How Polyamory Is Helping Me Unlearn Lessons from Purity Culture

My ongoing journey from sex-negativity and shame to autonomy and sex-positive thinking

Kaylee Moser
Polyamory Today
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7 min readJun 2, 2021

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My first experiences learning about sex were through the lens of purity culture. I used to be the perfect picture of a Christian woman saving sex until marriage, complete with purity ring. Now, I’m polyamorous…

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Kaylee Moser
Polyamory Today

Freelance writer and host of the Sex Ed Shouldn’t Suck Podcast. I write about sex, love, relationships, and sometimes fiction.