Disability After Dark

In this episode, I continue talking to non-disabled community members about what might happen if they became disabled tomorrow. This time, I sit down with LGBTQ&A Podcast host, Jeffrey Masters. He tells me how he thinks his sense of independence might be altered, and how car hook ups might be a tad different. I loved this one. Enjoy! Follow Jeffrey Masters here: [ @jeffmasters1 ]( www.twit...

In this episode, I sit down with UK motivational speaker, Fern Lulham. We talk about her experiences navigating the dating world as a blind woman, some of the ways she tried to cope with the stigma of blindness, how disability affected her self-esteem and her sense self, fashion, her guide dog Nancy and so much more. Enjoy! You can follow Fern's work at www.fernlulham.com Be sure to support our sp...

In this episode, I sit down with sex educator Anne Hodder-Ship as we explore her experiences with chronic constipation and how that has affected her sexuality, her sense of safety and so much more. You can follow Anne's work by heading over to www.annehodder.com Be sure to support our sponsors: Get 15% off any purchase at Come As You Are Co-op Sex Shop, by using coupon code "afterdark"....

In this episode I do something a little different on the show. I reached out to my friends Mike and Kyle from the wildly popular Gayish Podcast, and asked them to come on the show so I could ask them, "What If You Became Disabled Tomorrow?" We talk about how their views on sex might change, what they'd be afraid of and so much more. Download Gayish here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/pod...

In this episode, I sit down with actor Anthony Michael Lopez. We chat everything from acting with a disability, and how he prepared for his roles in Mapplethorpe and Broad City, to chatting about sex and disability as a gay amputee. Believe me, the title of this episode is more than appropriate. I loved this episode so much, and I hope you do too. Follow Anthony at @flittergaggot on Twitter and in...

In this episode, I explore how to go on a romantic getaway with your disabled lover. We talk about how there are no images of disabled couples on blogs about romantic getaways... We explore why maybe surprising your disabled lover with an impromptu unplanned getaway is a bad idea, and we talk about how some of the blogs' romantic getaway spots completely miss the mark on accessibility. We also loo...

In this episode, I sit down with the creator of the Girl Boner brand, August McLaughlin. We have a chat about how ADHD has an effect on your sex life, how sometimes things can be really intense because of it, and a whole lot more. Enjoy! You can follow August's work at www.augustmclaughlin.com . You can find all her socials there as well. Be sure to support our new sponsor: Oleb Books, who have la...

In this very special bonus episode, I sit down with playwright and artist Nicholas Linnehan. We talk about his experience being gay and disabled, and turning that into art projects like his upcoming short film, "Catfish", and his play "Identity" which closes in New York this weekend! We also talk about how Nicholas is looking for more than just a hook up, and so much more. You...

In this episode, I chat with Roo Bernascone, a self-professed "cripple punk". We have a really important chat about disability, fatness and scoliosis, and how his fatness is linked inextricably to care and disability. We also talk sex, transmasc identities, polyamory and disability. We flirt with each other too. Enjoy! You can follow Roo on twitter: @roo_b_arts Be sure to support our new...

In this minisode, I get an e-mail from Crystal, a self-appointed "disabled homo" from Washington, who talks about how listening to episode 125 with her ex-partner helped her understand an access internalized ableism. If you want to write in for a minisode, e-mail me at disabilityafterdark@gmail.com

In episode 129, I sit down with the cohost of the kink and BDSM podcast "Off The Cuffs", Minimus Maximus, or just "Max" for short. He reveals how his autism and Asperger's has an effect on his masculinity. We chat about how ASD plays into kink scenes, how order in BDSM calms his Aspie brain; we chat about his bisexuality and how different partners handle his Asperger's. he tell...

In this episode, I sit down with ER nurse Ryann Kress as she shares her experiences working in a busy hospital and living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. We talk about how her disability affects her job as a nurse, and I ask her what you learn about sex and disability in nursing school... shocker, not much. Ryann also shares some jaw dropping sex stories about her experiences with EDS, blowjobs, poly...

In this episode, I sit down with guest Noor Pervez, as we talk about autism, physical disability, sex, disability and religion. Noor shares his experiences of dating while trans and disabled and so much more. Enjoy! Be sure to support our new sponsor: Oleb Books, who have launched a Personal Essay Contest for disabled parents. Details here: www.olebbooks.com/contests Support Disability After Dark...

In this random minisode I talk about the viral success of my hashtag #DisabledPeopleAreHot; where it came from, why it is important, what I wanna do with it and more. Enjoy!

In this episode, I sit down with LA based comedienne Danielle Perez. We chat about devotees, the challenges of hunting for good d*ck in Los Angeles when you're a wheelchair user, internalized ableism, and Danielle talks about a new romantic comedy she is writing that will have a disabled lead actress! Enjoy! Be sure to support our new sponsor: Oleb Books, who have launched a Personal Essay Contest...

In this episode, I share with you some GREAT sex I had recently, and discuss how ableism can be a constant bedfellow. I share my anger over not being able to jerk a lover off, or give him head in the way I want due to limited fine motor function. I explore how that anger made me feel in the moment, and consider what you can do if you have better gross motor functions than fine motor skills. Lastly...

In this episode, I sit down with freelance writer in sex and disability, Spencer Williams. We talk about his work as a Vice Columnist writing about the personal side of sex and disability. He also shares his experience being featured in a documentary about his work with sex surrogates and sex workers. We share in those experiences; talking about shame, fear and stigma... and it was nice to be in a...

On this episode, I sit down with fan turned guest Roxie, who e-mailed me a few weeks ago saying that she listened to the show, and it was helping her get through her own internalized ableism as a woman with Cerebral Palsy raising two kids. We have a really important conversation that dives into things like financial abuse, emotional abuse, kinks, ableism, self-esteem, disability and so much more....

In this episode, I review the film Margarita with a Straw. It's a movie that came out in 2014 about an Indian woman with Cerebral Palsy who is experimenting her sexuality. I talk about how this film is ableist in so many ways, share some funny anecdotes about the film, and even highlight how my views on actors "cripping up" has changed. Enjoy!

In this episode, I sit down with porn star Pierce Paris about his new scene with quadriplegic porn star, Kenneth Connin. We talk all about this new scene produced by Himeros. TV and the importance of having disabled porn stars like Kenneth. I ask him about what it was like working with a disabled star; some of the considerations, accessibility, whether disabled people give great head and so much m...

In this episode, I take a look at typical first date foods, and consider how accessible or inaccessible they might be if you had to be fed by a partner. I explain why asking the question "Would you shove this in my mouth?" is both playful and important. I also give tips to non-disabled partners on how to help your disabled lover eat and more. Enjoy!

As a special treat, I have decided to release the Patreon Bonus Chat with Charlie Garner from Episode 120. We talk about hospitals, doctors, medications, orgasms, disability and so, so much more. If you pledge $1 a month or more to www.patreon.com/cripplecontent you get these bonuses first! Hope you enjoy!

In this interview, I sit down with a DisabilityAfterDark fan turned guest from the UK, who wrote into me telling me how important the show is to her, and then proceeded to tell me of her deathly allergy to sperm, and how that affects her sex life. I knew I wanted her on the show. We talk about her sperm allergy and how that has affected her, IBS, fibromyalgia, sexual trauma and a whole lot more. T...

In this episode, I sit down with Cameron Glover, host of a new podcast Sex Ed in Color, as she comes out to us as a QPOC living with chronic pain. I heard of her work when she shouted out this podcast on Twitter. I started following her, listening to her show, and I fell in love with her work immediately. We have such a great chat about disability, sexuality, chronic pain, POC, I come out as femme...

Surprise! In this Bonus Episode of "When I Was A Disabled Kid", I sit down with writer Wendy Lu to talk about her experiences as a disabled kid with a trach; what it was like having a nurse with you 24/7, trying to make friends and be independent and so, so much more about her disabled childhood. You can follow all of Wendy's work on Twitter at @wendyluwrites . You can also follow my wor...