Maureen sullivan sex surrogate - Sexual Healing

In this cult doc from 1985, director Kirby Dick This Film Is Not Yet Rated weaves a fascinating study of the curious role of a sex surrogate in the then-new discipline of sexual therapy.

Sexual surrogacy for people with physically debilitating conditions invites a different discussion, probably because social anxiety is less outwardly appreciable as a barrier to a healthy sex life than, say, quadriplegia.

Maureen Sullivan and two of her clients agreed to have the entire progression of their therapy taped, and what emerges is a disarming and compassionate look at the struggles people.

When real love is on the table, take it.