Purity culture’s most insidious gift is damaging us every day — Every year, the health teacher at my school organizes a blood drive. If I’m present when she is doing her recruitment in the teachers’ lounge, she takes a moment to say, “Not you, Liz.” …

Who does purity culture protect, really? — Candy Crush is not a great antidote to purity culture, but it was my last line of defense at a mandated middle school chastity talk. …