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
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