The Sexual Politics of Disability
Subtitle: Untold Desires (Sexual Politics)
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: March 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780304333295
Subjects: Disability: social aspects; Human rights; Sex & sexuality; Sex discrimination; Gender Studies; Social Science; Politics/International Relations
Description: "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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.