http://ebookzeek.com/already-doing-it-intellectual-disability-and-sexual-agency.html
Already Doing It: Intellectual Disability and Sexual Agency by Michael Gill
English | 2015 | ISBN: 0816682984, 0816682976 | 288 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Why is the sexuality of people with intellectual disabilities often deemed
"risky" or "inappropriate" by teachers, parents, support staff, medical
professionals, judges, and the media? Should sexual citizenship depend on IQ?
Confronting such questions head-on, Already Doing It exposes the "sexual
ableism" that denies the reality of individuals who, despite the restrictions
they face, actively make decisions about their sexual lives.
Tracing the history of efforts in the United States to limit the sexual freedoms
of such persons⎯using methods such as forced sterilization, invasive birth
control, and gender-segregated living arrangements—Michael Gill demonstrates
that these widespread practices stemmed from dominant views of disabled
sexuality, not least the notion that intellectually disabled women are
excessively sexual and fertile while their male counterparts are sexually
predatory. Analyzing legal discourses, sex education materials, and news stories
going back to the 1970s, he shows, for example, that the intense focus on
"stranger danger" in sex education for intellectually disabled individuals
disregards their ability to independently choose activities and sexual
partners—including nonheterosexual ones, who are frequently treated with
heightened suspicion. He also examines ethical issues surrounding masturbation
training that aims to regulate individuals' sexual lives, challenges the
perception that those whose sexuality is controlled (or rejected) should not
reproduce, and proposes recognition of the right to become parents for adults
with intellectual disabilities.
A powerfully argued call for sexual and reproductive justice for people with
intellectual disabilities, Already Doing It urges a shift away from the
compulsion to manage "deviance" (better known today as harm reduction)
because the right to pleasure and intellectual disability are not mutually
exclusive. In so doing, it represents a vital new contribution to the ongoing
debate over who, in the United States, should be allowed to have sex, reproduce,
marry, and raise children.
>>Visit my blog for more eBooks
0 comments:
Post a Comment