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title: ""Andy is a muscular dystrophy patient who lives with his parents in…"
date: 2015-11-09
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# "Andy is a muscular dystrophy patient who lives with his parents in…

*November 9, 2015 · Facebook*

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\"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.\
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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 gay man who didn\'t want to speak to his parents about his feelings, this wasn\'t exactly the healthiest situation to be in.\
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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 handjob.\
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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.\
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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.\"
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