The American Virgin
Spiritual, titillating, amusing, profitable, ruled by myths, dogma and misconceptions, virginity is still something our culture cares deeply about.
What is virginity? Who gets to define it? Why do we care so much about it? Does it even exist?
Information
Release Date:
2009 - This is a Work-In-Progress
Genre:
Documentary
Studio:
Trixie Films
 
The American Virgin

The American Virgin If ever we needed a 'dislike' button, we do for this... From Planned Parenthood of New York City : The Stupak Amend just passed the House, representing the biggest constriction of a woman's right to choose in decades!

The American Virgin
This is an interesting and cool question from Slate's Dear Prudence. If every young woman got a vibrator at 16, the world would be a better place. But, I'm wondering why she advises her not to talk to her mother about getting a vibrator. Not that it's something I'd ever talk to my mother about......
The American Virgin
Some excellent questions from one of our readers:Other than "I'm a virgin," (which I hate, with its noun-ness, it's definition of a person by their sexual history) how do you say to a potential par...more
The American Virgin

The American Virgin "...schools
offer sex ed in junior high, but ... teachers have little incentive to
emphasize the subject. After all, safe sex isn't going to show up on
the national university entrance exam that students spend years
cramming for."

Source: www.slate.com
BEIJING—The first time Hu Jing tried to have sex with her college boyfriend, there was a technical difficulty. "We knew we had to use a condom," she said. "But we didn't know how."
The American Virgin
I came across this fantastic vintage Harlequin Romance cover via the blog Shuffling Through A Book-less Desert who writes:This one caught my attention, not only because of the title – virgins in ti...more
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The American Virgin From Newsweek Online: The fascinating evolution of birth control... Just don't call chastity belts 'contraception'

Source: theamericanvirgin.blogspot.com
Newsweek had an interesting little online feature on the history of birth control highlighting the brave, inspiring (and sometimes brutal and toxic) work by women and men to allow us to decide if and when ...
The American Virgin
This is easy!! All it takes is one phone call to let your senators know you opposed more funding for abstinence-only sex ed. Invite your friends! Have a party! Download the toolkit here.Join the National Comprehensive Sex Education Call-In Day on October 28th...
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The American Virgin Wednesday is National Call-in Day to oppose another $50 million for Abstinence-Only sex ed. Go ahead. Make the call!

Source: theamericanvirgin.blogspot.com
This is easy!! All it takes is one phone call to let your senators know you opposed more funding for abstinence-only sex ed. Invite your friends! Have a party!Join the National Comprehensive Sex Education ...
The American Virgin
Miley Cyrus's little sister Noah in her Halloween outfit.And from Rachel Simmons: The Real Reason Girls Wear Sexy Costumes on Halloween? They don't like looking silly.
The American Virgin

The American Virgin Fantastic Paley Docfest Pitch Workshop for the film. Great audience reaction. Really big thanks to my cheering section!

Source: www.paleycenter.org
How do you sell a documentary? In this workshop/competition, five preselected emerging nonfiction filmmakers will pitch their ideas to a panel of distinguished documentary producers. The producers will ...
The American Virgin
This week's First Person interview comes from 49-year-old Mark, who talks to us about pagan Greek female mathematicians, cryonics, and why skydiving is like sex. Please send us an email if you'd like to tell your story.Tell us about yourself:I’m 49 years old, white, male, atheist. ...
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The American Virgin From Planned Parenthood of New York City: Thankyou Margaret Sanger! First Birth Control Clinic in U.S, opened inBrooklyn 93 years ago. Happy Anniversary! In October 1916, Sangeropened a family planning and birth control clinic at 46 Amboy St. inthe Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, the first of its kind in theUnited States.

The American Virgin
If you can't see the video above, try this.Tina Fey had a funny bit with David Letterman the other night about her loss of virginity at the age of 24...
The American Virgin
"As an Arab — an independent Arab woman — you can break as many glass ceilings as you like. Bu...
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