Sex-negative

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a generally negative view of sexuality; seeking to repress and control the libido; (in particular) seeking to ban sex work, pornography, and kinky or unusual kinds of sex.

    "The sexual climate produced by a war on pornography is a sex-negative climate, and its antisexualism permeates society."

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"The sexual climate produced by a war on pornography is a sex-negative climate, and its antisexualism permeates society."

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