Myths About Virginity.

What is a virgin? The word is generally understood to refer to someone who’s never had sex, but that leaves a lot of room for interpretation. Does oral sex count? If a woman only has sex with other women, is she a virgin? A woman who has only experienced forcible intercourse or rape is considered in some cultures to have “lost her virginity,” as if she were somehow at fault—which is completely unfair, sexist, and wrong! It may be useful to remember that there can be a first time for many sexual activities, from first kiss to first genital touches to first orgasm, rather than to focus on virginity status.

Which brings us tothe hymen. It’s gotten a lot of attention throughout history, yet many people couldn’t define or describe it, and many drawings of female anatomy leave it out altogether. Some people think the hymen blocks entry into the vagina. In reality, for almost all women who’ve gone through puberty, the hymen is a very stretchy thin ring of vaginal tissue at the opening of the vagina that doesn’t block anything at all. The best way to think of the average hymen is that it’s like ascrunchie(the hair thingy).

Here are some of the myths I’ve heard most about the hymen and its connection to virginity