Gay Men Need To Shed Ourselves of Purity Culture
<p>Asthis year’s Pride Month winds down, I keep coming back to the same brain-twisting quandary. Our LGBT+ community has always been stigmatized — and we continue to endure that. But <em>why</em>? What role, if any, do we play in our own marginalization?</p>
<p>Obviously, I’m not saying that any queer person “deserves” to be repressed or shamed just for being Queer. Yet, there are undoubtedly puritanical expectations that have seeped into our own culture from the wider heterosexual culture. Have we internalized those taboos?</p>
<p>Or, more importantly… how can we make sure we stop internalizing them?</p>
<p>I’ve found that examining “purity culture” may shed light on many of the keys to self-empowerment that the LGBT+ community has within our reach.</p>
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