Monday, October 23, 2006

Sex Education for Physically, Emotionally, and Mentally Challenged Youth

In the movie Pumpkin, there was a scene where Carolyn and Pumpkin spend the night together. When Pumpkin's mom walks into his bedroom and sees Carolyn she tells her that she raped her son. Obviously, she believes that just because Pumpkin is disabled he doesn't have the urge to have sexual relations with another person, which is a myth. "Even today, many people refuse to acknowledge that all people have sexual feelings, needs, and desires, regardless of their physical and/or mental abilities." In the link I provided it explains the way to go about teaching a disabled person about sex education and to help us understand that even though they are disabled they have feelings too.

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