In a time where sex is everywhere and expected of most adults, some people choose to say no.
Photographer Brad Horrigan interviewed five people who have chosen to abstain from sex in a time when this is nearly a revolutionary act.
Each of them has their own reasons.
What they have in common is a deep desire to make their lives better and more fulfilling, and as foreign as it may seem, excluding sex from that life is a powerful means to that end.
h/t Upworthy
So it can be done and one should consider that before bedding down with someone just for the “fun” of it because sex is a much more significant engagement than simply the short term pleasure one may derive from it. It is a life creating act and when we engage in it in the absence of true commitment we are demeaning the significance of life. Which when followed to its logical conclusion sex between members of the same gender cannot be life creating so for what purpose does it exist–mutual satisfaction and gratification? If we as a society sanctify life… Read more »
Sex between many heterosexuals is not capable of creating life either. What’s your point??? You want your heterosexuality to be privileged??? Go find a hubby. You are not superior to anybody else!!!