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People with disability spill the tea on love, intimacy, and everything in between | Compass

Comedian and disability advocate Madeleine Stewart is done with awkward questions from strangers. So, she’s asking other disabled people and their partners to spill the tea on sex. In Intimate Access, Maddie sits down with disabled Australians and their partners to get real about love, lust, intimacy, and everything in between. From accessible sex toys and NDIS policy, to the logistics of sex and the complicated role of intimacy and touch when support workers are part of your daily life, this is the conversation about disability and desire that Australia needs to have. For more stories about our ethics, spirituality and beliefs, watch Compass on ABC iview. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-17/spilling-the-tea-on-love-lust-and-everything-in-between/106686286 00:00 Comedian Madeleine Stewart ‘what’s the big deal with disabled sex?’ 02:07 Introducing burlesque performer Jacqueline Tedmanson (Diana Divine) 04:07 Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, sexuality, and self-expression 06:21 Disability activist and visual artist Kyle Montgomery 09:21 Kyle on recovery, desire, dating and sex as a wheelchair user 11:51 Artist, playwright, and academic Dr Debra Keenahan and photographer Robert Brindley on love and attraction 15:39 Understanding intimacy, sex, and sexual expression 15:54 Polyamory, relationships and dating as a person with disability 18:53 Kyle Montgomery on intimacy, touch, and life as a person with quadriplegia 22:33 Kyle’s accessible sex aids and thoughts on sex work 26:02 Pregnancy, family, and future hopes Welcome to ABC News In-depth, where you'll find our long-form journalism and other videos to help you understand what's going on in the world around you. Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia