American Teens, French Sex

American Voices

September 23, 2005 | ISSUE 41•38

According to several recent studies, as many as two-thirds of American teens claim to have regular oral sex. What do you think?

Well, you know what they say… Oral sex is the gateway to wanting oral sex for the rest of your life.

Louise Welker
Systems Analyst
What's the angle here? Alarmist or sexy? Because I could go either way.

Mike Kampmann
Roofer
One study quoted several kids as saying they don't even consider oral sex to be 'sex,' but merely a fun thing to do while hanging out with your friends. How come it just sounds creepy when I say it?

Bernard Adamson
Biologist

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