EYES OF DESIRE: A DEAF GAY & LESBIAN READER



An excerpt from "Constant Motion" by Gigi Doran

Of course, many hearing lesbians were fascinated with sign language. I had sex with many of them during the 1970s, and--this is really interesting--they asked, "How do deaf people make love in the dark?"

I said, "We leave the lights on."

They were shocked.

And so they learned that that was how we deaf people need to see more.

In a way, I was educating my hearing lovers that having the lights on was an enjoyable twist on lovemaking. And it helped us to communicate more with our hearing partners.


From EYES OF DESIRE: A DEAF GAY & LESBIAN READER (Alyson Publications, 1993), edited by Raymond Luczak.




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