Question

Issue relevant to how people with disability express their sexuality.

Answer 1

Here are some common myths with respey to sexuality

. Sexuality education will make kids. go wild

. Masturbation is harmful

. Men need sex more than women do

. Homosexual and bisexual people are abnormal

. A woman bleeds the first time she has sex

. Violence and sexual abuse do not occur in ‘good homes’

. There is no rape within marriage

Similarly, myths around disability and sexuality also exist. Here are some common ones

. People with disabilities are innocent, childlike and asexual – they have no sexual feelings

. People with disabilities are uncontrollable, oversexed and sexually violent

. Because some people with disabilities are dependent on others for their physical needs, they do not have the capacity to make independent decisions about themselves and their lives

. Because some of them may be weak or sick, they are seen as objects of care and asexual

. Because they do not have perfectly formed or perfectly performing bodies, they can never be seen as sexually attractive.