On their website, Planned Parenthood states, "Used continuously, abstinence is 100 percent effective in preventing pregnancy. It also prevents STDs" (Link). Abstinence means delaying sexual intercourse until a specified commitment, such as a serious relationship or even marriage.
The governments of Uganda, Philippines, United States and India have had success promoting "the ABC Method" as one of the best ways to prevent the spread of AIDS (Link) (Link) (Link).
What is the ABC method? Basically it consists of 3 different suggestions: 1) Abstain from sex (until marriage). 2) Be faithful if you do not abstain. 3) Use a condom if you are not faithful (Link)
Being celibate doesn't necessarily mean you will never have sex. In fact, it may simply mean that you are taking a temporary break from sex to focus more on self growth.
Sports Illustrated model Jessica White - "I thought to myself, you know what, the next man that I give my body to will be the man that God brought into my life." (Link)
Seattle Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson and singer Ciara (Link) "The 31-year-old singer went on to say that because she and Wilson waited to have sex, it helped strengthen their bond and their relationship."
Nikolai Tesla - "Tesla allegedly died a virgin -- but when you’re busy pioneering new methods of generating electricity, I guess the idea of sex seems sort of commonplace" (Link).
Tim Gunn from Project Runway - "I haven't had sex in 29 years. Do I feel like less of a person for it? No. Not even remotely. I'm happy to be healthy and alive, quite frankly...I don't want to imply to anyone that I have a mandate that says 'No sex.' I don't. I don't know what's around the corner." (Link)
"Friends" Star Lisa Kudrow - "Friends' Lisa Kudrow remained abstinent until her 1995 nuptials (she was 31). She explained in an interview with W, "I decided pretty early on that I should stay a virgin until I got married. My virginity was something I had decided was very precious, something that I owned, to give away. It was an honor I was bestowing on a young man, and he had to be worthy of it." (Link)
Colin Farrell After a break up with writer Emma Forrest in 2009, Colin Farrell chose to be celibate for a season, reportedly telling his friends "I've had enough". Several months later, he started dating Alicja Bachleda-Curus and eventually they had a child together. He recently called fatherhood “a lovely little adventure to be on."(Link)
Terrence Howard (Oscar nominated actor) - “If a relationship is built on sexuality, it won’t last long. Now I’m completely chaste through a relationship unless I get married. I don’t believe in premarital sex. It enabled me to date three or four women at the same time, because as long as I wasn’t having sex with them, I could always just walk away.” (Link)
Lenny Kravitz - "In 2008, he said he'd been celibate for three years. 'It's just a promise I made until I get married. Where I'm at in life, the women have got to come with something else, not just the body, but the mind and spirit. It usually trips them out, but that's the way it's going to be. I'm looking at the big picture.'" (Link)
Prince - "I'm single, celibate and sexy - I feel free." "That's what happens wth years of celibacy - it all goes into the music. This time, it has to be the right person." (Link)
Leelee Sobieski - "I guess 26 is kind of old to lose your virginity, but it was important to me that I remained a virgin until after I was married" (Link). Sobieski achieved recognition in her mid-teens for her performance in the 1998 film Deep Impact and as the daughter of a costume store owner in Eyes Wide Shut (1999). She received an Emmy nomination for the TV movie Joan of Arc, and two Golden Globe nominations for Joan of Arc and the TV movie Uprising.
Tamera Mowry - Originally famous for being a star in the show "Sister, Sister," Tamera has gone on to enjoy success co-hosting national talk show "The Real". "I’m religious, so I waited until I was 29 to lose my virginity," she explained. "You may not understand this [but] I did it, then I felt guilty, then I became celibate until I got married” (Link).
Morrissey - "For years, performer Morrissey claimed to be both asexual and celibate, saying in 1994 he was 'dramatically, supernaturally, non-sexual.' He now declines to talk about his sexuality, except to tell NME in 2006 that he's having sex. Probably with a vegetarian" (Link).
Patty Mallette - Justin Bieber's mother had Justin when she was just 19. At age 21, she decided to stay celibate until she got married. "That was 17 years ago, and she says she's still keeping her promise." (Link)
Bristol Palin "She may be the most well-known teen mom in America, but Bristol Palin doesn't want other teens following her footsteps. She's joined forces with the Candie's Foundation to encourage teens to wait on sex until they're married. And what about for her? She's sworn that she's not having sex again until she is married. "It's a realistic goal for myself," she said when Oprah pushed her on the topic." (Link)
Hillary Scott from Lady Antebellum - Hillary Scott has not made public statements regarding abstinence. However, she hints at it in a song she co-wrote called "Just a Kiss". "This song is about one of those times when your brain kicks in and tells your heart 'good things are worth waiting for,'" she said (Link). “Hillary was saying it’s cool to have ‘just a kiss’ goodnight rather than going all the way”, said Dallas Davidson, who co-wrote the song with her (Link).
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