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Medieval female sexuality is the collection of sexual and sensual characteristics identified in a woman from the Middle Ages. Like a modern woman, a medieval woman's sexuality included many different aspects. Sexuality does not only refer to a woman's sexual activity, as sexual lives were as social, cultural, legal, and religious as they were personal.
This article will first focus on the personal aspects of Medieval female sexuality: namely Virginity, Marriage, and Medicine, and Rape. Afterwards, it will provide context on Canon Law and the beliefs of secular jurisdiction on Medieval female sexuality. Finally, this article will provide information on exceptions to Medieval heterosexual norms, for there is ample evidence of queer sexuality and gender-nonconforming behavior in the European Middle Ages.