Disability After Dark

In this episode, I sit down with bionic babe, essayist and editor Dayna Troisi. We talk about sex, disability and her experience being an upper limb amputee. She shares that she is a "slutty disabled person", we talk about why it's okay to be messy about disability and a whole lot more. Follow Dayna's work at www.daynatroisi.com . Be sure to support our sponsors: Get 15% off any purchase at Come A...

On this episode, I sit down with author and sex educator Kevin Patterson. We chat about his experiences being a partner to poly disabled people; how polyamory really works when navigating a disabled partners' needs, and a whole lot more. Enjoy! Follow Kevin's work on Twitter @PolyRoleModel. Buy his book "Love is Not Color Blind" Be sure to support our sponsors: Get 15% off any purchase at Come As...

In this episode, I sit down with sex educator and host of Sex Out Loud, Tristan Taormino as we talk about her experiences with chronic back pain and working in the sexuality space. She explains why she loves corsets, why she switched from high heels to flats, we talk about why first class flying is indeed an access issue and a whole lot more about sex, disability and everything in between. Enjoy!...

In this episode, I sit down with a researcher from Toronto's Holland Bloorview Children's Rehabilitation Hospital to talk about a new study that she enlisted me and others to help her on, looking at how to talk to disabled kids and their healthcare providers about sex, sexuality and sexual health promotion. A whole lot of questions and conversation arise from this, as we talk about how we can comb...

Hey, hey! The minisodes are back! This is where you send in your stories about disability and I read them back to you. In this one, we hear from Sammy who tells us about their worst disabled traveler experience; Shawna tells us about the worst dating advice they have received as a disabled person, and Julia tells me how she lived through my worst sexual nightmare, and it was kind of awesome! You c...

For the three year anniversary of this show, I am so excited to share my very first LIVE episode ever of Disability After Dark. I did a show at Toronto's iconic Masonic Temple with my friend porn star (and repeat guest), Jay Austin. This time around, I look in his eyeballs and ask him "What Would Happen If You Became Disabled Tomorrow?" We talk about how his day to day would change, coul...

In this episode I sit down with Dr. Judith Glover from RMIT University who is one of the lead innovators and key members of the design team working with us on our Deliciously Disabled sex toy project. We talk about how she became involved and interested in sex toy design, how you create great sex toys, how sexuality and disability is a human right, and we explore what the future of sex tech and di...

In this episode, I sit down with activist, instructor and altogether disabled badass, Hannah Soyer. We talk about her experiences being a wheelchair using instructor, physical cues and consent, her This Body is Worthy campaign and so much more. Enjoy! You can follow Hannah on Twitter @soyernotsawyer You can also follow and support Hannah's This Body is Worthy Campaign at www.thisbodyisworthy.com B...

In this episode, I sit down with TV writer Esme Mazzeo as we talk about her experience at her 10 year high school reunion, writing about disability on TV and how we can do better, what independence means for her and so much more. We go off an a ktrillion tangents, and it was amazing. Enjoy! Make sure you follow Esme on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/EsmeMazzeo Follow our sponsors for this episode...

In the continuing series, "What If You Became Disabled Tomorrow?" I sit down with sex columnist and podcaster Dan Savage. We talk about his history of seeing gay disabled men at bars, how becoming disabled might change his life with his partner, how disability might change his working life and why he was a little scared to come on the show...and a whole lot more. Enjoy! You can follow Da...

In Episode 150 (wow), I sit down with Mike Matlock (aka The Crippled Critic) to talk about disability in the gaming world, how good he is at using a joystick, his journey with polyamory and Spinal Muscular Atrophy and so much more. Enjoy! Be sure to follow our guest at: https://twitter.com/CrippCritic Follow our sponsors for this episode at: Get 15% off any purchase at Come As You Are Co-op Sex Sh...

In this episode we explore what it's like to try and get to a date if you are disabled and you don't drive. What are the challenges of going "on foot", using disability transit, conventional transit, etc. We also talk about how the idea of independence and sex plays into having a car and how disabled people who can't drive are affected by this. Enjoy! Be sure to support our sponsors: Get...

In this episode, we review the 2012 independent film "Morgan" all about a gay athlete who gets paralyzed and then falls in love with a non-disabled guy. We explore the ableist tropes in the film and the way sexuality and disability is portrayed... the film is super low budget and super not great. You can watch the full film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwkyuJLFeQE Be sure to sup...

In this episode, I sit down with my new friend Leah Sauter who shares with us her experiences of being disabled and studying the holocaust in Haifa, Israel. She also shares with us her experience navigating dating and her relationship while living with anxiety, PCOS and a whole host of other disabilities and issues. We find out how she and her partner work with all this together, she tells us why...

In this episode I introduce you to my sister and co-founder of Deliciously Disabled, Heather Morrison. Together we started the brand in the hopes of creating the very first line of sex toys for disabled people. I talk with Heather about why this type of thing was important for her to be involved in, she highlights the specs of the project, our push to find funding, why access to self-pleasure is a...

In this episode, I talk about how many disabled people don't get a second date, and from there we look at popular magazine suggestions about what to do on Date #2, and apply disability to them. Maybe on the 2nd date you can bring up ableism. Maybe on the 2nd date you can take your date on disability transit. Maybe on that second date you can wear comfy crip clothes, and be way more your disabled s...

In this episode, I look at the logistics of sex in a bathtub when you have a disability. We talk about how you and a partner can get you in the tub, the accessibility of sexy disabled bathtub time once in the tub, some of the problems you might encounter and more. Enjoy! Be sure to support our sponsors: Get 15% off any purchase at Come As You Are Co-op Sex Shop, by using coupon code "afterdar...

In this episode, I sit down with disabled married couple Kate & Aaron Wolovsky. They go by "The Disabled Duo." We have a fun chat about their disabled meet cute, their marrisge and sex life as a disabled couple and a whole lot more. Enjoy! You can follow The Disabled Duo at @DisabledDuo on Twitter. Be sure to support our sponsors: Get 15% off any purchase at Come As You Are Co-op Sex...

In this episode, I invite the hosts of the Do You Queer What I Queer Podcast, Elliott and Thom to ask me questions about sex, disability and queerness they might have. Things take a pretty hilarious turn as they discover why taint-sucking is the most accessible sex act, I recount hilarious stories (again!), we talk ableist misconceptions and more! Enjoy! Follow the Do Queer What I Queer Pod here:...

In this bonus episode, I sit down with Associate Professor of English in Women's and Gender Studies at Williamette, Allison P. Hobgood. We interrogate how crip sexuality, disability and Shakespeare go together by looking at his play Measure by Measure. Through the play, we talk about how in Shakespearean times crip corporeality has always been there whether we realized it or not. This episode brou...

In this episode, I sit down with poet and professor Travis Lau as we talk about how his queerness and Asian background and upbringing both collided with his disability and mild scoliosis throughout his formative years and in gay spaces. Enjoy! You can follow Travis on Twitter @travisclau or on his website at www.travisclau.com Be sure to support our sponsors: Get 15% off any purchase at Come As Yo...

In this episode I talk about how I just got a brand new accessible bed, and how that has changed my sex life. I share how difficult sex was in my old bed, the struggles of finding an accessible luxury bed, I ponder why these beds are not marketed to sexy, disabled people, and finally, I tell you why sex in my new accessible bed is awesome. Enjoy! Be sure to support our sponsors: Get 15% off any pu...

I sit down with Thomas Dixon, creator of Me.mory as we talk about how his experience with traumatic brain injury affects his memory, and how his memory has played a role in his sex life and his relationships; how sex has been different since his injury (maybe even better) and so much more. Enjoy! You can support Thomas' work by going to his GoFundMe Page Be sure to support our sponsors: Get 15% of...

Since we haven't done an episode about Gimps on Grindr since WAAAAAAAAY back in Episode 5, I thought it was time to revisit some of the things guys have said to me on the app recently. You'll hear about the guy who gave me a rude awakening, the guy who asked me if I was "born in a tiny chair" and so much more. Enjoy Episode 138, all about ableist appholes! Be sure to support our sponsors...

In this very special bonus episode, I sit down with one of my podcast colleagues and someone who I totally admire, Jeremie Saunders. He is the one of the hosts of the wildly popular podcasts Sickboy " all about finding the funny in chronic illness and/or disability and " Turn Me On ", a podcast wherein he explores sexuality topics with his wife, Bryde. I talk to him today about his...