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product development here            sexuality and technology,            Andrew: In the disability
         https://thatshandi.co/pages/        creating content, hosting design     community the word “inspiring”
         register-interest.                  hack-a-thons and founding            is such a weird one. Because of
                                             Future of Sex school to drive        inspiration porn and the way we
         EOB:  Who are some people           innovation, entrepreneurship and  are talked about, so I will say
         that you find inspiring?
                                             normalize sex positivity around      there are disabled people that I
         Heather: I'm a massive fangirl      the world. We’ve been so lucky       am excited by.  People like Alex
         Cindy Gallop and Bryony Cole -      to work with both of them as         Dacy (@Wheelchair_Rapuzel on
         2 incredible change-makers and      advisors and advocates. I still get   Insta) are doing great things
         leaders in the world of sex tech    giddy before jumping on calls        around the issues of the body
         and start ups. Cindy Gallop is       “I get excited by people            and disability.  People like
         CEO and founder of Make Love         with disabilities who are           Carson Tueller are doing great
         Not Porn, a company                    willing to share their            things in the same space to talk
         spearheading the social sex                                              about queerness and disability.  I
         revolution, and is urging others        vulnerability and be             love the work of Vilissa
         to ‘come out of the shadows’             honest about their              Thompson who does great work
         and break down the taboos that              experiences.”                as a disabled woman of color.
         exist around sex. Bryony Cole is                                         I get excited by people with
         Founder of Future of Sex, deep      with them.                           disabilities who are willing to
         diving into the convergence of


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