Do Me Differently- An In-Depth Discussion Around the Lived Experiences of Queers with Disabilities
Location
Atlantis Room A
Start Date
24-9-2017 9:30 AM
End Date
24-9-2017 11:00 AM
Description
This workshop will introduce you to a part of the Queer Community we rarely discuss – Persons with Disabilities who identify as LGBTQ+ (The Queer Cripple). Queers with Disabilities are sorely underrepresented in our homo-normative, body beautiful culture, and I aim to change that. A combination of education and personal experiences will invite you into a conversation around the Queer Cripple, the lived experiences navigating both sexuality and disability (ie. What it actually feels like to be queer and disabled), and what they can offer the LGBTQ+ community overall. Participants will openly explore the mythology and fear around sex and disability, and consider why we are afraid to talk about disability in the LGBTQ+ community. Ultimately, through frank, open and honest conversations around disability, sexuality and queerness, the workshop will provide the tools to welcome the Queer Community into the conversation around disability and make it truly accessible to everyone under the rainbow.
Repository Citation
Gurza, Andrew, "Do Me Differently- An In-Depth Discussion Around the Lived Experiences of Queers with Disabilities" (2017). Breaking Silences, Demanding Crip Justice: Sex, Sexuality, and Disability. 4.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/breaking_silences/2017/september24/4
Do Me Differently- An In-Depth Discussion Around the Lived Experiences of Queers with Disabilities
Atlantis Room A
This workshop will introduce you to a part of the Queer Community we rarely discuss – Persons with Disabilities who identify as LGBTQ+ (The Queer Cripple). Queers with Disabilities are sorely underrepresented in our homo-normative, body beautiful culture, and I aim to change that. A combination of education and personal experiences will invite you into a conversation around the Queer Cripple, the lived experiences navigating both sexuality and disability (ie. What it actually feels like to be queer and disabled), and what they can offer the LGBTQ+ community overall. Participants will openly explore the mythology and fear around sex and disability, and consider why we are afraid to talk about disability in the LGBTQ+ community. Ultimately, through frank, open and honest conversations around disability, sexuality and queerness, the workshop will provide the tools to welcome the Queer Community into the conversation around disability and make it truly accessible to everyone under the rainbow.
