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It's not really about 'inspiring' some teen to emulate the behaviour portrayed, so much as it is about 'de-normalizing' virginity. There's so much pressure to have sex that it's seen as 'abnormal' for someone to be a 19-year-old virgin, which is ridiculous. It's going to worsen the anxiety that we already know causes boys to turn to incel forums and the like by making it seem 'weird' or shameful to graduate high school without being sexually active.

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Dr. Casey Lawrence
Dr. Casey Lawrence

Written by Dr. Casey Lawrence

Canadian author of three LGBT YA novels. PhD from Trinity College Dublin. Check out my lists for stories by genre/type.

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