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The things we never said: Growing up, sex and silence in Appalachia

In the part of southern Appalachia where I was raised, there were certain things you learned early: how to be polite, how to mind your elders, how to carry yourself in a way that didnโ€™t invite trouble. And then there were the things no one quite said out loud, but you still somehow understood: good girls donโ€™t talk about sex, donโ€™t think about it and certainly donโ€™t have it. 

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