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We Had the Sexual Revolution. Now it’s Time for the Connection Revolution.
It is easy to take for granted the sexual liberties we now enjoy. And while we still have some more battles to fight, it is clear for all to see that sex is not as taboo as it was before the 1960s.
From the pill to pornography, from masturbation to premarital sex, the world has returned to celebrating sexual union instead of shaming it and policing it. Those with “alternative” sexualities are freer to be who they are and the chastity of a woman isn’t as scrutinized.
But as I said, we still have more battles to fight.
We must admit that people have been irresponsible as they sexually abuse others. Teenage pregnancies became a new epidemic. People clung to sex to tell them who they were.
However, these issues are not due to sexual liberation. It’s due to a lack of respect of others and self, a lack of education and a lack of self-love.
The lives that were cut short, curtailed or failed to launch because of puritanical ideologies helped no one. The inability to express the love you have for someone is maddening. The inability to choose your sexual destiny is imprisonment. The inability to accept one’s emotions regarding sex only triggers self-hate which spills out onto others.
