Sexual Shame, Abortion, Religion, and Pleasure

Welcome back to Asking for Myself, where I ask all the questions you're too afraid to. If you’re anything like me, you grew up with religious influences — namely, shame. In this episode, I am joined by Irma, CSE from Dirty South Sex Ed (@sexedwithirma) and creator of the Purity Culture Dropout™️ Program, Erica Smith, M.Ed. (@ericasmith.sex.ed) to discuss purity culture, religion, and sexuality. So, what do I ask in this episode?

• What is the impact of growing up in the church and receiving abstinence-based education or any shame-based messaging?
• How can people, particularly people with vulvas or conditioned as women, become more comfortable with masturbation?
• How can we explore pleasure in a healthy, positive, shame free way?
• How can we access sex-positive, trauma-informed care?
• Why as a society are we so obsessed with abortion? Why is it abortion such a heavily debated and politically charge topic?
• What options exist for teens who want access to birth control, emergency contraception, and/or abortion care? Do they need their parents' consent? How much do things cost? Where can they go?
• What are crisis pregnancy centers and why should we avoid them? 🙅🏽‍♀️
• Can religion and sex-positivity co-exist? How can you embrace both?
• How can parents raise sex-positive kids, especially if they are also religious?

Yes, we get INTO IT!

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