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After the dark comes sexual light

For my entire career the most common topic I get asked to speak on is disability and sexuality. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to come across some very interesting information which backs up everything I believe about the topic. During my research I have recently found two very powerful podcasts; one is called OT After Dark and the other Disability After Dark . Both programs focus on breaking down social views about disability to talk about sex from all angles. I have always considered sexuality to be the most important aspect to my life that gets overlooked by society. It is only by talking to each other that sexuality can be embraced in a safe and consensual way. As I have said many times, people with disabilities like sex too and yet not only do people like myself have to fight against our physical restrictions of our disabilities but also negative social stereotypes. Throughout the centuries sexuality and attitudes towards it have seemed to calcify. Back in tim