Why Middle Eastern Women are Turning To Lesbianism

WHY MIDDLE EASTERN WOMEN ARE TURNING TO LESBIANISM


In Saudi Arabia, where almost every aspect of women’s lives are controlled by men – fathers, grandfathers, brothers, husbands and even adult sons - more and more  women are turning to lesbianism as a safe outlet for repressed sexual feelings.

According to a report in The Times, in a society where men often play around and spend very little time with their wives, women are turning to one another for intimacy and sexual fulfilment. 

They quote ‘Mashael’ who says:


‘I was looking for consolation and I found it.  A girl strokes your hand and you know she’s trying to seduce you but you think, why not?  Sex life is a disaster between Saudi men and women..so after a while you think ‘Why not with another woman?’  It is a great way to have revenge.  In this society you are mad if you have an affair with a man but with a woman it is safe’.

She continues  ’If you are a woman and you want the happiness that goes with being part of a couple, you have to get that, in my experience, from another woman'.

Mashael  lists the qualities she gets from her intimate female-to- female liasions:

‘Tenderness. Sharing.  Trust.  Honesty.  Support.  Strong and clean emotions.  Respect – above all, respect’.

More Info:

Article: The Secret Behind the Veil (Sunday Times)