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