‘Yes, we fuck!’: even the disabled have sex

by Ivano Abbadessa - 2013.12.17

Yes, we fuck! is the name of the new innovative project launched in Spain. A documentary that freely tackles a taboo topic in today's society: sexuality among people with disabilities. To explain it more clearly and directly - especially for those who only have a smattering of English - it is a series of films and photographs showing with no shyness nor prejudice some men and women with different types of disabilities while they have sex.



According to the film's creators, sexuality is the most powerful booster for personal growth and for the development of personality and social relations. As such, it should be pivotal to social support provided for people with disabilities. Yet, it is often denied, repressed, silenced. Associating words like masturbation, erogenous zones or orgasm with the physically challenged is inconceivable for the largest part of the community. These actions are considered as weird since they are wanted by a different body or are triggered by not-always-conventional pleasures in certain environments.



A body with disabilities is usually seen as ill and held in a medicalized dimension; it is always seen as the object of care but never as the subject of desire. Actors or characters with some forms of disabilities are never shown even in erotic stories nor in porn films. It's like if these individuals are not made to feel sensual pleasure.



Beyond intimate relationships, videos aim at showing not only what eroticism can bring for the disabled, but also what functional diversity can introduce to human sexuality. According to authors, 'Yes, we fuck!' is not only a documentary, but a project where people interact, converse and ask questions. In this respect, social networks, starting from Facebook, are of fundamental importance.



The diversity of eroticism, the wide sense of beauty and the fight for personal independence are at the heart of the stories published. And so will in the future. Yes, in addition to those online, creators are already looking for people who want to take part in the future shots of this project. Which is meant to change the collective imaginary through explicit images of carnality for people with disabilities.



