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Abstinence Pledges Make Life Harder for Teen Stars

by Susan Wagner, Posted Dec 18th 2008 9:59AM

When I was a kid (you love when anyone over 40 starts with that phrase, don't you?) -- when I was a kid, teen stars didn't talk about their sex lives. For all his fans knew, for example, Leif Garret was sober and celibate and going to church on ...
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School Bans Student's Purity Ring

by Sandy Maple, Posted Dec 5th 2008 2:00PM

Britney Spears was the first young celebrity I recall making a public promise to remain a virgin until married. We all know how that turned out, but her declaration seemed to start a trend. These days, the highest-profile virgins on the pop scene are ...
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Abstinence pants, because chastity belts are so 17th century

by Angie Felton, Posted Jun 6th 2008 2:00PM

As a parent, you hope your child will have the good sense to wait until they are mature (and hopefully, married to the perfect person you've carefully chosen) to become sexually active. Of course, you're also hoping they will one day remember to ...
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Update: Purity ring is out

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jul 17th 2007 11:34AM

You may recall the case of sixteen-year-old Lydia Playfoot who went to court in England to convince her school to allow her to wear a "Purity Ring," despite a school ban on jewelry. Normally, I would side with the school and say the rule is no ...
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British teen heads to court over 'purity' ring

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Jun 22nd 2007 1:16PM

Ah, those fabulous Brits. Leave it to the awesome British, along with we glorious Americans, to stir up controversy at every step. Today I read an article about a sixteen year old gal headed to Britain's High Court because her school won't let her ...
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