Sydney Morning Herald, November 11, 2015
Now 23, Ariane was born with cerebral palsy spastic quadriplegia, which means she has reduced muscle tone in parts of her body and uses a wheelchair.
It also means, like many people with physical disabilities, she has relied on assistance in the past to lead a normal adult sexual life; including help getting undressed before hopping into bed with her boyfriend at the time (who also had a physical disability).
“There’s this idea that we’re not allowed to have sex, that it’s gross,” says Ariane.