Sex and stigma: The impact of structural violence on people with disabilities in Taiwan

Disabled bodies are highly stigmatised by society and socially constructed as undesirable and malfunctioning bodies. Yet, little is known about the sexuality of people with disabilities. Analysing 21 online testimonies from a sex volunteer service for the disabled in Taiwan, we explore the complexit...

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Published in:	China journal of social work Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 100 - 118
Main Author:	Yau, Carmen
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon Routledge 04-05-2019 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	body critical discourse analysis disability Internet People with disabilities rights sex volunteer Sexual behavior Sexuality stigma structural violence Taiwan
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Summary:	Disabled bodies are highly stigmatised by society and socially constructed as undesirable and malfunctioning bodies. Yet, little is known about the sexuality of people with disabilities. Analysing 21 online testimonies from a sex volunteer service for the disabled in Taiwan, we explore the complexity of their sexual lives. We illustrate how their bodies are constructed as asexual and undesirable that, in turn, produces structural violence against them while regulating their sexual desire. Although such regulation is powerful, people with disabilities still find ways to subvert it.
ISSN:	1752-5098 1752-5101
DOI:	10.1080/17525098.2019.1650471