Ep. 13 - Hymen Faxx

Hey, gang! Let's talk about vaginas!
This week we're educating ourselves on hymens and the myth of virginity. If you, like us, had a sex education experience that was a little lacking in the education part, this episode is here to set the facts straight. What's a hymen, what do they look like, why do we have them, and what can they tell us about a person's sexual history (spoiler alert: not much)? Tune in to find out!

A lot of the info for this episode comes from this exquisite book by Hanne Blank:
https://books.google.com/books/about/Virgin.html?id=V6IPvgFKGFUC
Another cool read by Jessica Valenti if you want to learn more about virginity constructs:
https://www.sealpress.com/titles/jessica-valenti/the-purity-myth/9780786744664/
And this documentary film adaptation as well!
https://www.kanopy.com/product/purity-myth

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