Is sex for the disabled the last taboo? - Times Online
Not to mention thinking of the disabled as children, and we know how the world feels about sexually active youth…
“Claims that health professionals ignore the sexual needs of disabled people arguably reflect a general taboo about sex and imperfection. In March this year there was much media debate after Lucy Baxter told a BBC television programme that she wanted to help her 21-year-old son Otto, who has Down’s syndrome, to lose his virginity. She said she would support him if he chose to visit a prostitute. The fact that this made headlines suggests a perception of sex as something that only “perfect” people can enjoy.”—
Is sex for the disabled the last taboo? - Times Online (via sexisnottheenemy)