[NFBC-Info] Fwd: CABS Membership Call: Let's Talk About Sex

[Cricket Bidleman]

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> From: "Cricket X. Bidleman" <cricketbidleman at gmail.com>
> Date: September 13, 2021 at 10:56:11 PDT
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: CABS Membership Call: Let's Talk About Sex
> 
> Dear students,
> 
> Thanks to all who joined us on Saturday for our study night. We had a
> discussion that reaffirmed how lucky I am to have been taught
> technology skills, how lucky I am to have been given technology
> despite the number of letters of justification and phone calls I’ve
> had to make, and how I need to get back into Braille. Please remember
> that though we often face struggles with the Department of Rehab and
> other similar entities, we are fortunate to have the tools to advocate
> for others, and that we should represent all blind students with pride
> and thankfulness. And of course, we should never settle until all
> blind students are able to acquire equal rights as our sighted peers.
> 
> And now, let’s get ready to talk about sex. As someone interested in
> helping to research and to reform sex education for the disabled, I
> have been waiting for this call for a long time. CABS and I are proud
> to put on a student-led forum in which we will discuss any aspects of
> consensual sex that you, our fellow  students, feel curious about. We
> will of course discuss consent. We recognize how insufficient sex
> education is for blind students, and we would like for you to feel
> safe and comfortable approaching sexual relationships. As an example,
> I was shown an anatomy book, but I wasn’t shown how to apply condoms,
> and I was never shown three-dimensional models of sexual organs, which
> I believe would have been much more useful. Here’s an anonymous Google
> form, where you can submit questions ahead of time:
> 
> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1LATAl-0MF1W0RjYIu2Wqbsq1AjnIHlARv4MQYXVIAyM/viewform?edit_requested=true
> 
> Please understand that we will be discussing sensitive topics. We will
> expect that people refrain from recording this call, and we will
> expect that people be respectful of any questions that are asked,
> whether those questions concern “kinky” sex, or are asking how to do
> things, etc. Be respectful. And we will not, in any way,  discuss how
> to conduct nonconsensual sexual activities. Doing so would be
> unconscionable and unethical.
> 
> Join us on Saturday at 3:00 PM Pacific, 6:00 PM Eastern. Zoom info below:
> 
> Date: Saturday, September 25th, 2021
> Time: 3:00 PM Pacific
> Link: tinyURL.com/CXBZoomRoom
> 
> We look forward to seeing you there. Stay sexy!
> 
> Cheers,
> Cricket
> 
> P.S. Don't forget to like us on Twitter (@NFB_CABS) or Facebook.
> 
> -- 
> Cricket X. Bidleman, B.A (she/her/hers)
> M.A Candidate | Stanford Journalism Class of 2022
> Accessibility Consultant | Stanford University Computer Science
> President | California Association of Blind Students (CABS)
> Rebele Intern | First amendment Coalition (FAC)