Notes From a Queer Cripple: Sex, Disability, and So Much More

Andrew Gurza, Disability Awareness Activist, Podcaster, and Author, will be guest lecturing.

In this talk with author and Disability Awareness Consultant Andrew Gurza, we will talk about sexuality, disability, queerness and how they intersect. How do we be anti-ableist in the bedroom and in LGBTQ+ spaces? Andrew will also read an excerpt from his new book Notes From A Queer Cripple, and answer your burning questions about sex and disability.

Andrew Gurza is an award winning Disability Awareness Consultant and author of the book, Notes From a Queer Cripple: How to Cultivate Queer Disabled Joy (and be hot while doing it!) Andrew uses they/he pronouns and identifies proudly as severely disabled. He was the subject of an award winning National Film Board of Canada Documentary “Picture This”. Andrew has guested on a number of podcasts including Dan Savage’s Savage Love. They have spoken all over the world on sex, disability and what it means to be a Queer Cripple. They were also a Production Consultant and Actor on the Queer As Folk reboot in 2022.

He is also the host of Disability After Dark: The Podcast Shining a Bright Light on Disability Stories which won a Canadian Podcast Award in 2021, was a Queerty Award nominee, and was chosen as an Honoree at the 2020 Webby Awards. The show is available on all platforms. Andrew is also the creator of the viral hashtag #DisabledPeopleAreHot. You can find out more about Andrew and hire them by going to andrewgurza.com