True Love Revolution Teaches Sex Ed

Physician warns students about dangers of premarital sex

By Megan M. Palos

On November 13, Harvard’s True Love Revolution hosted Dr. John Diggs, a noted physician, for “Sex Ed: The Sequel…What They Didn’t Tell You.” As a response to the infamous “Sex Signals,” a required presentation during Freshman Week, “Sex Ed: The Sequel” offered a different view to the college hook-up culture. Dr. John Diggs, a pro-fidelity speaker, and co-chair of the Massachusetts Physicians Resource Council and an Executive Committee member of the nationwide Physicians Consortium, began his presentation by asserting that America is in an STD epidemic, and asked why the impact of the safe-sex message has ceased to exist. 

Dr. Diggs presented his theory of “Natural Law,” which occurs with or without the popular vote, and includes marriage. He noted that the essence of marriage has always been between one male and one female. If this natural law is broken, then serious consequences arise: Dr. Diggs maintains that the law has been broken and the consequences can be seen in the prevalence of STDs, and unwanted pregnancies. Diggs said that out of the 300 million people living in the United States, 65 million have an incurable STD. This is clearly an epidemic as STDs have rapidly developed staunch resistance to drugs.

What, according to Dr. Diggs, has broken natural law? The Sexual Revolution, which began with Alfred Kinsey’s book published in 1948, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, which put forth the “fact” that males had sex before, and after, marriage, with multiple partners. However, Kinsey used data far from the norm—including convicted sexual perverts in prison and a pedophilic German officer in a concentration camp. Nonetheless, his book brought on the Sexual Revolution that caused a shift in society, with “independent” women wanting to imitate this male norm of freedom. Women began agreeing to premarital sex more often, causing lower “achievement” among men.

Dr. Diggs also discussed unmarried couples living together—an average arrangement today—in which the woman treats her boyfriend as her husband, while he treats her as his roommate. If a woman does not demand certain criteria, including marriage before sex, what would motivate her suitor to propose? True, not every male is compelled solely by female approval, but not many women would settle for someone in whom she is not completely satisfied.

Dr. Diggs concluded his talk by adding abortion to his list of consequences of breaking natural law. Because of the prevalence of premarital sex, unwanted pregnancies also have become widespread. Abortion should not be the cure for unwanted pregnancies as it “makes the baby the enemy, and solves the problem with violence.” It is unnatural for the mother, the most natural caregiver of her child, to murder her baby.

Dr. Diggs’ remarks on monogamy offended a few people in the audience. One person enumerated the benefits of having multiple sexual partners: instead of practicing abstinence, “practicing love.” Dr. Diggs responded that the price of “practicing love” is too high, that it affects too many people unrelated to those having premarital sex. An example of this, according to Dr. Diggs, is the infection of the blood supply with the AIDS virus. Before our understanding of AIDS included its detection in the blood supply, why should people have had contracted the virus from a transfusion of inflected blood due to the promiscuity of others?

But is having sex with multiple partners truly “practicing love?” Sex is one of the most intimate acts between two people, and it is almost impossible for a person to be as close to their spouse if they have had premarital sex. Many couples that did have premarital sex are just as happy and committed to each other as a couple who practiced abstinence until marriage—but that element of devotion is lost. Waiting for one person is the only way to truly show your respect and love for that person, and for creating a stable environment for children.