Recently, Cosmopolitan decided to address misunderstandings around deaf women and sex. Cosmo interviewed three deaf women about their experiences having sex in order to raise awareness of the fact that most people with disabilities enjoy, and are having, sex just like everyone else. The women who participated were all mid- to late-twenties either single, seeing someone, or married, and all of them were born deaf or became deaf around the age of two. They also all chose to keep their names private. The women were asked how they prefer to talk about their disability.
Received 19 July ; revised 15 August ; accepted 12 September Research regarding Deaf and hard of hearing individuals and their sexual satisfaction is almost nonexistent. Available research focuses on negative sexual behaviors and misinformation, as opposed to sexual satisfaction and well-being. Researchers used a model of generativity—what Erikson describes as success—a feeling of accomplishment, to explore positive aspects of Deaf sexuality. Someone experiencing generativity contributes to society in a meaningful and collaborative manner Hamachek, The current study explored Deaf women, their generativity, and their sexuality. Not only did participants display resiliency and generativity, but also they shared unique and positive aspects to Deaf sexuality.
Deaf Twentysomething Women Get Real About Sex and Dating
Late on the night that was technically no longer my birthday, two women were in bed with me. One of them I had recently fallen in love with. To say I was obsessed with her would be putting it lightly. We were bathed in a comforting dark as I snaked my way down her taut torso, stopping briefly to pay heed to the birthmark just below her breast.
A recent thread on Reddit featured a year-old deaf woman who said she really wanted to have sex, but she was scared to. She said she worried about how she would sound to the people she had sex with, especially since she'd read a lot of comments online that mocked deaf people having sex. In this week's Sex Talk Realness , Cosmopolitan. Woman A: I was first diagnosed as deaf at age 2.