I made the sacrament of Communion and picked out my patron saint, and finally, as part of my graduation from the program, re-Confirmed the vows my parents had made on my behalf when I was baptized as a baby. I went through Reconciliation (it’s a trip and a half as a second grader to ‘confess your sins’ – most of which are just things that normal nine-year-olds do, like tease their little brothers, and skip out on their chores). I made all the sacraments: I was baptized. I was raised Catholic, and went to religious education classes on Sundays from 1st grade through 7th grade. When I think of purity culture, I’m reminded of certain aspects of my own childhood upbringing. Webinar after webinar, workshop after workshop, all illustrated to me just how deeply the hooks of purity culture had sunk into so many different aspects of my life: my experience of sex and sexuality, certainly, but also how I related to my body with regard to gender expression body image, fitness, and diet culture even deeply entrenched cognitive distortions around work, perfectionism, and worthiness were all influenced, to a greater or lesser degree, by vestiges of purity culture. I learned a lot as part of this two year certification, but the process, overall, was one of unlearning. In 2016, I started my holistic sex education certification. The 200 Best Lesbian, Bisexual & Queer Movies Of All Time.LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now.
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