What Disabilities Teach Us About Intimacy:
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​A Sex Volunteer’s Journey in Hong Kong & Taiwan

Chapter Overview

01
​Advocacy Comrade Journey about Disability & Sexuality — Tika
This chapter describes a trip to the Netherlands to learn about support for disabled people and sexuality. The author met a social worker named Tika, who helps disabled people access sexual services. Their interaction shows how touching and intimacy can help disabled people experience special moments beyond sex.
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02
My Advocating Partnership with Hand Angel: From Individual Needs to Collective Empowerment
The author explains how learning about the idea of "Hand Angels" made her want to volunteer. She tells the story of the first female disabled person to request sexual volunteer support and shares observations on how these programs help disabled people gain sexual rights. It also introduces important people in Taiwan’s disability community and their ideas about sexual rights, including a founder named Vincent, a gay man named A-Kong who works as a sex worker, and others involved in supporting disabled people’s intimacy.
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03-07
Me and My Disabled Partner: How Do Disabled People Practice Sexual Rights? How About Hong Kong?
These 5 chapters share the author’s experiences supporting disabled people over ten years. It includes stories about:
  • Chapter 3: A "Sex Volunteer" Initiative: the Real-time Hookup Safety Bell
  • Chapter 4: Promoting Sexual Volunteering in Tourism Industry
  • Chapter 5: Sexual Volunteering as a Tree Hollow Partner    
  • Chapter 6: Sexual Volunteering to Touch the Rainbow Together
  • Chapter 7: Sexual Volunteers Burdened by Guilt​

08
The Insights into Crip Wisdom Taught by a Cerebral Palsy Philosopher
The author describes her friendship with a person with CP, Xiao Bao. They communicate through writing and develop a close bond. The chapter shares some of Xiao Bao’s personal diaries about how his body and feelings talk to him during growth.

09
Interdependent Partnerships
This part talks about how the author, Xiao Sui, plans to live independently by recruiting roommates to help him. It describes how he communicates with his partners, how he manages his physical and emotional needs, and how he faces challenges in becoming self-reliant. It shows how disability wisdom can help deepen understanding and connection.
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10
Becoming an Inclusive Prosthetic Dancer
The author interviews Sandra, who was born with a nerve tumor. Sandra became a dancer despite losing some hearing, relying on her prosthetic limb. She shares how helping others led her to dance and fall in love with a deaf teacher. The chapter reflects on feelings of love and courage from ten years ago and how she has grown.
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11
Reimagining Disability and Care: Being a Guide-Buddy with a Disabled  Artist
This chapter tells how the author became a professional guide buddy. She shares her experiences working with a blind artist named C, helping him find love, and exploring medical tools. It shows how working together helps both understand each other's unique wisdom and build a deep, supportive friendship.

12
Looking Back: A Decade of Disability and Intimacy by Wing & Clayton
The author and editor look back on ten years of exploring disability and sexuality. They share why they wrote this book and how their experiences have changed their views on disability, intimacy, and friendship. The chapter encourages readers to see the special bonds and wisdom in relationships involving disability, and how these stories can give new meaning to being a sex volunteer.
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