The Sexual Politics of Disability: Untold Desires
The Sexual Politics of Disability: Untold Desires By Tom Shakespeare, Kath Gillespie-Sells and Dominic Davies
1996 | 247 Pages | ISBN: 030433328X | PDF | 1 MB
1996 | 247 Pages | ISBN: 030433328X | PDF | 1 MB
While the civil rights movement has put disability issues centre-stage, there has been minimal discussion of disabled people's sexuality. This book, based on first-hand accounts, takes a close look at questions of identity, relationships, sex, love, parenting and abuse and demolishes the taboo around disability and sex. It shows the barriers to disabled people's sexual rights and sexual expression, and also the ways in which these obstacles are being challenged. Variously moving, angry, funny and proud, The Sexual Politics of Disability is about disabled people sharing their stories and claiming their place as sexual beings. It is a pioneering work, and essential reading for anyone interested in disability or sexual politics.