Achondroplasia

Sex
I'm a Little Person. My Husband Is Average Height. This Is How We Have Sex
"I knew I could trust him because I was just a woman he knew—he wasn’t there for the novelty factor."
Mark Hay
8.3.20
Sex
Ten Questions You Always Wanted to Ask a Little Person
We talked to Ihab Yassin about what it's like living in a world built for tall people.
Berivan Kilic
10.6.16
Health
The Ups and Downs of Being a Little Person
"People stare, point, and a whisper a lot. I'm a lot better at dealing with it than I used to be—there have been times when I didn't want to go out for fear of being mocked."
Ingvild Fischer, as told to Philipp Kienzl
5.28.15

Stuff
Life Can Be Tough for LGBT Little People: An Interview with a Gay Dwarf
"People think that if they associate with someone different, like me, everyone around them will think that they're different too."
Nick Chester
3.30.15
Travel
These Italian Dwarfs Love Getting Their Bones Broken
Achondroplasia is a form of dwarfism caused by a genetic mutation, affecting one in 20,000 people. In Italy, there are about 2,500 people living with achondroplasia. Italian dwarfs, as opposed to other nationalities, are particularly fond of a...
Bruno Bayley
1.17.13