abstinence

Amanda McCracken thought she’d been unlucky in love. Instead she’d been faithful to the idea of longing itself.

I grew up in evangelical purity culture. Melissa Febos’s decision to abstain from sex was quite different.

Human sexuality is fraught, particularly when mixed with the complexities of culture, religion, patriarchy, and adolescence.

Though comprehensive sex ed is effective, fear of controversy keeps many schools from implementing it. But support may be gaining ground.

Here's an interesting clip in which Texas governor and presidential candidate Rick Perry struggles to respond to a question about the effectiveness of abstinence-only education.