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The Second Coming

by Carter Sherman

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Fresh Air, NPR · June 23, 2025

Gen Z Is Having Less Sex. Why?

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Journalist Carter Sherman investigates why Gen Z is having less sex than previous generations, drawing on interviews with over 100 teenagers, college students, and sexual health experts, arguing that miseducation, porn, digital disconnection, and political pressure have reshaped how young people experience sex and intimacy.

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