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LGBT social groups
Social groups for people with learning disabilities who identify as LGBT are few and far between.
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Supported Loving - how can families help?
I went to speak with the Supported Loving network about a family perspective on the near taboo subject of sexual relationships between people with learning disabilities.
Read moreSexuality and learning disabilities
Sexuality and Learning Disabilities is a book published by Learning Disabilities Today and edited by Choice Support's Dr Claire Bates.
Read moreRESPOND – My Life, My Marriage Project
Research indicates that people with a learning disability can be forced into marriage and many cases can go unreported.
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Love is...
The Brelade Players, a performance group in Brighton and Hove, came up with words and artwork, which was incorporated into a beautiful love poem.
Read moreIs love still a taboo subject?
Mark my 23-year-old son, has always had an eye for the ladies. He wants to meet the right girl and have love and romance in his life.
Read moreOpening a can of worms
LDT publishes Dr Claire Bates’ blog challenging ingrained cultural barriers to love and sex.
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All you need is love
The lyrics of the Beatles song say “all you need is love”. I believe that love is the central key to citizenship which is something that every one of us has a right to.
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Love is not a luxury
Dr Erin Ferguson's research explores how people with learning disabilities can access the messy, fun, exciting and frightening world where love is not a luxury.
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Relationships are for everyone
Many take relationships for granted, yet forget or are fearful about empowering opportunities for people with learning disabilities to meet potential partners.
Read moreEasy complacency or hard commitment
If you are provider of support for people with a learning disability it is easy to be complacent about helping people to develop close, intimate relationships.
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Starting the conversation
Gillian Leno, intimate relationships teacher, writer and researcher, writes about the lasting impact of collaborative work.
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