Purity Culture Articles
Sexuality, Gender Identity & Intimate Relationships
How to Start Deprogramming from Purity Culture Indoctrination
Even though you may have ditched the conservative teachings around sex and identity, you may still struggle with internalized beliefs from those old teachings. This article helps you begin to deprogram at a deeper level.
Unexpected Consequences of Purity Culture Marriages
My first marriage was a “purity culture marriage.” Shortly after our “I do’s,” we began encountering problems, especially around sex and intimacy. I was filled with confusion, shame, and self-blame because this wasn’t what had been promised for those who “waited for the one god had for them.” Even though we had both followed a…
5 Ways Purity Culture is Damaging to Men
I was raised in fundamentalist evangelical Christianity at the height of the Purity Movement in the 90’s and early 2000’s. In my religious community, tons of emphasis was placed on “saving yourself for marriage” and “staying pure” for your future spouse. At the time, I didn’t know the term for all this was “Purity Culture,”…