Jennifer McShane on sex and disability: 'There are no ‘how-to’ guides'

What we can do to make disability, dating and sex less taboo and more inclusive?
Jennifer McShane on sex and disability: 'There are no ‘how-to’ guides'

Jennifer McShane: "I had to learn as I went along and because I know my own body better than my dates, I have to relay all that back because otherwise, it ain’t happening."

“So, what sort of stuff do you like to do?” It’d be much simpler to answer if this were a regular question. 

However, asked in terms of a casual hookup when you have a partial physical disability, all I find myself thinking wearily is, “Here we go again”. 

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