(PDF) Sexual Rights as Human Rights
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Added on 2021-04-21
(PDF) Sexual Rights as Human Rights
Added on 2021-04-21
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Running head: ARTICLE CRITIQUE 1Article critiqueStudent’s NameUniversity
ARTICLE CRITIQUE 2Article critiqueSexual right is a privilege that every individual in the society needs to enjoy regardless oftheir state of body or mind. Jeffreys (2008) suggests that the society discriminates and denies priveledges to people who have some disability especially males. Further Abbott (2013), argues that this becomes worse if the individual has an intellectual disability. The inability to behave like the rest in the society makes others treat them as lesser beings who do not require equal rights like other people. For example, gay people with some form of disability suffer silently since the society denies them the opportunity to express their sexual desire like others do. This essay analyses the two articles on Abott (2013) and Jeffrey (2008) on disability and the male sex right.Aboot (2013) asks whether there is a human right to love and have a love life for people with disability. In most cases, gay people are denied certain rights or privileges since studies tendto focus more on HIV prevention and sexual abuse. The society presents barriers through the absence of parity that starts from childhood. They are denied sexual experiences like flirting, dating and sexual interaction that will define their sexual orientation. Further, Jeffrey (2008) adds that the society is developed on masculinity with men having the right to abuse and use the bodies ofwomenne for sexual desires. The law of the male sex right allows those who lack any form of disability to explore the world around them and achieve sexual desires. Since the societyis designed tosegregate people with disabilityn through state sponsored programmes, male people with disability are denied an opportunity to have sex since their female counterparts can be forced to such desires by men. These men are denied their sexual rights through exclusion from the basic rights that other citizens enjoy.
ARTICLE CRITIQUE 3The society denies disabled men sexual Jeffery (2008) argues that the prostitution niche is designed to look like it serves the noble purpose. Therefore, people with disability are seen as less noble and may not qualify for such services even if they can afford. The issues are more worse if the disabled want to access same-sex privileges like the case of gay men. Even though some countries like Australia have made strides in achieving the rights of people with disability. Abbott (2013) states that the male syndrome threatens such rights making the society to ignore them. further, mobility issues may deny such men the rights since they may lack resources or the means to interact with other people in the society to achieve their sexual desires. Jeffreys (2008) a feminists scholars who fights for the rights of the people suggests that proper strategies can be put in place to achieve the rights of people with disability. This will include the an intellectuallydisabled and gay people with disability. The use of sex surrogates and facilitated sex customised brothels for disabled persons is a step in achieving sex rights for disabled people. Further Abbott (2013) who was once a socialists and now an anarchists adds that, the state can act as a choice architect through creating theenvironmentthat pushes the society to realise the rights of people with disability and allow them the right to enjoy other sexual privileges that are beyond sexual intercourse. The authors recognise the fact that the society is male dominated which leads to exploitation of people with disabilities. Indeed, all over the society, sex has been attributed as a male right wherewomenen may be exploited in one way or the other. However, male masculinityallows men to explore the world for their sexual desires thus leaving out people with disabilityies[CITATION ASw08 \l 1033 ]. This even becomes worse for same-sex relationship people. However, they fail to recognise the lack of empirical data on how the rights of such people are violated. The two researchers gathered their data from a few sources which may only
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