“I think that’s really why I do what I do—because I am so angry at not being told about sex.”
Author: Hope Lenamon
Hope Lenamon is a former editorial intern at Ms. and a journalism major with a double minor in electronic media and communications and women's and gender studies at Texas Tech University. She enjoys writing, taking mediocre photos and the company of her dog, Miley.
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