virginity
Virgin Diaries: TLC's Latest Cringe-Worthy Program on Sex
by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check
December 5, 2011 - 1:35pm (Print)
In its latest entry into the circus freakshow form of reality television, TLC invites viewers to gawk at five not-so-young people who have never had sex.
Get Real! I Gave Him My Virginity, But Don't Feel Like I Got Anything Back
by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com
November 22, 2011 - 9:27am (Print)
What to do when what's supposed to feel like a sexual milestone feels more like a raw deal, including sorting through feelings of upset about a partner's sexual history.
Four Daughters, Four Moms, Four Sex Talks
by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com
August 1, 2011 - 10:01pm (Print)
How can you tell Mom you've become a sexual adult without disappointing her? How can you ask her for birth control? How can you disclose being sexually active? And is it okay to use her sex toy eithout asking?
Three on Virginity, Ideals and Regrets
by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com
July 4, 2011 - 6:30am (Print)
How can you become a virgin again? Can you become a virgin again? Why keep using that term at all, and keep trying to make sense out of a freamework we know often just isn't sensible?
Bristol Palin's "Stolen Virginity:" What's the Real Message?
by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check
June 28, 2011 - 3:44pm (Print)
In her new memoir, the country's most famous teen mom and abstinence ambassador claims that Levi Johnston "stole" her virginity but does not believe it was rape; a puzzling distinction.
Teen Sex: Who? What? When? And What Would Change Look Like?
by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check
April 12, 2011 - 2:48pm (Print)
This article is part two in a series on facts and realities of teen sexual behavior in the United States. Here, we take an even closer look at what the data in a recent report is telling us about teen sexual behavior.
More Teen Virgins? Not So Fast
by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check
March 28, 2011 - 3:02pm (Print)
New data suggest there are more "teen virgins." Are there? Well....kind of.....
Youth in US Delaying Sexual Activity, What Does It Mean?
by Bianca I. Laureano, LatinoSexuality.com
March 10, 2011 - 8:14am (Print)
A new National Health Statistics Report suggests more youth are waiting to engage in sexual activity than were 5 years ago. What does this new data mean for our work?
Get Real! How Long Does it Take to Become a Virgin Again?
by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com
December 29, 2010 - 4:39pm (Print)
Virginity is an intellectual concept, idea, belief, and perhaps most accurately, a word for identity some people use, usually to identify when they or others have not had certain sexual experiences
Get Real! Waited Til Marriage But Sex Isn't Working Out
by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com
October 1, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)
The lead-up to sex for newlyweds who wait for marriage is SO huge, unrealistic expectations--to be a "good" wife or a "good" husband, or have sex as some sort of duty-- can create even more stress.
