Lebanese sexologist lambasts ridicule by ‘childish’ TV hosts

Sexologist Sandrine Atallah was repeatedly interrupted and mocked by male TV personalities, sparking public outrage.

Sexologist Sandrine Atallah thought she had been asked on TV to debate sex education in Lebanon – instead, she was ridiculed by her male hosts, unleashing a firestorm about misogyny in the Middle East. In a country where sex education is all but absent from schooling and discussions on sex remain taboo, Atallah hoped to bring facts to the table and dispel disinformation. But even before she went on air, a panel of mostly male hosts tore into educational videos she had posted online, including one about arousal and another on masturbation.