Matthew,
i know it is odd when someone is disabled it considered they are more like a child under the law. it is very unfair because you are not able to experience the pleasure of sexual activity with a woman at all.
Danny
--- On Tue, 7/28/09, Matthew Ford <matthewford@
From: Matthew Ford <matthewford@
Subject: [epilepsy] Re: Suicide
To: epilepsy@yahoogroup
Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 11:24 PM
Trust me... I wish I could move, but finances get in the way.
I keep trying to find work , but I'm classed Unemployable for Public Safety
Issues.
They say.... The Safety of Thousands is more important than the pleasures of
just one."
My Dad is a registered GP/Surgeon and for so long, he made all the decisions
around my medical treatment. For example I had a Vasectomy done and all he
needed was his own signature (being the parent) to legally perform the
operation.
When I turned legal age, I got my own doctor and my Dad was furious hoping
to keep me away from stuff like sex. His opinion was "What he doesn't know,
won't hurt him!".
When I talked about getting my own place, he put me into a Home for the
Handicapped. While everybody in the outside world got on with their lives,
I was restricted to whatever the Care Home had planned for us.
In there, I met a woman who also has epilepsy, and being supportive towards
each other, we went from being understanding friends into lovers when she
pulled me close and I experienced my first real kiss! It was great, but I
was taken to court for it. I was told it doesn't matter if she and I were
falling in love with each other.
Legally, the rules say that if a person has a disability, consent for such
an action must come from their parents. Since I hadn't called her parents to
obtain their permission to be friends with their daughter, I'm guilty of
sexual assault, as they say kissing is sexual.
The Judge said I needed counselling, so I was sent to the Sex Offender
Program to learn how the Law claims people with disabilities are legally
children inside and... Children cannot give consent. I was told it was okay
when we were just friends, but when we kissed, I crossed the line.
Feels more like I'm guilty for trying to be normal, when my medical records
prove I'm not.
Matthew Ford
Victoria, BC, Canada
(North-West of Seattle, Washington)
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