We recently connected with Evan Sweeney and have shared our conversation below.
Evan, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. We’d love to hear about how you went about setting up your own practice and if you have any advice for professionals who might be considering starting their own?
When I was a teenager and was looking for information about my own sexuality in regards to my disability, I called many disability organizations to see if they had any information. I was curtly told no, or thinking I was pranking them, they just hung up. So I was like “Screw it, I’ll make the information myself. ” I wrote a handbook called “Queers on Wheels” which covers dating, adapting sex toys, talking to your partner about your disability, and how to masturbate if you need help. With that handbook I traveled the country giving workshops about these topics. This has morphed into my current platform, CrippingUpSex.com.
Evan, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
Evan Sweeney, a 42-year-old disabled male who identifies as genderqueer, works primarily as a freelance writer and sex educator. His topics include disabilities, sex, gender, and queer culture. He has been running sex and disability workshops for more than 15 years, and he got started with it after realizing how little good, sex-positive information there was for those with disabilities. Evan is the author of the book “Queers on Wheels” and has lectured across the nation, discussing sex and disability. Through “Cripping Up Sex with Evan,” he continues to conduct live and online workshops. He is also available for individual consultations.
Any stories or insights that might help us understand how you’ve built such a strong reputation?
I think just being real and honest helps. My workshops are very interactive and I so encourage dialogue. This makes people trust me to open up. I also have learned so much from these dialogues.
If you could go back, would you choose the same profession, specialty, etc.?
I would, but I also wish that my services weren’t so needed! Sex education must be more inclusive and must talk about pleasure in addition to the “typical” sex ed topics. If that happened, I would not be needed.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://CrippingUpSex.com
- Instagram: @CrippingUpSex
- Twitter: @CrippingUpSex