Deviant Sexuality and Disability: The Hypersexualization of Women with Bipolar Disorder
Location
156 Student Union: Endeavor Room B
Start Date
6-11-2015 9:30 AM
End Date
6-11-2015 10:30 AM
Description
Drawing on cultural analyses and personal narratives, this presentation explores how sexuality in bipolar women is viewed as a symptom of an illness that must be cured, thereby limiting possibilities for us to express diverse sexualities, and to assert sexuality in meaningful and empowering ways.
Repository Citation
O'Leary, Meghan and Gibbons, Hailee, "Deviant Sexuality and Disability: The Hypersexualization of Women with Bipolar Disorder" (2015). Breaking Silences, Demanding Crip Justice: Sex, Sexuality, and Disability. 2.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/breaking_silences/2015/november6/2
Deviant Sexuality and Disability: The Hypersexualization of Women with Bipolar Disorder
156 Student Union: Endeavor Room B
Drawing on cultural analyses and personal narratives, this presentation explores how sexuality in bipolar women is viewed as a symptom of an illness that must be cured, thereby limiting possibilities for us to express diverse sexualities, and to assert sexuality in meaningful and empowering ways.
