In this episode, I talk about the rise of viral promposals where non-disabled people ask disabled teens to the prom in high school or middle school and have it recorded and it goes viral or gets picked up by the news outlets. I share why I think this is problematic in all the ways and why I think we need to reconsider our consumption of "digital ableism" and promposals, and suggest that the disabled person may feel differently about the whole thing, and that the media must also focus on them. I ...
Feb 16, 2018•34 min•Ep. 76
In our very first DisabilityAfterDark Minisode, we talk about disability and Valentine's Day with sentiments sent in by Kate! If you have thoughts, feelings, words or dreams you wanna have featured on a minisode, send them to andrew@andrewgurza.com using subject line Minisode! enjoy!
Feb 14, 2018•10 min
In this episode, I talk with freelance model and blogger Mari Ramsawakh about their experiences with sexuality, disability and how those things intersect with non-binary sex, being a person of color and lots of other things, including sexting and how it can be an accessible medium for disabled people to navigate sexuality. We want of on many tangents on this episode, it was awesome! Mari's work can be found at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/indivisiblewriting/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/m...
Feb 09, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 74
On this episode, I talk with my friend Claire AH about her life and sexuality before and after a stroke. We talk a lot about what happened for her, what disability means for her now, and what sex and disability now means for her. It's a pretty great episode. You can follow Claire at www.claireah.com www.twitter.com/claireahhhhh
Feb 02, 2018•55 min•Ep. 73
Okay, I loved recording this episode. I talk about my foray into becoming a drag queen with a disability. I talk about how doing drag connected to my activism around queerness and disability, I introduce you to my drag persona, talk about the challenges of dressing in drag as a disabled person, and so much more.
Jan 26, 2018•35 min•Ep. 72
In this episode, I highlight why planning and scheduling sex as a disabled person is so much sexier than spontaneity. I talk about the ways planning for sex has been pathologized by the media, but why I think it's hot as fuck, and why as a Queer Cripple I get off on it so hard. Enjoy
Jan 19, 2018•29 min•Ep. 71
In this first episode of 2018, we look at how gym culture and the pursuit of the gym cut body we all want so we can have "better sex" aligns with (or totes doesn't) with disability culture. I share some of my experiences at the gym as a queer cripple, we can giggle at how inaccessible some of the workouts for better sex actually are, and I suggest that fucking a cripple might even be a better work out. Enjoy!
Jan 12, 2018•28 min•Ep. 70
This is a very special episode that I recorded over the holidays with my friend and fellow podcaster Dick Wound, co-host of Off The Cuffs Podcast. We recorded episodes on each other's shows, and we wanted to cross promote each other.... so rather than wait, I decided to release this one as a bonus episode. We talk about kink, heart attacks, disability, sex, dark fantasies, shitty hearts, and so much more. Enjoy! Listen to Off The Cuffs each and every Tuesday wherever you get your pods. https://l...
Jan 12, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 69
This episode is another throwback episode where I detail how my relationship with my biological father greatly impacted my intimate relationships as a disabled man later in life. I discuss how my father turned me into a "clingosaurus cripple". I also talk with Danny Kodmur about what being clingy as a disabled person means for him.
Dec 15, 2017•35 min•Ep. 68
In this episode, I talk about what being sick, sexy and disabled means for me. I share my experience trying to navigate being sick, disabled and sexy with C-Diff and when I was recently hospitalized. I share how sickness and disability contributed to my sex drive. I also talk to some other disabled people to find out how being sick and disabled plays a role in their lives.
Dec 08, 2017•28 min•Ep. 67
In this episode, I wanted to share part of my coming out story with you! I thought that rather than simply giving you my views on the experience, that I'd interview my Mom, and learn from her what my coming out as queer and disabled meant for her. We talk about her experiences having a disabled son, her understanding of disability, my coming out and so much more.
Dec 01, 2017•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 66
In this episode, I explore the links between kissing and disability. We look at how people view kissing and disability; some of the challenges of kissing when disabled; I read comments left by my Facebook group about kissing and disability, and I talk to my friends Claire AH about kissing after a stroke; I also talk to Natalie Rose about what it's like kissing her disabled husband.
Nov 24, 2017•41 min•Ep. 65
In this episode, I interviewed one of the sexiest people I have ever had the pleasure of talking to on the show. My friend Addison (a go-go dancing smoke show of hotness from Vancouver) sat down with me to talk about the connections between HIV-positive status and disability, and I was pleasantly surprised that he really considered the question, and asked his community what they thought. Our conversation is light and fun, but also touches on the fact that the disabled and poz communities have on...
Nov 19, 2017•1 hr•Ep. 64
In this episode, I talk about my experience on a Canadian TV show called 1Girl5Gays on MTV Canada and Logo from 2013-14 in the shows 5th season. I was the only visibly disabled person on that program, and I talk about what that meant for me and disabled representation on Queer TV. Here's a link to hilarious photos of me on the show and my show bio...
Nov 12, 2017•41 min•Ep. 63
In this episode, I talk with JoEllen Notte; well known researcher, mental health advocate and writer about the linkages between sex, depression and disability. We talk about how she manages her depression, whether or not she believes depression is a disability, and so much more. You can find out more about JoEllen's work at: www.redheadbedhead.com
Nov 05, 2017•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 62
This was a tough episode to record. In light of all the sexual assault stories coming out, I felt it was necessary to talk about how disabled people deal with consent, sexual harassment and sexual assault. In this episode, I share some moments of things that happened to me. It wasn't easy sharing this stuff, but I felt it was important. This isn't an episode you should enjoy, but you should give pause and think. There will be another episode about this with a panel of other disabled people discu...
Oct 30, 2017•34 min•Ep. 61
In this episode, I talk about what it has been like for me working in the industry as a queer cripple, and what that has meant for me. We talk about the beginnings of my writings, professional ableism as a Queer Cripple, I share the pitfalls of being a profesional Queer Cripple speaker and more.
Oct 23, 2017•36 min•Ep. 60
This episode is a hilarious re-telling of my first (and hopefully not last) threesome as a Queer Cripple. I share what I wanted the threesome to be, the reality of it, and what I learned from it for my next one. Throughout the story, I touch on internalized ableism, sexual ableism, some funny moments and more. Enjoy!
Oct 16, 2017•36 min•Ep. 59
In this episode, I sit down with Queerty contributor Josh Galassi. He writes a lot about his experiences being queer and disabled. We chat about coming out as disabled on apps, privilege, asking your lovers what they thought of you and your disability, and so much more.
Oct 09, 2017•58 min•Ep. 58
In this episode, I take a look at sex, disability and the law. We talk briefly about The Ugly Laws, Eugenics, and discuss two cases that examine consent, sex, disability and the law. Through these cases I explore how the courts and our legal systems have a lot of work to do in understanding disability, and suggest perhaps that the courts would rather rely on ableist prejudices than looking at things further.
Sep 24, 2017•36 min•Ep. 57
In this episode, I talk candidly about my relationship to porn as a queer cripple, and how I came to learn about it in my youth. In this first part of a miniseries I am calling "PwD: Porn While Disabled", I share why I think disability and porn are totally important, potentially problematic, and uncover why I myself might want to embark in the industry.
Sep 11, 2017•38 min•Ep. 56
In this episode, I chat with "Dating Coach on Wheels" [ www.datingcoachonwheels.com ], Amin Lakhani about his experiences with sex, disability, tight clothes, jerking off, bow ties and muscular dystrophy. This is definitely one of my fave episodes so far! Enjoy!
Aug 28, 2017•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 55
In ths episode, I take a look at some flirting advice from the book "The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability ". I talk about how I feel about some of this advice and whether or not I believe the advice holds up in the real-life disabled flirting scenarios... p.s. I dont think the advice does. I talk about my feelings around "Be Yourself" and "Be Bold" advice as a disabled person. I suggest that the onus to "be bold", etc. really shouldn't be placed on the disabled individual. Just some...
Aug 14, 2017•37 min•Ep. 54
This episode had me riled up and angry about the way the media ran stories from parents of children with disabilities without the children's consent. I focus on 2 stories here about two parents who consider hiring sex workers for their sons to experience sex. I had lots of things to say about that (mostly angry things), and I also touch on disability activists Carly Findlay and Kim Sauder's thoughts on the matter. What do you think about parents talking about their disabled child's sex lives to ...
Jul 31, 2017•37 min•Ep. 53
For this episode, I got to sit down with disabled activist Alex Haagaard. We talked about the intersectionality found on the autism spectrum w/ respect to sexuality. This was a really important interview that touched on disability and sexuality in a new way for me, and I'm excited to share that with you!
Jul 17, 2017•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 52
In this episode, I talk to Eva who is a young, non-disabled sex educator, making sex education available via her Youtube Channel "What's My Body Doing". preLink here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpmgFWyoBQ00FjQBUOgMfAgsub_confirmation=1 /pre <><> We talk about the need for better sex education around disabilities, discover that even seasoned sex educators are afraid to talk about sex and disability, and I let Eva ask me some questions, so she can become a better sex educator. Enj...
Jul 03, 2017•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 51
In this episode, we talk about butt stuff...but not in the way you might be expecting. I sat down with Kelly Bracken who reached out to the showing wanting to share her experiences with an ileostomy bag and how this has affected her sexual confidence. The interview is fun, honest and touches on a topic that so many of us are afraid to go near. Luckily, Kelly knows how to stay sexy when shit happens.
Jun 26, 2017•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 50
In this episode, I talk about my gimpy genitals; the way I have come to understand my sexual organs and my body through my relationship to disability is thoroughly, and hilariously explored.
Jun 19, 2017•31 min•Ep. 49
This episode delves into the reality of touch and disability. We talk about how touch influences our sexuality as disabled people. I share my thoughts on how touch as a disabled man, and how this has played a role in my sex life, and I talk about what touch really means to me as a queer crippled man.
Jun 11, 2017•34 min•Ep. 48
People have been asking me to do an episode on BDSM, kink and disability for awhile now. Well, it's here. I sat down with Master Severyn Kain, a BDSM Master and Alternative Lifestyle Presenter to talk about the intersectionality of kink and crippledness. Our conversation takes many awesome avenues; I make him speechless and he turns me on, as we explore a discussion of disability in kink, limits, and sensual aftercare in the kink community. There are so many sexy layers that you will just have t...
Jun 05, 2017•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 47
