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schadenfreude
I try not to take undue pleasure in the misfortune of others, but there's something gratifying about learning (via Yale & Columbia) that "virginity pledges" do not reduce STD risk.
Although young adults who take virginity pledges do start having sex later and marry earlier, they're also less likely to use condoms and less likely to seek STD-related health care, "possibly because of increased stigmatization or misperception of infection risk among pledgers."
This strikes me as exactly the sort of results you'd expect when you adopt a panicked, head-in-the-sand attitude towards human sexuality (which increasingly seems to be becoming our national policy).
Via SciScoop, an interesting science blog. |
Friday, March 25, 2005
10:52 AM
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