Episode Details

Let's get into it, what an absolute nightmare. On this episode, Jake and Brooke break down what exactly 'purity culture' even means, down to its rotten roots. Horrifying histories, awful anecdotes, and blood-boiling beliefs abound in this one.

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About the AIDS quilt

Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs from Planned Parenthood

Can Antibiotics Affect My Birth Control? From Planned Parenthood by Attia

Purity Culture and Its Effect on Mental Health from VeryWellMind by John Loeppky

Rickabaugh, T (2022), Leaving Church, Learning Love: Experiences of Queer Women in Purity Culture. University of Missouri.

Sex and HIV Education (2023) from the Guttmacher Institute

The FAQs: What You Should Know about Purity Culture from TheGospelCoalition by Joe Carter

The Flaw at the Center of Purity Culture from The Atlantic by Angie Hong

The Impact of Christian Purity Culture is still being felt – including in Britian from TheConversation by Christabelle Thwaites

The Racist Link Between Purity Culture and Christian Nationalism and Why It Matters In Elections from Reckon.news by Anna Beahm:

What is Purity Culture from Lindakayklein.com

Why Nearly Every 2000s Disney Channel Star Wore a Purity Ring from Cracked.com by Carly Tennes

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