Postcard: Young Disabled People Do It Too – 1998

About

This is one of a set of 5 postcards. In 1998 a young disabled people’s project in Chester collaborated with cartoonist Angela Martin to create this series of postcards. They explore and challenge stereotypes about disabled people’s sexuality.

Catalogue: GB124.G.GMCDP/6/46.

Description

A colour, landscape oriented A6 postcard.

“Young Disabled People Do It Too!” in white block capitals is in a green border across the top.

“Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Choices!” is in white print within a green border across the bottom of the postcard.

The rest of the postcard is a cartoon and has a red background. A woman wheelchair user is on the centre of a seesaw.

At each end of the seesaw there is a yellow box with writing on it. The left box says “Gay”, the right says “Straight”. Under the centre of the seesaw is ‘Bisexual’ in a yellow oval.