Impurity Culture: Surviving Virginity

Purity culture spreads a lot of falsehoods about virginity. What is true and what isn't?

Our Bodies Ourselves is one my favorite online resources for real, multifaceted information on all things sex, womens health and gender issues. It's primarily aimed toward women, but many articles cover topics from all sides. This one speaks to the male experience as well.

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velma 3 points a day ago

Wow who downvotes posts like these?

Thanks, this is really interesting!

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Wren 2 points 16 hours ago

Virgins maybe? And you're welcome.

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@lemmy.world

A community for sharing tips and asking questions related to sex. If you want to increase sexual pleasure for yourself or your partners, consider asking around here as a useful resource.

ABSOLUTELY NO MISINFORMATION! If a credible source can be found contradicting your claim, your post or comment will be removed and you may receive a ban. If multiple credible sources contact each other, then the claims will be treated as inconclusive in veracity and will not be removed. Personal experience is an exception to this.
No soliciting sexual favors from your fellow users. This sub is strictly for exchanging advice and information. Do not give or ask for personal information.
We are all-inclusive here. No discrimination based on assigned sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genital type or status, or anything else. All perspectives are welcome here as long as they are not hateful or misleading.

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