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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/av4m8p/hand-angel-hand-jobs-taiwan-748
These Volunteers Give Handjobs to the Severely Disabled
The Taiwanese NGO Hand Angel aims to raise awareness of the fact that disabled people are often depicted as completely desexualized, though they have exactly the same desires as everyone else.
Andy is a muscular dystrophy patient who lives with his parents in southern Taiwan. Due to his severe physical disability, he was home-schooled and couldn't leave his house alone, so never really had the opportunity to develop either an active social life or a romantic relationship.
When the Taiwanese NGO Hand Angel—an organization promoting the sexual rights of disabled people—first spoke to Andy, they realized this situation meant he'd also never been able to have a frank conversation with anyone about his sexuality. And as a young ? man who didn't want to speak to his parents about his feelings, this wasn't exactly the healthiest situation to be in.
So, over the course of a few months, representatives from the NGO counseled Andy online, helping him to understand his own sexuality and place in the world. Next, they "smuggled" him out of his house and took him to a motel for a ? .
Taiwan—officially known as the Republic of China—has one of the best health systems in the world; its million or so disabled citizens receive some of the most thorough medical attention you'll find, including everything from long-term care to traditional herbal medicine. What they don't receive from this system, however, is any kind of aid when it comes to slightly more intimate issues, namely: orgasms.
It was for this reason that a group of social campaigners and volunteers took it upon themselves to create Hand Angel, an NGO whose main service is giving handjobs to the severely disabled.
Members say that their work raises awareness of the fact that disabled people are often depicted as desexualized—as well as having their sexuality constantly neglected—despite the fact they share exactly the same desires as anybody else.
In the Netherlands, the national health system provides a grant scheme for people with disabilities to receive public money to pay for sexual services up to 12 times a year. In Taiwan, sex remains a taboo, and some Buddhists—the sovereign state's primary religion—believe that someone suffering from a disability means they're paying for bad deeds in a past life. So not the best mix for those like Andy, really.
"I can't tell my parents that I also have sexual desires, and I can't come out of the closet in front them," he told me. "My family's care puts lots of pressure [on me] and sabotages me from normal romantic relations."
Vincent, the 50-year-old founder of Hand Angel, lost his legs to polio and says his disability allows him to better empathize with applicants' needs, without any of the patronization disabled people can sometimes face. He emphasized that "disabled people share the same physical and emotional needs as any others, and therefore should have the right to pursue them."
In order to decide who's entitled to use their services, Hand Angel first assess an applicant's level of disability. The person has to be recognized by the government as having a serious physical impairment, but can't be mentally disabled. Once they're cleared, the service is totally free, but each applicant can only receive three bouts of sexual stimulation.
Volunteers—the group of 10 people actually giving the handjobs—come from varied backgrounds; some are ? , some are straight, some are disabled, some are PhD students, some are social campaigners and some work in the media. It's made very clear to me that these volunteers only use their hands for second-base kind of stuff—that hugging, caressing, and kissing on the face are all fine, but anything penetrative (? , oral sex, vaginal sex, and ? sex) is not
When Hand Angel took Andy to the motel, the volunteer caressed him thoroughly and gave him a ? . He described the intimacy being so intense that, for a minute, he believed he was in love. He knew it was only temporary, of course, but the experience provided him with an emotional connection he'd never felt before.
This is part of Hand Angel's mission: not just providing a sexual service, but also bringing forth an emotional and social transformation in applicants.
"[Andy] was very introverted before, and didn't really know how to interact with people," said Vincent. "However, through months of talking online, I discovered something changed inside him. When our group was reported by the media and got lots of criticism, I saw Andy joined the public debate and argued with those [critical] internet users, trying to illustrate his opinions."
In Taiwan, where a discussion of sexuality is restrained by strict moral codes, there was also plenty of mockery leveled at Hand Angel. Internet users starting posting comments like: "Do they also offer 'Mouth Angels?'"; "I'm ? ; can I apply for Hand Angel service, too?"; and "Only three times in a lifetime?"
There even appeared to be negativity on an official level. The executive secretary of the Taipei United Social Wealth Alliance, Yi-Ting Hu, commented on the NGO, saying: "Speaking from personal opinion, I don't think we need to bring up disabled people's sexuality as an independent issue. There are more important and urgent problems we need to deal with. Don't you think if you advocate their sexual rights, it is like another form of discrimination?"
Of course, he seemed to only be proving Hand Angels' point; to suggest that advocating a disabled person's sexual rights is a form of discrimination is, first, patronizing in itself, and secondly, just completely bizarre—how is consensually receiving a ? in any way discriminatory?
Andy summed it up: "I didn't feel I was the target of pity. The whole process was full of respect and equality. This might be deemed as controversial by society, but as long as you're willing to look into it, what we desire is no different from others. Just ask yourself: do you need to consult your parents before having sex?"
FAIR or FOUL...Volunteer Group Masturbates the Physically Handicapped 52 votes
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Doesn't go far enough...needs a ? option? something
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Fair...handicapped people need to bust nuts too? something
I agree change my vote -
Fair...handicapped people need to bust nuts tooGood for them.
But suddenly this free health care here in Canada ain't sounding so free. Once we get this marijuana ? out the way we need to take this ? issue to parliament. -
Fair...handicapped people need to bust nuts tooI saw a movie where the nurse ? off a disabled patient regularly, so this aint too far fetched
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I saw a movie where the nurse ? off a disabled patient regularly, so this aint too far fetched
Gotta tell us what movie it was bro! -
I saw a movie where the nurse ? off a disabled patient regularly, so this aint too far fetched
Think I may have seen that. She was his sex therapist or sutten? Patient lost his virginity to her.
Maybe we're thinkin' of different movies -
Doesn't go far enough...needs a ? optionHand jobs for the handicapped
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They state that the handicapped have normal sexual desires but there is a three time cap. That seems cruel and frustrating. The Netherlands plan seems more realistic. At least once a month gives them something to look forward to.
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NB4 @damonb2deep signs up to do some volunteer work
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We all know it's coming
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NB4 @damonb2deep signs up to do some volunteer work
He'll ask if they are handicapped afterwards -
Doesn't go far enough...needs a ? option@S2J
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Fair...handicapped people need to bust nuts tooCabana_Da_Don wrote: »CeLLaR-DooR wrote: »
Uh yea that might be the same one.. i vaguely remember it -
On everything, the IC has some of the most hilarious poll options on the web, lol.
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Fair...handicapped people need to bust nuts tooreal ? I've always believed everybody should get off regularly
there are NO arguments as to why that wouldnt be a good thing
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Fair...handicapped people need to bust nuts toothese people doing ? 's work. You should still be busting nuts especially if you're handicapped. but real talk handicapped or not, if you've never had a next level ? , I suggest you find a woman who's into them and experience it. these are typically the same kind of women that love getting sprayed down. handjobs get a bad rap because it takes proper attention, patience, ? talking, and teasing - most women ain't puttin in work like that so its wack. but if you find one who's in it to win it....maaaaaan
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Fair...handicapped people need to bust nuts tooThe make a wish foundation about to see abhif upswing in certain wishes
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Serious question? Are women exempt?
Is that an area that they don't want to touch (No pun) because women are viewed differently within the spectrum of sexuality?
I imagine if disabled men are getting off they'd do something for women too or would they'd be more prone to being taken advantage of? -
Fair...handicapped people need to bust nuts tooWhen I fall out a deer stand and get paralyzed I'm gonna want some dry wristies too.
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Fair...handicapped people need to bust nuts tooFair... keyword is volunteer
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like....what do the nurses be sayin? do they be lookin em in they eye? I know one of the hancicapped ? was trill enough to grab em by the hair right quick... I have so many quesitons.
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I'm removing myself from this thread due to my lack of maturity. I can't be in here laughin at this ? . ? you TS.
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HAND ANGELS??!?!?!?! LMAOOOOOO @ILLBOT GET ME THE ? OUTTA HERE B.