Purity Culture is largely embedded within White social and political systems intended to dominate and control bodies through a hyper-moralistic, anti-sex landscape.   However, in this last week of Black History month, it's imperative that we talk about the ways that Purity Culture has impacted Black communities.   To help us, we are sharing our interview with Deesha Philyaw (@deeshaphilyaw), author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, about how the values of Purity Culture have infiltrated Black churches and informed sexual relationships and expectations within the Black community. We talk about:

• Purity Culture within Cultural Contexts
• Values 
• How Sexual Misinformation Informs the Writing Process
• The Lack of Conversation 
• Divorce within the Church
• Fiction and Sexual Health 
• Suffering in Silence 
• “Daddy Issues'' 
• Grief 
• Working Through Self-Hate Through Fiction 
• Sexism within Black Churches 

Check out Episode 59: Banned Books: The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, with Deesha Philyaw on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Please give us a five star review as well!   Show notes and transcript are found on the Sexvangelicals website.