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How Romance Novels Filled in the Gaps Left by Sex Ed

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Purity-culture sex ed left a generation short on vocabulary for desire and consent. Romance novels, from grocery-store paperbacks to #BookTok's spice-rated hits, quietly filled the gap, teaching readers about pleasure that health class and church group never would.

— via Literary Hub, Caroline Eubanks

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