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. Citations (hyperlinks do not work on every platform) 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 Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter License code: 9OT2MTBHWWSRZP5S Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.