Sexual_assistance

Sexual assistance

Sexual assistance

Supporting adults with disabilities in the whole spectrum of their sexuality

Sexual assistance is support for people of functional diversity so that they can have sexual access to their own body and sexual experiences.[1][2] Some people with physical disabilities may not have the dexterity, mobility, or other freedom of movement to engage in sexual activities, including masturbation, without physical assistance from another party.[3] The support provided may range from assistance with preparation, which may include self-grooming; accessing and using sex aids or sexual services; and physical assistance with bodily movement and positioning.[4]

Ethics and criticism

See also: Abolitionism (prostitution)

Advocates of sexual assistance believe this practice allows people with disabilities to exercise their sexual rights on the same basis as non-disabled individuals do, thereby placing sexual assistance services into the same category as any other form of social assistance. Opposing positions consider that it is a form of prostitution which, in their view, is sexual exploitation, and should be abolished.[5][6][7]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Calvo, Elena (15 February 2020). "¿Qué son los asistentes sexuales para personas con discapacidad?". ABC (in Spanish).
  2. [2]
    "Asistencia sexual, la gran desconocida". Muy Interesante (in Spanish). 11 May 2021.
  3. [3]
    "A charity providing sex services for disabled people". BBC. 28 April 2017.
  4. [4]
    Bahner, Julia (2020). "Setting the Scene: Disabled sexual experience in context". Sexual citizenship and disability: Understanding sexual support in policy, practice and theory. Abingdon, England: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-59423-4.
  5. [5]
    Rafael de Asís Roig (13 June 2019). "Is Sexual Assistance a Right?" (PDF). The Age of Human Rights Journal (12): 133–147. doi:10.17561/tahrj.n12.7. ISSN 2340-9592. S2CID 198694998.
  6. [6]
    Ballesteros, Esther (20 August 2022). "La asistencia sexual a personas con discapacidad: entre el tabú y la sombra de la prostitución". elDiario.es (in Spanish).
  7. [7]
    "¿Qué es un asistente sexual para personas con discapacidad y como está regulado?". EPsocial (in Spanish). Europa Press (news agency). 13 February 2023.


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