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How to Lose Your Virginity

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How to Lose Your Virginity

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Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 2013

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Female virginity. The US government has spent 1.5 billion dollars promoting it. It has fetched $750,000 at auction. There is no official medical definition for it. And 50 years after the sexual revolution, it continues to define young womenђ́ةs morality and self-worth.. This hilarious, eye-opening, occasionally alarming documentary uses the filmmakerђ́ةs own path out of virginity to explore its continuing value in our otherwise hypersexualized society. Layering v©♭rit©♭ interviews and vintage sex-ed films with candid self-reflection and wry narration, Shechter reveals myths, dogmas and misconceptions behind this "precious gift." Sex educators, porn producers, abstinence advocates, and outspoken teens share their own stories of having - or not having - sex.. In a culture where "be sexy, but donђ́ةt have sex" is the overwhelming message to young women, the film goes through the looking glass to understand a milestone almost everyone thinks about but no one actually understands.. "Virginity is a powerful and malleable concept, as evidenced by the teenagers in Therese Shechterђ́ةs smart, funny and provoking documentary." - The Huffington Post

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