Ellen Goodman
I REMEMBER when a subgroup of the abstinence-only movement came up with an escape clause called secondary virginity. The idea was that just because you had sex once didn't mean you had to do it again. This prompted a cynical question from a young lawyer in my family: "Does that mean you can renew your virginity again and again? Or ... (Full article: 739 words)
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