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A review by rebeccap
Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire by Alice Wong
challenging
reflective
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Vintage Anchor for an advanced reader copy. The opinions expressed are mine alone.
As a cis straight disabled woman I was intrigued by this anthology. I was already familiar with some of Alice Wong’s book and advocacy. I also acknowledge my privilege of being a white, highly educated research associate in the area of gynecological and reproductive health for women with physical disabilities. I wanted to read “Disability Intimacy” for both personal and professional reasons. Personally, I found some of the essays especially relatable; describing similar experiences in terms of varying degrees and types of intimacies. Others essays opened my eyes to different perspectives and experiences. I think this is an important and diverse collection that anyone interested in the area of disabilities, intimacy and sexuality should read. I did find some of the verbiage a bit hard to read because it was sexually explicit. But to each their own in terms of how they want to express themselves.
As a cis straight disabled woman I was intrigued by this anthology. I was already familiar with some of Alice Wong’s book and advocacy. I also acknowledge my privilege of being a white, highly educated research associate in the area of gynecological and reproductive health for women with physical disabilities. I wanted to read “Disability Intimacy” for both personal and professional reasons. Personally, I found some of the essays especially relatable; describing similar experiences in terms of varying degrees and types of intimacies. Others essays opened my eyes to different perspectives and experiences. I think this is an important and diverse collection that anyone interested in the area of disabilities, intimacy and sexuality should read. I did find some of the verbiage a bit hard to read because it was sexually explicit. But to each their own in terms of how they want to express themselves.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content