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Marcel Nuss

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Marcel Nuss (13 February 1955 – 13 February 2024) was a French essayist with a particular interest in the sexuality of disabled people and sexual assistance. Nuss was himself severely disabled due to spinal muscular atrophy. Nuss was born in Strasbourg on 13 February 1955, and died on 13 February 2024, his 69th birthday.[1][2][3]

Biography

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In 2009, Marcel Nuss founded his consulting firm, AvenbleuConsulting[citation needed]. In 2007, he co-founded the collective “Handicaps et sexualités” (CHS), which campaigns for the recognition of the right to sexual assistance[1]. In 2015 he founded L'Association pour la promotion de l'accompagnement sexuel (APPAS), the first and only association in France dedicated to training surrogate partners and connecting them with people with disabilities. The first training course took place in 2015, in Erstein in the Bas-Rhin region.[4]

Starting in 2018, he began investing his time in individual coaching and personal development workshops, which he runs in partnership with friends.[citation needed]

He regularly published columns in Mediapart and articles for specialist magazines.[citation needed]

He married to Jill Nuss, who had earlier worked as a sexual surrogate for him, on February 14th, 2015.[5]

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References

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  1. 1 2 Girard, Quentin. "Marcel Nuss. Touchable". Libération (in French). Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Accompagnement sexuel et handicap : " J'ai passé 40 ans sans aucune expérience intime. J'étais dans une impasse "". Le Monde.fr (in French). 16 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Mort de Marcel Nuss, défenseur de la sexualité des personnes handicapées et écrivain engagé". France 3 Grand Est (in French). 14 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Dans un stage pour l'assistance sexuelle aux handicapés : "Je veux être sûre que je ferai ça bien"". franceinfo (in French). 14 March 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  5. ↑ ""Comment je suis devenue accompagnante sexuelle pour handicapés"". franceinfo (in French). 13 March 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2026.