英文摘要 |
Issues of sexuality and disability have been a taboo topic in the society. However, recent disability legislation, in both international and regional forms, has aimed to ensure basic human rights are also available to the disabled. The human right issue of sexual expression for the disabled has come to point that it cannot be neglected any more.
At the same time, feminist groups are advocating the legalization of the sex industry and asserting it may become one of the options for the disabled and underprivileged to exercise their sexual rights. However, those who are against it want to punish sexual consumers to prevent gender oppression of female sex workers. The author believes arguments concerning “sex worker” penalties or “consumer” penalties neglect the disadvantaged situation disabled men face in sexual expression. The voices of the disabled are ignored in today's society.
From that viewpoint, this paper takes a sexual rights perspective to conduct a bio-social interactive research approach and discuss barriers disabled people face in sexual expression. Through interviewing key people in several non-profit organizations, this paper attempts to portray the sexuality of people with varied disabilities in Taiwan. It is hoped the results of the research will provide the government with recommendations in policymaking, and become an important aspect of the debate on the legalization of the sex industry. |