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VCHA Guide to Supporting Sexual Health and Intimacy in Care Facilities

Written by real.talk on November 9, 2022. Posted in Resources.

Vancouver Coastal Health Authority published a pocket guide detailing how to support the sexuality of folks living in care facilities.

Advocacy, consent, education, health, pleasure, Relationships, rights, Sex, sexuality, support

What Can I do if my Doctor Doesn’t Listen to me?

Written by real.talk on July 12, 2022. Posted in Videos.

Advocacy, disability, doctors, human rights, medical professionals, rights

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

A Mum’s Take on Reproductive Rights for her Daughter With a Disability

Written by real.talk on June 10, 2019. Posted in News.

In this article from The Mighty, a mother talks about her reaction to well-intentioned friends’ suggestion that her 10-year-old daughter could benefit from a hysterectomy. To...

daughter, disability, hysterectomy, menstruation, mother, mum, period, rights, sexuality

A Love Story

Written by real.talk on May 6, 2019. Posted in News.

Chloe was born with Down syndrome and her husband, Jason, is autistic. Jason believes Chloe is the most beautiful woman on earth and is excited to grow old with her.

autism, down syndrome, loving, Marriage, Relationships, rights

Romance, Relationships & Rights

Written by real.talk on April 25, 2019. Posted in News.

Join us for this theatre performance created by and with self-advocates supported by the Community Living Society and based on research from the UBC Centre for Inclusion and Citizenship. The...

Advocacy, boundaries, consent, dating, development, disability, loving, pleasure, Relationships, rights, Sex, sexuality, support

Sexual Autonomy vs. Safety in UK Court Case

Written by real.talk on October 30, 2018. Posted in News.

Manchester UK City Council is facing criticism because care workers are “allowing” a woman with autism to have sex. (It’s extramarital sex, it poses potential safety...

autism, Britain, case, court, Manchester, rights, Sex, sexuality, UK

UK Woman Denied the Right to Know she has an IUD.

Written by real.talk on October 30, 2018. Posted in News.

A woman with cognitive disabilities in London UK was fitted with an IUD without her knowledge or permission. A judge just ruled that her human rights were violated when the device was...

Britain, British, case, consent, court, IUD, law, London, reproductive, right, rights, telegraph, UK

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