It's been about two years since we last heard
from the Gothenburg Cooperative for
Independent Living (GIL). Back then, the
disability rights group wanted to shine light on
shitty pub circumstances for the handicapped
with the help of their own brewed beer , which
seems to have worked out pretty well: "Our
beer has won several prizes since we last
spoke," Anders Westgerd, spokesperson for GIL
tells me over the phone. But the reason we're
talking this time isn't because of a beverage.
It's because he sent me a Love Machine with a weird
yellow handle in the post last week.
The Love Machine – as well as the fake vagina and the
"Fist of Adonis" that complete the set – are
supposed to be disability-friendly and come
with a special manual (you can watch it below)
.
As laid out by the manual, the sex tools, as GIL
calls them, make sex a pretty awkward
business – both for the disabled and the
assistant. The process includes sanitary
clothing and mechanical jerking off
movements. It's probably one of the least sexy
situations you could ever imagine.
However, these toys aren't hitting sex stores
any time soon. The invention of intimacy gadget
manufacturer Secreta AB is rather GIL's way of
communicating that people who need
assistance have the same needs as everyone
else. I had to talk with Westgerd to get my
head around how a Love Machine, a fleshlight and a
plastic fist can become activism....
www.vice.com/en_uk/read/sex-tools-for-the-handicapped-secreta-gil-726

Eya. Dem try