Online dating is hard enough. Try doing it with a disability. (Sykes, 2014, p. 1) Last week, at an amazing conference called “Breaking Silences, Demanding Crip Justice: Sex, Sexuality and Disability”, ...

Online dating is a challenge for everyone. But when you have a disability, it’s not just a good pick-up line you need to worry about. Social stigma, discrimination and intrusive questioning are all ...

Dating is complicated at the best of times, but social stigma means dating someone with a disability is rarely discussed. After Hannah and wheelchair user Shane Burcaw spoke out over online comments ...

Jacqueline Child, 29, had bad experiences on dating apps for years because of her disabilities. In 2021, she and her sister Alexa, 33, cofounded a dating app for people with disabilities. I've been ...

Online dating is hard enough as is, and for the disability community, apps can often feel exclusive. “I feel that dating sites have a long way to go regarding inclusivity and disability!” clinical ...

“Well, I couldn’t date someone in a wheelchair.” The words were aggressive in their abruptness, decisiveness and dismissal. “You could never be left alone or fucked.” I received this message on a ...

Like many girlies with a VPN and a Netflix account, I’m currently rewatching Sex and the City. And the further I get into the series, the more obvious it becomes that – problematic moments aside – ...

The world of disability and dating is being examined in new series The Undateables. But what are some of the dating complexities that disabled people face, asks Damon Rose. It goes without saying that ...

LGBT people with learning disabilities have often faced barriers when it comes to their identity - but some are now using their negative experiences to bring about change. "I thought I was going mad, ...