DATING & DISABILITY
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POTENTIAL DATES SEE DISABILITY FIRST, PERSON SECOND, WRITES DANDY DILLON
(WORDS AND ILLUSTRATIONS)
Picture the scene: it’s your first night out since Covid hit. You’ve got your glad rags on, have managed to navigate socially distanced public transport, and have arrived at the hottest gay club in town. The evening’s all to play for. Who knows who you’ll meet and hit it off with? Here’s where you hit a snag. The venue has a huge flight of stairs with no lift, and no wheelchair accessible toilets. The access details on the website were vague at best, but all the other clubs in town are off limits. You and your friends have a sidebar and they decide to help carry you and your chair down the stairs into the basement club, so you can all enjoy your night out together.