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Disabled People Must Be Able to Talk More Openly About Sex—It’s Important for Their Health.

January 6, 2019 by Denise Brodey

A columnist who rites a column on disability and is an actress.
Sex shouldn’t be a taboo topic, says Renke.

Here’s a fact you probably didn’t know: Only 5% of people who aren’t disabled have ever been asked out or been on a date with a disabled person, according to one study. Actress and disability campaigner Samantha Renke hopes to change that statistic. She writes candidly in MetroNews UK that, to make matters worse, she has to endure either intrusive questions from those around her or total silence around the topic in general. Renke writes that she thinks that silence has probably led her to lose out on the chance to have some valuable relationships.  Read more.

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