How Sex Changed AmericaAnd if birth control was not allowed in the United States, women were not able to openly enjoy sex and sex was an unheard and invisible thing. Less than ten years ago, all this was true. So what changed Americans' views on sex? The answer is the sexual revolution of the sixties. The sexual revolution changed the lives of many Americans. Women became more independent and liberated, the pill gave Americans the choice to pursue their sex lives, and sex was everywhere. From magazines to television, sex was there. “A number of experts view this relaxed attitude toward sex outside of relationships as a natural consequence of the sexual revolution, the growing independence of women, and the availability of modern contraceptives” (Wilson). Today, sex is such a discussed topic among adults, teenagers and even the elderly that we don't even think twice about it. As Americans, we don't even realize how we went from private, sacred sex to sex so casual that we don't even realize it exists. “The sexual revolution was a good thing. This allowed people to break free from the chains of repressive, puritanical morality and experience freedom. People are sexual beings and they need to explore their sexuality when they feel ready, without fear of guilt or shame. » (Boehi). Following the sexual revolution, women's roles began to change. Women were no longer tied to children and could enjoy the world and explore their sexual desires before choosing whether or not to marry and have children. “Without the self-determined sexual liberation of women, the sexual revolution might have been another banal episode in the long and varied sexual history of humanity. Instead, with the sexual impulse...... middle of paper ......012. Internet. December 13, 2013. Boehi, Dave. “Victims of the sexual revolution”. Victims of the sexual revolution. NP, 2008. Web. December 13, 2013. Cohen, Nancy. “How the Sexual Revolution Changed America Forever.” Alternet. Np, February 5, 2012. Web. December 11, 2013. Desmond, Joan F. “Daily News.” The predictable results of the sexual revolution. Np, August 3, 2012. Web. December 13, 2013. Lindner, Vicki. “I was commander of the sexual revolution.” Frontiers 15.2 (1994): 87. ProQuest. Internet. December 12, 2013 “People and events: the pill and the sexual revolution. » PBS. PBS, nd Web. December 12, 2013. Risman Barbara and Pepper Schwartz. “After the sexual revolution: gender politics in adolescent dating.” » Contexts Spring 2002: 16-23. Researcher on SIRS issues. Web, December 12, 2013. Wilson, Brenda. “Sex without intimacy: no dating, no relationships.” Dec. 2013.