Event Report: Claudia Alick attended the book release party for Disability Intimacy by Alice Wong, May 4 2024.
“Alice Wong‘s book release party for disability intimacy was so much fun! I’m so happy Sandy Ho invited me. The location was absolutely perfect especially with the outdoor rooftop access. The entire space had awesome ventilation and everyone was wearing masks and I felt so comfortable and safe. It has been literal years since I have been at a social gathering where I felt good. Plus I ran into tons of friends I haven’t seen in person in so long. And I made new friends. Plus the food was so awesome and am mad I don’t have more stomach room. The book of essays it’s really beautiful and if you have the opportunity I highly recommend getting your hands on it. Also why doesn’t every single party have Boba catering? Milk Tea Labs for the win! So yummy plus I got a free plushy. perfect party experience.”– Claudia Alick
ABOUT DISABILITY INTIMACY
The much-anticipated follow up to the groundbreaking anthology Disability Visibility: another revolutionary collection of first-person writing on the joys and challenges of the modern disability experience, and intimacy in all its myriad forms.
What is intimacy? More than sex, more than romantic love, the pieces in this stunning and illuminating new anthology offer broader and more inclusive definitions of what it can mean to be intimate with another person. Explorations of caregiving, community, access, and friendship offer us alternative ways of thinking about the connections we form with others—a vital reimagining in an era when forced physical distance is at times a necessary norm.
But don’t worry: there’s still sex to consider—and the numerous ways sexual liberation intersects with disability justice. Plunge between these pages and you’ll also find disabled sexual discovery, disabled love stories, and disabled joy. These twenty-five stunning original pieces—plus other modern classics on the subject, all carefully curated by acclaimed activist Alice Wong—include essays, photo essays, poetry, drama, and erotica: a full spectrum of the dreams, fantasies, and deeply personal realities of a wide range of beautiful bodies and minds. Disability Intimacy will free your thinking, invigorate your spirit, and delight your desires.
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https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717123/disability-intimacy-by-edited-by-alice-wong