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Those who feel different and ostracized for their sexuality will come into their own

By Jenna Owsianik
October 16, 2019
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The rise of the Internet and smartphones has helped connect people, locally and globally, who likely would not have otherwise met. The quick speed of digital message delivery has also made it possible to have real-time exchanges without the lag time of physical mail delivery. It’s easier to get to know someone in a shorter period of time.

Folks who lie outside the mainstream in terms of interests and ability, now have the power to more easily find like-minded individuals and community. There are simply fewer hurdles and more options.

For example, dedicated apps and online communities have sprung up and are connecting people with so-called taboo interests in kink and polyamory. Instead of risking social punishment by outing yourself in public places in an effort to discover friends and lovers that could join your “tribe,” you can go online where such people are already gathering.

As I mentioned above, folks with disabilities are also benefiting. Unfortunately, the physical world is designed to serve the able-bodied person, and as a result social exclusion and loneliness are common experiences for diabled people.

I expect that in the future people who have long experienced social exclusion and isolation will have even more and better options to connect and find acceptance and intimacy with others.

Technological progress will continue to make digital communication even faster and easier, supporting the growth of more diverse communities and connection between people who may have been viewed by society as “blacksheep.”

 

 

 

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Jenna Owsianik

Jenna Owsianik is a Canadian journalist and sex tech expert. Since 2014 she has been Editor-in-Chief of FutureofSex.net, the world’s leading publication on how technology is changing human sexuality, today and tomorrow.

Jenna is the primary author of the Future of Sex Report (2016).

Her expertise covers state-of-the-art sex technologies and the major fields driving innovations in intimacy: robotics, virtual reality, remote sex (teledildonics), immersive adult entertainment, human augmentation, virtual sex, and sexual health.

A trained journalist with a Masters of Journalism from The University of British Columbia, Jenna’s reporting has appeared on Futurism.com, Al Jazeera English, CTV British Columbia online, CBS Sunday Morning, CBS 60 Minutes, Global News, and CKNW Radio in Canada and the United States.

As a sex tech industry consultant, she is especially passionate about helping companies deliver accessible services and products to people with disabilities and other underserved communities.

Jenna also runs the sites SexforEveryBody.com, a sex-positive, body-positive online magazine that promotes inclusive sex education; and DisabledSexGuide.com, an adult resource on sex, disability, and erotica.

In 2013, Jenna won two Canadian Online Publishing Awards for her work on The Pain Project, a multimedia site on global access to palliative care.

She won second place at the 2011 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism’s Public Health category for her participation in the documentary Freedom From Pain.

Jenna has an Honors BA in Women’s Studies and Feminist Research as well as a French minor from The University of Western Ontario. She spent a year studying at L’Université Lumière Lyon 2 in Lyon, France.
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