About

What does “virginity” mean? Does it even exist? What’s it like to identify as a virgin, while combatting our cultural prizing of purity? What does it feel like to be seen as a virgin, when you don’t personally identify that way? Or to identify as a virgin when you’ve been sexually active? What’s it like to juggle the “virgin” label with other labels — like “queer,” “disabled,” or “survivor”? How can a social construct have such a powerful impact? What does it mean to be a “virgin” and a “feminist,” when you take issue with one or both of those terms?

The Virgin!Roar seeks to explore the conflicts and complexities of questions like these. It attempts to amplify the experiences of feminists and virgins, as they consider them in their own terms. It defies a cultural conversation about virginity that does not include the voices of virgins, and asks how that conversation would change if we–the virgins–could speak for ourselves.

Interested in adding your voice to the project? Check out our Topics page for some help brainstorming or head directly to the FAQ and learn how you can participate in the roar.

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