In this work, the masculine sexuality is put into discussion taking in consideration the condition of a man with a medullar lesion. Its objective is to investigate the impact of the acquired paraplegia in the masculine sexuality. The methodological orientation adopted was the qualitative approach and the life story was obtained by means of interviews. The main conclusions indicate a displacement of the representations of masculinity - related to the strength, virility and violence to a more interior positioning and to the seek of ways of living the sexuality that value the singularity of experiences, rather than the traditional models.
Physical disability; Masculine sexuality; Gender; Violence