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The Critics Review ‘Special’ Season 2

Written by real.talk on May 26, 2021. Posted in News.

The critics agree that the second season of Special did not disappoint!

cerebralpalsy, cp, gay, LGBTQ, Netflix, news, special, TV

BBC Story on Cognitive Disability and Sexual Identity

Written by real.talk on February 22, 2021. Posted in News.

LGBTQIA2S++ people with cognitive disabilities use difficult life experiences to advocate for change.

BBC, bisexual, Britain, British, education, health, identity, journalism, LGBTQ, risk, Sex, sexuality, text, video

Aaron Philip and ‘Beauty Isn’t Binary’

Written by real.talk on May 25, 2020. Posted in News.

Aaron Philip is the first black, transgender and disabled model to sign for a leading agency.

Advocacy, disability, LGBTQ, rights, sexuality

Satire Videos From Edmonton’s Self Advocacy Federation

Written by real.talk on November 20, 2019. Posted in News.

Edmonton’s Self-Advocacy Federation is an advocacy and support organization for adults with cognitive disabilities and their allies. Among many other activities, the Self-Advocacy...

Advocacy, advocate, dating, disability, Edmonton, federation, LGBTQ, love, loving, Relationships, self, Sex, sexuality, support

“Queer enough to know what I want; disabled enough to be ignored”

Written by real.talk on July 11, 2019. Posted in News.

Yolanda Vargas is a proud Latinx disabled woman who is Queer/Bi/Pansexual. In this article, she discusses the ways she feels her queer sexuality is erased by those in her life...

Advocacy, dating, disability, LGBTQ, queer, Sex, sexuality

The Daily Herald on LGBTQ Identities and Autism

Written by real.talk on June 18, 2019. Posted in News.

This Utah newspaper has an interesting report on higher rates of LGBTQ identities among people with autism. Click here to read it.

autism, daily, dual, herald, identities, identity, LGBTQ, newspaper, spectrum, spectrums, utah

Cripping Up Sex With Eva – A Great Sex Ed Website

Written by real.talk on May 2, 2019. Posted in News.

Eva Sweeney didn’t get into sex education because she wanted to help people or become a teacher. Rather, it was because she didn’t find any applicable information for her when she was...

cerebral, education, educator, eva, LGBTQ, palsy, Sex, sweeney

New Sitcom Shows the Highs and Lows of Being Gay and Disabled

Written by real.talk on March 26, 2019. Posted in News.

Netflix just announced “Special”, a brand new sitcom based around Ryan O’Connell’s part-memoir, part-manifesto ‘I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves’....

comedy, dating, disability, LGBTQ, Netflix, O'Connell, Ryan, sitcom, special, Television, TV

ITV News Report on Drag Performers With Down Syndrome

Written by real.talk on June 12, 2018. Posted in News.

ITV News covers a new drag night in London UK which includes performers with Down Syndrome. Check it out here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPCAw3LXMa0

down syndrome, drag, LGBTQ

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