What Does Real Sex Look Like? (& Disability Pride Month!) feat. Larissa Gunkel

The Love Doctor

Today on the show, we're talking about what real sex looks like and how we can now see it on Netflix. I’m answering your questions about whether or not our own bodies can turn us on, and does that mean we’re autosexual? And how to keep that sexual spark alive in long distance relationships. I also share my interview with self-advocate, actor, and sexual health peer facilitator, Larissa Gunkel. Larissa and I talk about orgasms, relationships, and disability. We also discuss Sixpo, A Sexuality Conference happening next month in Vancouver, BC (online so anyone can attend!) that centres the experiences of people with disabilities.

Resources from the Show!

Romance, Relationships and Rights: Theatre for Social Change https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8l0tA3p0SA&ab_channel=RightsBasedSocialPolicy

Romance, Relationships and Rights Full Production https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkEAvMPig1g&t=1808s&ab_channel=RightsBasedSocialPolicy

Special on Netflix: https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/tv/special-netflix-season-2-cast-about/

Ryan O’Connell is Passionate about Special’s Realistic Gay Sex Scenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsOsZBoSACo&ab_channel=LateNightwithSethMeyers

LGBT and Disability: https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/sexuality/lgbt/

Academic Ableism: Disability and Higher Education: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvr33d50

Going Solo: The Basics of Masturbation https://www.scarleteen.com/article/bodies_sexuality/going_solo_the_basics_of_masturbation

Solo- and Autosexuality 101: https://glreview.org/article/solo-and-autosexuality-101/

6 Signs You Might Be Autosexual, aka Attracted to Yourself: https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/autosexual-meaning-and-signs

Age of the Autosexual: The People Sexually Attracted to Themselves https://www.theguardian.com/society/shortcuts/2019/mar/04/age-of-the-autosexual-the-people-sexually-attracted-to-themselves

If You’re Your Own “Type” There’s a Word For That: https://www.elitedaily.com/p/can-you-be-attracted-to-yourself-autosexual-means-youre-your-own-type-19274890

Factors associated with sexual satisfaction in mixed-sex long-distance and geographically close relationships: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14681994.2020.1813884?journalCode=csmt20