Sexophobia

Sexophobia is the fear of sexual organs or sexual activities[1] and, in a larger sense, the fear of sexuality. As such, it can be applied to the attitude of a person based on their educational background, personal experience, and psyche, or to general stigmatization from collective entities like religious groups, institutions and/or states.[2]

  1. ^ Definition by The Free Dictionary, based on the Segen's Medical Dictionary
  2. ^ Jackson, Richard (2004). (Re)constructing Cultures of Violence and Peace. Rodopi. p. 96. ISBN 9789042011496. Sexophobia is the social and personal stigma associated with anything related to the physical and psychological aspects of sex and sexuality. This is evident from the 1961 Soviet Moral Code (…)