Disability Pride Month is filled with joy

“Disabled people are often permitted to be resilient, inspiring, brave. What we are rarely permitted to be, without complication, is sexual.”—O.T. Esther, 'The intimacy of being touched without pity.' Disabled sex is many things. It’s less performance, more presence. It’s desire-led, not expectation-led. It’s access to intimacy (the closeness that emerges when someone understands your needs intuitively), not assumptions.

This Disability Pride month, we’re taking you inside the minds of writers exploring the complexities of sexual journeys that overlap with disability. O.T. Esther discusses what it’s like to not be pitied or fetishized, but seen. Mark Hay points out the avenues of intimacy disabled sex opens up. (Able-bodied take note!) Our featured Feeld guide heads back to the basics of dating while disabled. Lastly, Hannah Tennant-Moore explores how the wisdom of disability can expand and redefine pleasure for everyone. Disabled, queer, hot—this community deserves the spotlight. Happy Pride!