Brazilian documentary filmmaker Daniel Gonçalves and his editing partner looked for other films exploring the topic of sexuality and disability, but they couldn’t find any, so they made their own.

For too long, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have been denied the same opportunities for ...

As part of the Socialization To Enrich Participation & Support Sexuality (STEPS2) Health Education study, two CUNY SPH researchers have published papers that spotlight trauma-informed sex education ...

Source: Image by Vance Hedman, used by permission of Andrew Gurza. This piece was co-authored with Andrew Gurza – award-winning disability awareness consultant. Every few months, co-author David’s ...

Like most who have seen Netflix’s new hit series Sex Education we praise the unapologetic depiction of young people’s burgeoning sexualities, including female and male, gay and lesbian experiences.

Imagine feeling invisible simply because of your body. Now imagine that invisibility extends into how society treats your desires, your safety, and your rights. That is the everyday reality for many ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. When he was a teenager, Ben believed that he struggled with friendships and romantic ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

In my last blog, Life Lessons Learned from Being Temporarily Disabled, I promised to disclose what I learned about sex from being temporarily disabled. It is with some trepidation that I now fulfill ...

On a special episode (first released on January 22, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Squirmy and Grubs are not your typical YouTube stars. One is them is able-bodied. The other is not. How they navigate ...