#PhyllisSchlafly’s 1977 “What’s Wrong with Sex Education” claimed that
“nearly all existing sex education curricula…taught teenagers (and sometimes children) how to enjoy fornication without having a baby and without feeling guilty.” HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #SexualShame

DYK Charles Morland’s 1749 drawing of Fanny Hill, Louisa, & the Nosegay Boy is now #pornography & censored? Why is selling #porn now illegal in most of NYC? Ghostsof #HistSex still haunt. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #censorship #DirtyBooks #GOP #Guiliani #SexualShame

DYK in Catholic colonies, #SexualShame was private & developed in the confessional, the use of which spread rapidly in the 17thC? Catholics had to confess all their #MortalSins at least once a year during Lent. The church refused to bury anyone who died w/o confessing them.

#SexualShame, church-induced or not, may lead to depression, deep anxiety, & low self-esteem. It may also block healthy intimacy. Shamed people may avoid touch, become numb, or push away loved ones. Ghosts of church doctrine still haunt.

#SexualShame, church-induced or not, may lead to depression, deep anxiety, & low self-esteem. It may also block healthy intimacy. Shamed people may avoid touch, become numb, or push away loved ones. Ghosts of church doctrine still haunt.