Santinele Martino A, Moumos E
Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Canada.
Sex Disabil. 2022;40(3):461-470. doi: 10.1007/s11195-022-09751-1. Epub 2022 Aug 3.
In our current collective sexual sphere, a range of digital sexual fields, such as mobile applications and dating websites, provide new opportunities for sexual actors to meet partners, negotiate their self-presentation, and explore niche desires. This exploratory qualitative study examines online dating websites catered to disabled people to understand the language and imagery employed in these niche sexual fields. Drawing on a sexual fields framework (Green, 2014), this article analyzed 26 dating websites through a content analysis. Websites emphasized the narrative of disabled people overcoming isolation and accessibility barriers. Many websites also promoted the idea that their platform eased the uncomfortable task of disclosing one's impairment and would improve their overall quality of life. Digital sexual fields can be vital for these individuals who often face social isolation and inaccessibility. We provide insights into how disability is constructed through language in disability-focused dating websites. These websites (re)produce particular (and sometimes dominant) conceptualizations of disability. This is important as language and images used in digital sexual fields can impact constructions of disabled sexualities.
在我们当前的集体性领域中，一系列数字性领域，如移动应用程序和约会网站，为性参与者提供了结识伴侣、协商自我展示以及探索小众欲望的新机会。这项探索性定性研究考察了面向残疾人的在线约会网站，以了解这些小众性领域中所使用的语言和意象。本文借鉴性领域框架（格林，2014年），通过内容分析对26个约会网站进行了分析。网站强调了残疾人克服孤立和无障碍障碍的叙事。许多网站还宣扬其平台减轻了披露自身残疾这一令人不适的任务，并会改善他们的整体生活质量。数字性领域对于这些经常面临社会孤立和无障碍障碍的人来说可能至关重要。我们深入探讨了在以残疾人为重点的约会网站中，残疾是如何通过语言构建的。这些网站（重新）产生了关于残疾的特定（有时是占主导地位的）概念。这很重要，因为数字性领域中使用的语言和图像会影响对残疾性取向的构建。
