Beyond Purity Culture - Charlotte, NC

​A live event featuring Stephanie Stalvey and Josh Harris.

​Purity culture promised goodness but often left people afraid of their bodies, ashamed of desire, and unsure of what intimacy should feel like. Stephanie Stalvey’s graphic novel Everything in Color traces her journey through that world and toward freedom, integration, and joy.

​Stephanie and Josh bring two vital perspectives. Stephanie shares as an artist and storyteller, showing how purity culture shapes the body and how she reclaimed sexuality and selfhood. Josh speaks as a former insider who once promoted these ideas in his book I Kissed Dating Goodbye, and is now reckoning with their consequences while exploring responsibility and repair.

​This gathering isn’t about simple answers. It’s an invitation to be seen, to make sense of your own story, and to remember you’re not walking this road alone.

Ticket Proceeds
Your ticket makes this work possible. Part of every sale supports Dahlia Grove, a nonprofit serving survivors of domestic abuse and sexual exploitation. Josh is donating his time, and the remaining proceeds help fund Stephanie’s book tour and her efforts to share this story and conversation with more communities.