15 Most Sexually Repressed Cultures in The World

13. African Culture

Cultural Sex Restrictions – In a study conducted by Okechi, researchers found that the impact of the Eurasian assault on the African traditional system, notably the idea of sex and human sexuality, was the ensuing uncertainty among local indigenous peoples about what constituted such disparaging concepts. As a result, the notion of sex and human sexuality became “sacred” and “taboo” in the indigenous people’s subconscious psyche. Later, the notion of sex and human sexuality was ensconced in secret to the point where everything regarding human sexuality became disparaging in public statements.

Anti-Sexuality Legislation – Based on ILGA World’s report, there are 64 nations where homosexuality is illegal, with nearly half of them being in Africa. Some nations, notably many in Africa, have lately taken steps to decriminalize same-sex partnerships and promote LGBTQ rights. For instance, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed the most dangerous anti-LGBT law in modern history; President Yoweri Museveni signed the anti-gay bill in Uganda; and Gambia’s president, Yahya Jammeh, even called for the slitting of LGBT people’s throats.

12. Arab Culture

Cultural Sex Restrictions – Sex is a complicated taboo that began in countries like Algeria, Tunisia, Syria, and Yemen because of the patriarchal culture of the local conservatism, the new, strict standards of Islamists, and the subtly puritanical ideologies of the various socialisms in the area. Many people in the West see that one of the major ills afflicting most of the so-called Arab world and the Muslim world, in general, is their dysfunctional relationship with women.

Virginity is a sensitive subject, and individuals who aren’t virgins, particularly females before marriage, are labeled as dishonorable rebels or just “wasted.”

11. Islamic Culture

Anti-Sexuality Legislation – The Middle East, in particular, is notorious for legislation and religious edicts prohibiting same-gender intercourse. While homosexual marriage is allowed in many Western nations, even touching hands with someone of the same gender can result in heavy punishment or death in Islamic countries.

Cross-dressing or dressing in women’s attire is considered unnatural or wicked in many totalitarian nations. Countries such as Brunei, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malawi, Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman, South Sudan, Tonga, and the United Arab Emirates use the same laws that target transsexuals to prosecute transvestites and crossdressers.