Sexual Exclusion

Liberman, Alida

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“…Those who deny themselves solo pleasure due to ignorance, however, should be aided by receiving quality sexual education, which might also be a helpful antidote to 'a myriad of false and harmful myths about sexual pleasure stemming from pornography, media and popular culture.' 18 As for the second category, Liberman considers which limits to a negative right to freely choose sexual partners are legitimate (involving issues of incest, power differentials, prostitution, schools, colleges and prisons) and offers a reflection on how to address the fact that some people outside of these contexts will simply suffer from sexual exclusion, simply because they are unable to find willing partners. On the one hand, there are specialty dating apps that might assist people in finding each other; on the other hand, however, there is the deeper issue of reflecting on our own desires.…”

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A human right to pleasure? Sexuality, autonomy and egalitarian strategies

Wittrock

2023

J Med Ethics

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A growing focus on pleasure in human rights discourse has been used to address patterns of sexual exclusion, often when addressing the problems of people with disabilities (PWD). As convincingly argued by Liberman, however, not all PWD suffer from sexual exclusion, and not all who suffer from sexual exclusion are PWD. Danaher and Liberman have thus argued in various ways for a broader range of measures, addressing sexual exclusion. This article builds on previous research and offers a conceptual framework for addressing sexual pleasure and exclusion in terms of human rights. It argues that human rights aim to safeguard autonomy, which is interpreted as multidimensional. It, thus, divides autonomy into the four dimensions of liberty (freedom from threat and coercion), opportunity (options to choose between), capacity (what an agent is capable of doing) and authenticity (the extent to which choices are genuine). Furthermore, it distinguishes between distinct egalitarian strategies, which offer different problems and possibilities, and may be combined. Thus, there is direct egalitarian distribution, indirect egalitarian distribution, baseline or threshold strategies and general promotion strategies. By way of conclusion, the importance of sexual authenticity as the ultimate aim of sexual rights is emphasised.

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A human right to pleasure? Sexuality, autonomy and egalitarian strategies

Wittrock

2023

J Med Ethics

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Dilemmas of dating: The case of aprioristic sexual lookism

De Bernardi

2024

Journal of Social Philosophy

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Sexual exclusion and the right to sex

Halwani

2023

Theoria

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Philosophers have recently expressed interest in the question as to whether there is a right to sex, a right whose justification is motivated by the existence of sexually excluded people – people who suffer from involuntary long‐term sexual deprivation (owing, say, to a chronic medical condition). This paper, after offering preliminary remarks about what a right to sex and its objects might be and who might have this right, surveys seven justifications for the right: linkage arguments, need, well‐being, a minimally decent life, being a basic good, justice, and relationships. The paper argues that a right to sex does not likely exist because none of the justifications are convincing. The paper then argues that despite the lack of justification, and because sexual exclusion is a problem worthy of attention, people's sexual needs can be addressed through the lens of goals instead of rights. This not only takes sexual exclusion seriously enough but also avoids the crucial problems associated with rights‐talk, especially that of sexual coercion.

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Sexual Exclusion

Cited by 3 publications

References 24 publications

A human right to pleasure? Sexuality, autonomy and egalitarian strategies

A human right to pleasure? Sexuality, autonomy and egalitarian strategies

Dilemmas of dating: The case of aprioristic sexual lookism

Sexual exclusion and the right to sex

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