On this episode, I sit down with community activist and queer senior Lezlie Lee Kam. She shares with us why she refers to herself as "differently abled" and why that is important to her. She also shares her experience becoming disabled and re-learning what access really means. Lastly, she tells us what it has been like for her trying to navigate the LGBTQ+ community as a queer senior and so much more. Enjoy!
In this episode, we review the 2016 Netflix feature The Fundamentals of Caring, starring Paul Rudd as a Personal Support Worker who takes his client Trevor, who lives with DMD, across America in his wheelchair accessible van. We talk about the importance of seeing PCAs on film, how some of the movie is still hella ableist, and why I want Paul Rudd to care for me. Enjoy!
I just wanted to give a shout out and say Happy International Day of Persons with Disabilities and thank you for your support with Disability After Dark!
In this episode, I invite Youtube star and porn creator Davey Wavey & Queer Sexuality Coach Finn Deerhart to answer the question, "What would happen if You Became Disabled Tomorrow?" We talk about how their lives would change, how their sex might change (and discover if their partners would help them douche out), and what they would be most scared of. You won't want to miss this one!
In this episode, I sit down w/o voice over artist and visually impaired person Audrey Amar as we talk about her experiences being visually impaired and dating, as a teen in health class, why she once had to scream "No, you can't F**ck my Eye Socket" and a whole lot more. Enjoy!
In this episode, I sit down with Vilissa Thompson as we take a deep, deep dive into our race issues within the disability community. We look at race and anti-blackness in the disability community by exploring Season 4, Episode 4 of Queer Eye. We talk about Wesley Hamilton and his company, "Disabled, But Not Really" and the unspoken nuances of blackness and disability. We also talk about Vilissa being a social worker, a southern black femme and a whole lot more. Enjoy!
In this episode, I look at some of the history around the forced sterilization of disabled people. We examine the landmark case of Carrie Buck, and explore other cases wherein intellectually disabled people were sterilized/castrated against their will. We also explore how forced sterilization still happens in 2019.
In this minisode, I asked you to write in all about your stories of being medicalized or hospitalized as a disabled person and you did not disappoint. We hear stories of people who were neglected by hospital staff, sent home to die because doctors wouldn't listen, laughed at and more stories of the kind of medical ableism that we experience. Thank you all so much for sharing! If you want to write in for a minisode (next month is funny, sexy stories about disability), you can write into [email protected]. Enjoy!
On this episode, I sit down with standup comedian and author Nina G. We talk about her experiences as a stutterer, and she gives us some facts about stuttering, and tells us that Marilyn Monroe was also a stutterer. Nina explains how stuttering helps her comedy, as well as how it has played a role in her dating and sex life. Enjoy!
In this episode, I sit down with queer disabled war veteran, bootblack and stripper Geoff Millard. We talk about his experiences becoming disabled in wartime and how that affects both his body and his mind. We then shift gears and talk about leather, kink and boot-blacking help him to engage with his sexuality and his disabled body. There's a lot going on in this episode you won't wanna miss!