Disability Blog Carnival #19 is up NOW!

Zephyr at Arthritic Young Thing has assembled a terrific collection of recent posts on the subject of Sex and Disability. She writes, "I wanted to hear about the sex lives of other crips, how sex and disability intertwine, and what issues crop up around sexuality and disability." And bloggers responded to this call, with posts on the personal and the political, the frustrating and the liberating. (The words lingerie and vibrator will appear--among other vocabulary--adjust your filters, co-workers, or housemates accordingly.) You know that Neil Marcus line about disability being "an ingenious way to live"? Well, that applies to all aspects of life, and this abundant edition of the Carnival makes that crystal clear.

Next edition will be hosted by Andrea at Andrea's Buzzing About on August 9. She's set the theme "On Holiday," which seems most appropriate for late summer. So, send her a link instead of a postcard, at the blogcarnival.com form, or in comments here, there--we'll find you! Thanks to all the hosts, bloggers, contributors and readers for making the Disability Blog Carnival the ever-changing, ever-thrilling event it has become.

(I'm now recruiting hosts for September and October. Email me if you're interested. The Carnival's first anniversary is coming up this fall--more soon on that.)

[Image above: A sepia-toned publicity photo of the "Bride O'Brien"--and the groom, btw-- Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O'Brien of Pittsburgh were both known as "giants" in the 1880s, both over seven feet tall, when they wed. Found at the Disability History Museum.]