LAUREN D. SAWYER

Read my debut book

Growing Up Pure

White Girls, Queer Teens, & the Racial Foundations of Purity Culture

Growing Up Pure

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Growing Up Pure ❋

By arguing that young people are moral and sexual agents, Growing Up Pure pushes against the prevailing narrative that white youth—especially girls and queer youth—are always only victims within evangelical purity culture.

Coming Fall 2025

  • Caution: Don’t read this book unless you’re prepared to question your assumptions!

    Marvin M. Ellison