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UK Court Rules That Staff May Assist With Hiring Sex Workers

Written by real.talk on May 5, 2021. Posted in News.

A UK court rules that a support worker who assists a client to find and hire a sex worker isn’t breaking the law.

Britain, case, court, england, hire, law, legal, Sex, sex workers, staff, support, UK, worker

Andrew Gurza on Going Without Sex For a Year During COVID

Written by real.talk on February 8, 2021. Posted in News.

Writer and disability activist Andrew Gurza realized last week that because of COVID, its’ been a year since he’s had sex.

activism, Advocacy, covid, handi, pleasure, Sex, sex workers, sexuality, support, surrogates

BBC 4 Radio Program on Cognitive Disability and Romantic Relationships

Written by real.talk on December 16, 2019. Posted in News.

In this well-made, half-hour British Broadcasting Corporation radio investigation, different folks from the UK talk about their romantic relationships, and the barriers they’ve...

audio, BBC, Britain, British, broadcasting, corporation, disability, england, loving, network, podcast, radio, Relationships, Sex, sexuality, support, supported, UK

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

Guardian Article About Disability and the Right to Love

Written by real.talk on November 5, 2019. Posted in News.

The Guardian UK edition does a great piece about people with cognitive disabilities and sexuality. You can read it here.

Advocacy, dating, disability, Guardian, love, newspaper, Sex, sexuality, support, UK

Baltimore Nightclub For Adults With Disabilities

Written by real.talk on August 15, 2019. Posted in News.

A nightclub in Baltimore, Maryland is making headlines for being the first of its kind in creating an inclusive environment for folks with cognitive disabilities. Top 40 hits, strobe...

clubs, dating, love, social, support

The Supported Loving Network has a brand new toolkit for you to check out.

Written by real.talk on June 23, 2019. Posted in News.

The Supported Loving network has produced a series of guides to help support people with learning disabilities with issues around sex and relationships. Resources include: Writing...

contraception, dating, disability, housing, love, masturbation, policies, porn, sexual health, support, supported

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

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UK Court Rules That Staff May Assist With Hiring Sex Workers

Andrew Gurza on Going Without Sex For a Year During COVID

BBC 4 Radio Program on Cognitive Disability and Romantic Relationships

Guardian Article About Disability and the Right to Love

The Supported Loving Network has a brand new toolkit for you to check out.

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