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Podcast: Invisible Not Broken - Chronic Illness Podcast Network
Episode: (Explicitly Sick) Sex, Self Esteem and Body Awareness: Melvin Phillips, Sex Therapist
Description: Sex Positive for Chronic Illness and Disability RecommendationsAASECTPsychology TodayGaps in the Research: Identity and Sexual Communication and Gender Minorities with Physical DisabilitiesPeople with disabilities (PWD) have become the largest minority group in the world, with the number of PWD increasing to approximately 10% of the world’s population.16 million people in the US experience physical disabilities. 40 Percent of the US population live with chronic illness. The current research is focused on sexual self-esteem and social attitudes on sexuality, not how People with Disabilities (PWD) negotiate sex/engage sexually.There is a...