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As temperatures rise, COVID restrictions ease up and life as we knew it inches back into existence, many folks are set on unleashing their best, brightest and sexiest selves back into society. Cue an onslaught of bikini pics and confidence-boosting selfies boasting captions like "vaxxed and waxed" — and an important reminder that disabled bodies can be sexy, too. Over the last several weeks, the hashtags HotDisabledGirlSummer and HotDisabledSummer have been gaining momentum on social media as disabled people share their own so-called thirst traps and body-positive posts, showing off swimsuits and favorite summer looks alongside their wheelchairs, scars and more. Disability activist Claire Raymond , who has tethered cord syndrome and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome commonly known as POTS and uses a wheelchair, is among those who have been celebrating Hot Disabled Girl Summer. In one provocative shot, she appears topless, revealing scarring from the multiple operations she's undergone on her spinal cord. You deserve love and that starts from within. View this post on Instagram. A post shared by Claire Raymond livingwithclaireity.
Why, you ask? Well, for a very simple fact that the rest of the world is maybe? Why would he find you attractive?
Ever get the feeling that every hashtag you think up has been used before? Well, it turns out there are still a few that haven't - and Canadian Andrew Gurza recently hit upon one. Mr Gurza, who has cerebral palsy, asked people to post pictures of themselves "feeling sexy, feeling good about themselves and feeling happy and disabled". People from around the world snapped selfies - some with mobility devices such as wheelchairs or crutches, others with a nod to their hidden disability. Then, they let the world see and appreciate them at their best. Robert West got in on the action , with his artistic moustache. I'm in!
