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When abstinence curricula contain information about sexual abuse or assault (though they often don't), the message is similar: The onus of preventing sexual assault is on girls, not on men.
Jessica Valenti The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women
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When abstinence curricula contain information about sexual abuse or assault (though they often don't), the message is similar: The onus of preventing sexual assault is on girls, not on men.
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The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women

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