Disabled men in Bosnia want prostitution legalized

by The Associated Press
January 30, 2013 at 5:31 pm

Physically disabled athletes in Bosnia urge state to legalize prostitution

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Members of a Bosnia wheelchair basketball club are launching a campaign to legalize prostitution in the country to help disabled people “achieve their right to love.”

Marinko Umicevic, president of the club Vrbas, said Wednesday that Bosnia had to catch up with 21st century Europe, where he said some people with disabilities “even get state subsidies to pay for sex.”

Umicevic said some of his players had never had sex and legalizing the sex trade would help people like them achieve their basic rights. Club members were organizing a petition on the proposal in Banja Luka.

Along the same theme, Helen Hunt received an Oscar nomination this year for best supporting actress for her portrayal of a sex worker helping a disabled man in the movie “The Sessions.”

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