Of Hymens and Homers

There's so much silence and shame around sex in most cultures and communities that it's easy to blame the silence for sexual ignorance and misinformation. But sometimes it isn't the silence that keeps us confused. Sometimes it's the information we're given.

You've probably heard the joke (or maybe it's just a saying) that is meant to suggest someone is the very definition of a thing. Like "When you look up loser in the dictionary..." or "When you look up Homer in the dictionary...".

It works...