Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Focus of work: pelvic pain perspective on sex and kink; sex education writer.
Dr. Mitchell Tepper
Prophet of #Pleasure. #Sex Entrepreneur by Default. Husband. Father. Person w #Disability. Man of #Faith. Lifeguard, saving the world 1 #relationship at a time.
Pronouns: he/him
Location: Atlanta, Georgia (USA)
Focus of work: spinal cord injury, veterans, men’s sexuality.
Leandra Vane
The Unlaced Librarian. Erotic romance writer. Intellectual freedom radical. Kinky. @BWEoftheyear contributor. I make sacred things smutty.
Pronouns: she/her
Location: USA
Focus of work: erotic romance writer, memoirist, and blogger.
Grayson Schultz
Writer, sex educator, podcaster, guinea pig parent | MS healthcare admin | Disabled genderfluid queerdo (they/them) | Sex ed @chronicsexchat #chronicsex
Pronouns: they/them
Location: Wisconsin (USA)
Focus of work: disability and sexuality education, advocacy.
Kira Lynne
Author of Aches, Pains, and Love: A Guide to Dating & Relationships for Those with Chronic Pain and Illness. #lifecoach #counsellor #MEcfs #spoonie Optimist.
Pronouns: she/her
Location: British Columbia (Canada)
Focus of work: author, coach.
Kaleigh Trace
Long time associate of @VenusEnvyhfx. Author of Hot, Wet & Shaking (@invisibooks). Currently busy working with hard feelings.
Pronouns: she/her
Location: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Focus of work: writer and teacher; disability, desirability, resistance and sex toys.
Jax Jacki Brown
Disability & LGBTI/Queer rights activist, writer, spoken-word performer, public speaker & disability sex educator.
Pronouns:
Location: Melbourne, Victoria (Australia)
Focus of work: writer and performer.
Izzy Criptastic
Pronouns: she/her
Location: Pennsylvania (USA)
Focus of work: disabled sexuality;, advocate, activist.
Ignixia
International public speaker/educator on kink & bdsm. She/Her pronouns. #GreySexual #Panromantic #KinkEducator Creator of the #KinkyCoexist artwork.
Pronouns: she/her
Location: Florida (USA)
Focus of work: kink and bdsm; chronic pain.
Bianca of Helen’s Toy Box
Home of the Helen’s Toybox blog. #SexPositivity #Polyamory #Synaesthesia #Kink #disability #Accessibility and everything in between. Blind since birth.
Pronouns: she/her
Location: Private
Focus of work: reviewer, essayist.
Eve E.
Sex Educator & Queer Disabled Writer #SexAndDisability ♿️ Contact: eveeblogs@gmail.com Lifestyle: http://EveAdler.com | I run: @ParlourTalk
Pronouns:
Location: England (UK)
Focus of work:
Website | Twitter
Eva Sweeney
Writer, Pleasure Professor at @oschoollive, consultant on @Speechless, badass 😉 Donate here: http://www.paypal.me/crippingupsexwitheva
Pronouns: she/her
Location: Pasadena, California (USA)
Focus of work: sex education for disabilities.
Erin Kyan
Disabled, queer, 30s, fat, polyam, trans Leather man. One half of @PasserVulpes. Writer/producer of @LoveLuckPodcast.
Pronouns: he/him
Location: Melbourne, Victoria (Australia)
Focus of work: writer, performer; kink (especially rope) instructor.
Emily D. Warfield
A👮🏻AB/A 🐱AB, labor (esp sex work)/ disability (esp mental illness). Hard feelings.
Pronouns: she/her
Location: Private
Focus of work: sex work and disability (especially mental health).
Website | Twitter
Cory Silverberg
I write books for grown-ups, kids, and families & teach about sexuality, gender, politics, & culture. My newest book for kids 7-10 is Sex Is a Funny Word.
Pronouns: he/him
Location: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Focus of work: author of sex education books.
Corey Alexander
Blogs abt queerness, disability, kink, trauma, being trans, fat politics & writing. Writes queer kink erotica & romance as Xan West.
Pronouns: they/them
Location: Private
Focus of work: erotica author and reviewer; kink educator.
Claire Ah
FriendofaFriendMatchmaking.com , http://7Veils.com , @ADateWithPod, @TMSGstories, @OschoolLive. Matchmaker, educator, host, coach, speaker into love, sex & health.
Pronouns:
Location: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Focus of work: relationships and sex education.
Betty Butch
I’m a queer autistic nerd and I blog about sex, sex toys, identity, and kink. (Not all woman, she/her anyway.)
Pronouns: she/her
Location: Florida (USA)
Focus of work: reviews, essays, and erotica.
Bethany Stevens
Sociology PhD student, Georgia State University. JD. MA in Sexuality Studies. Sexologist. QueerCrip. Wanderlusty lady. Book hoarder. Avid ableism fighter.
Pronouns: she/her
Location: Atlanta, Georgia (USA)
Focus of work: currently focused on earning her sociology PhD.
Avery
Sex positive educator, counselor, blogger, philosopher.
Pronouns: they/them
Location: Long Valley, New Jersey (USA)
Focus of work: reviewer, educator, counselor.
Andrew Gurza
Disability Awareness Consultant. Professionally Queer Cripple. Cripple Content Creator. Podcast Host of @disaftdarkpod. Disabled Unicorn.
Pronouns: he/him
Location: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Focus of work: disability awareness in sexuality.
Amber DiPietra
intimacycoach #sexologicalbodyworker #somaticsexeducator The art of sensual authenticity & self-expression for people with disabilities or marginalized bodies.
Pronouns: she/her
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida (USA)
Focus of work: poet, performer, advocate, coach with a focus on body image, sexuality, chronic illness, and disability issues.