Culture

How Purity Culture Failed Me And Ruined My Wedding Night

When I think about purity culture, I think about my adolescence. And honestly, I get a pit in my stomach. I wanted so desperately to be a virgin when I got married, to give the gift of my virginity to my husband.

By Leslie Broseh4 min read
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And then, at 16 years old, I was raped.