On AlterNet: chastity

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "chastity"

Would You Be Able to Give Up Sex?

Sam Benjamin, SeXis Magazine. August 1, 2010.

I loved sex, held it up on a pedestal above all things, and would rather be doing it than anything else. But hadn't the pursuit of sex caused me untold suffering?

Why I'm Selling My Virginity

Natalie Dylan, The Daily Beast. January 27, 2009.

The idealization of virginity is a tool to keep women in their place. So what's to stop me from profiting?

'Born-Again Virginity' in the Age of Girls Gone Wild

Amy DePaul, AlterNet. March 20, 2007.

Born-again virginity has been repeatedly debunked. Why, then, do so many continue to embrace the chastity pledge?