Sex Workers Who Provide Services to Clients with Disability in New South Wales, Australia

Wotton, Rachel

doi:10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.04.248

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“…There are different ways and means of providing sexual services or assisting people with disabilities to achieve sexual expression (Wotton, 2016). One of them is sexual assistance, a service based on a sex-positive discourse that defends each person's sexuality as unique and contemplates multiple experiences and preferences (Williams et al, 2015).…”

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“…Several studies addressing commercial sex 1 show the existence of clients with disabilities (Freckelton, 2013;Fritsch et al, 2016;Gammino;Faccio;Cipolletta, 2016;Lane;Cambridge;Murphy, 2019;Sanders, 2006Sanders, , 2007Wotton, 2016), which can be an alternative adopted by them to overcome obstacles and stereotypes concerning their sexual expression. This search might stem from one or more of the following reasons: (1) dissatisfaction with their sexual lives and search for sexual gratification (Poelzl, 2000); (2) social or psychological deficits (Poelzl, 2000;Sanders, 2006); (3) loneliness, difficulty in establishing an intimate relationship due to physical and socio-cultural barriers, such as accessing public spaces, non-normative bodies, control over their autonomy by family members, and fear of sexual or social inexperience (Jones, 2012;Liddiard, 2014;Poelzl, 2000;Sanders, 2007); (4) selfperception of being unattractive (Poelzl, 2000); (5) necessity of feeling a sexual touch (Liddiard, 2014); (6) desire to experience different sexual practices and improve their sexual skills for future relationships or for sharing in a social context (Liddiard, 2014;Poelzl, 2000); (7) curiosity about this type of experience (Sanders, 2007); (8) maintenance of the body's sexual functions; (9) knowledge about their bodies and sexuality (Liddiard, 2014); and finally (10) the convenience of getting involved in sexual practices that neither require games of seduction nor reciprocity in gratification (Jones, 2012;Liddiard, 2014;Sanders, 2007).…”

Section: Introduction Sexual Health Sexual Rights and Disabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sex workers’ narratives about clients with disabilities: can training improve sexual health in Portugal?

2020

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People with disabilities face barriers that limit their sexual lives. In Portugal, some individuals with physical impairments have shown interest in resorting to sexual assistance provided by trained professionals, according to the client’s preferences and needs. However, in Portugal, sex workers lacking any formal training represent the only way to access commercial sex services. Thus, this study analyzes the experiences of sex workers that provide services for disabled clients. The interviews of thirteen sex workers were analyzed using the thematic analysis method proposed by Braun and Clarke. The key findings show that men seek out sexual and emotional satisfaction from sex work. Additionally, specificities inherent to the lack of training and the relationships established tend to embarrass professionals. Finally, we conclude that training coupled with sexual education and popular awareness about gender differences in the pursuit of sex is fundamental to improve the sexual health of those who choose sex services as a way of sexual expression.

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Section: Introduction Sexual Health Sexual Rights and Disabilitymentioning

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Sex workers’ narratives about clients with disabilities: can training improve sexual health in Portugal?

2020

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“…However, policies to regulate sexual assistance were lacking, leading to ambiguity, differences in sexual assistance practice, and arbitrariness [20,27]. In addition, sexual assistants may face stigma and disapproval from family or partner [19]; sex workers were confronted with stigma of support staff [28].…”

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Educational needs, motives and experiences of sex care workers for people with disabilities in the Netherlands

2022

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In some countries, personal assistants may facilitate sexual engagement of people with disabilities. A specific form of facilitating sexuality are services that offer paid sex with sex care workers. In the Netherlands, there is no training available for sex care workers. To provide input for such training, this study examined sex care workers’ (perceived importance of) knowledge about sexuality and relevant aspects of sex care, their educational needs, motives for becoming a sex care worker, and experiences. An online survey was completed by 29 sex care workers (response rate 52%). The sex care workers expressed high importance of knowledge and generally reported good, but slightly lower current knowledge levels on these aspects. Educational needs included both general and disability-related sexuality and sexual problems and how to deal with problem behaviors and/or emotional disinhibition. Some participants indicated that learning how to prevent physical strain was important. The importance of setting boundaries was reported. Overall, participants experienced little stigma, although few reported negative experiences. Important motives for sex care work included the lack of attention to sexuality support for clients with disabilities and wanting to contribute to clients’ sexual citizenship. The formulated educational needs may be helpful in the development of such training. In addition to knowledge and practical skills, the training should pay attention to discovering and setting boundaries, providing a safe space for reflection on one’s own body experience and ethics, as well as considering the clients’ perspectives.

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“…Come Olanda, Germania, Austria, Danimarca, Svizzera tedesca e francese(Garofalo Geymonat 2013, 2019.7 Quali, ad esempio, Canada e Australia(Wotton 2017). …”

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«Non siamo prostitute!». I modelli di assistenza sessuale per le persone con disabilità in Italia e in Spagna, tra dirty work e professioni emergenti

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2023

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The aim of this article is to investigate and deepen the characteristics of sexual assistance as an «emerging profession» and the meanings attributed by those who practice it and see a professional identity in it. In particular, we set out to identify the models that are being articulated in Italy and Spain, in the direction of contributing to the overall debate on «professions on the margins». Guiding our analysis will especially be the conceptual categories of dirty work and body work as well as of emotional work. For this purpose we will mainly use, for the Spanish case, qualitative interviews with sexual assistants, field notes and the analysis of the main online platform for matching demand and supply of sexual assistance services in the city of Madrid. For the Italian case, on the other hand, the analysis will be documentary, based on textual and video materials (also in the latter case it is interviews with sexual assistants) collected on YouTube and on the website of the only association dealing with sexual assistance in our country.

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Sex Workers Who Provide Services to Clients with Disability in New South Wales, Australia

Cited by 3 publications

References 119 publications

Sex workers’ narratives about clients with disabilities: can training improve sexual health in Portugal?

Sex workers’ narratives about clients with disabilities: can training improve sexual health in Portugal?

Educational needs, motives and experiences of sex care workers for people with disabilities in the Netherlands

«Non siamo prostitute!». I modelli di assistenza sessuale per le persone con disabilità in Italia e in Spagna, tra dirty work e professioni emergenti

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