While a fairly significant amount of attention has been dedicated to the way purity culture negatively impacts women and members of the LGBTQ+ community, we can’t deny that men can be deeply wounded by purity culture as well. This article describes the 5 ways men can be negatively impacted by purity culture.
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Deconstructing Purity Culture: Start Now With These 4 Steps
Deconstructing faith and deconstructing purity culture often share areas of overlap, but there are a few specific things you’ll definitely want to do when you’re ready to deconstruct purity culture. This article gives you a step by step process for tackling this important issue.
A Therapist Reviews: Pure by Linda Kay Klein
As a religious trauma therapist, helping people work through the harmful aspects of purity culture is a significant part of my work. I often recommend this book to help people understand more about purity culture and the many ways it can affect people.
How to Reclaim Your Sexuality After Purity Culture
Purity culture has created a harmful binary, placing all sexual activity and expression in categories of “good” or “bad.” This article tries to move away from this binary as it shows you how to begin healing your relationship with sex.