SEX EDUCATION: Telling teens the truth – ‘cool’ virginity, abstinence and faithful marriage*

Australia’s Dolly magazine, with its “Perve Alerts” followed by condom and pill advice for young teenagers, is not the place you’d expect to find an article promoting virginity.But the November 2004 edition of Dolly showed six “cool” young women aged 16-23 who were all virgins and proud of it. Anna McCoy (17) said: “I believe sex is something that should be given in a life-long relationship – ultimately marriage. Most of my friends feel the same and we all support each other in our decision to r…

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