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SOURCES: Halpern-Felsher, B.L. Pediatrics , April 2005; vol 115: pp 845-851. Remez, L. Family Planning Perspectives, November/December 2000; vol 32: pp 298-304. Bonnie L. Halpern-Felsher, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco. David Landry, senior research associate, Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York.
14-Year-Olds May See Oral Sex as Abstinence
April 4, 2005 -- Nearly a third of 14-year-olds plan oral sex within six months -- and nearly 20% say they've already tried oral sex, a California survey shows.
The survey is not a national sample. The data, while carefully collected, comes from 580 ninth-grade boys and girls at two California schools. But the numbers are in line with -- and even a bit lower than -- larger studies of American teens' sexual behavior.
The young teens say oral sex is a safer, more acceptable alternative to vaginal sex. That's true, says researcher Bonnie L. Halpern-Felsher, PhD, of the University of California, San Francisco. Oral sex, by itself, carries no risk of unwanted pregnancy. And some sexually transmitted diseases, sexually transmitted diseases , such as AIDS, are harder to get from oral sex than from vaginal sex.
But Halpern-Felsher says the survey shows that many teens don't fully appreciate the very real risks of engaging in oral sex.
"Yes, risks are less likely to occur with oral sex. The question is, do you think at age 14 you are really ready for this?" Halpern-Felsher tells WebMD. "You are still having intimacy with another person, and there still are possible physical and emotional risks. My concern is the feeling that oral sex is no big deal. It very well might be a big deal."
Halpern-Felsher's study -- published in the April issue of Pediatrics -- provides sorely needed data, says youth sexual behavior expert David Landry, senior research associate at the Alan Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit organization focused on sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis, and public education.
"There has been a dearth of information about adolescent oral sex in U.S. survey research," Landry tells WebMD. "A lot of the media reports I've seen about teen oral sex are rather alarmist. But it has been going on for a long time. It is nothing new, as data from 1988 and 1995 show. If anything, this latest research shows an incidence lower than we've seen before. But this is not a national sample."
Halpern-Felsher notes that her study is the first to gather information from teens as young as 14. The kids enrolled in her ongoing study -- with the full consent of their parents - and filled out surveys every six months. The survey questions become more detailed and cover more sexual topics as the children get older.
"We are finding that these ninth-graders -- and they are really young -- are engaging in thinking about these things," Halpern-Felsher says.
And what these young teens are thinking may surprise their parents.
"Young adolescents are perceiving that oral sex is less risky than vaginal sex in terms of health risks -- STDs, pregnancy, and HIV," Halpern-Felsher says. "They also see oral sex as having fewer social and emotional risks. They think they are less likely to feely guilty, to get in trouble, to have a bad reputation, or to have a relationship problem. They also felt oral sex is more acceptable. They think more teens are having it, and that it is OK in the context of both a dating and nondating relationship -- a one-night stand in our terms."
One finding that worries Halpern-Felsher is that a small but significant proportion of teens think oral sex carries zero physical risk. Fourteen percent of teens said there was zero risk of getting HIV from oral sex, and 13% said the behavior carried zero risk of transmitting chlamydia . Only 1% and 2%, respectively, thought vaginal sex carried zero risk of HIV or chlamydia infection.
Experts say there is no doubt that oral sex can transmit virtually any sexually transmitted disease - including HIV including HIV and chlamydia. The risk of getting most of these infections from oral sex is lower than the risk of getting them from vaginal sex. But the exact risks of oral sex are largely unknown, Landry says.
"I would say it is encouraging that most adolescents are aware there is a risk of STDs from engaging in oral sex," he says. "This research clearly indicates that most youth also are aware that oral sex is less risky than sexual intercourse. But it is important for them to know that our scientific understanding of risk of STDs from oral sex isn't very well defined. We simply know there is a risk. How much risk we don't reliably know at this time."
This does NOT mean that unprotected oral sex is safe sex . Safe oral sex means using barrier protection --- condoms or dental dams -- to prevent infection. If abstinence is the only safe sex method a person uses, then abstinence must include oral sex as well as vaginal sex.
"This has to be a consistent message: When people engage in oral sex they should use a barrier method," Landry says. "Unfortunately, in the U.S., fewer and fewer teachers are talking about how condoms can be used to prevent STDs or even pregnancy -- let alone how condoms can be used in the context of oral sex."
Most adults see oral sex as sex. Teens don't.
"It is not considered real sex to teens," Halpern-Felsher says. "They think they are still virgins if they had oral sex compared to vaginal sex. Oral sex is something else. For teens it is not under the rubric of sex as we know it today."
This has important implications for every kind of sex education.
"It is so incredibly important that when people are working with teens they must not just say, 'When you are having sex,' because that won't cover oral sex," Halpern-Felsher says. "We really need to break the barriers and start talking about all the things we consider to be sexual experiences."
Since oral sex is already prevalent at age 14, these conversations have to take place before a child reaches puberty.
"There is no data on exactly how young you should start -- maybe at age 10 or 11, but we have no evidence," Halpern-Felsher says. "But regardless of the child's age, don't hide from the conversation. We do know that parents who have complete conversations with their children about sex have kids who make wiser decisions about these issues."
Halpern-Felsher and Landry say the "big talk" isn't as effective as more frequent, more casual conversations. There are many opportunities for such discussions.
"Instead of just one big talk, you absolutely need ongoing conversations," Halpern-Felsher says. "There are many teachable moments when we parents can discuss issues of sexuality with our children, especially as our culture is awash with sexuality. It is important to seize those moments rather than to let them pass by. It is important to be open and honest and have clear consistent messages with youth. The frequency and openness of conversations is important. It has effects both on delaying sex and on using protection when sex occurs."
These conversations aren't all teens need.
"The bottom line is that youth need accurate information to make responsible decisions about sexual activity -- and that includes all forms of sex they might engage in," Landry says. "Unfortunately, in the U.S. we have been pulling back in school-based education to provide that info. Fewer students get information on how to protect themselves."
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A highly religious Colorado man is being dragged on social media for allegedly sexually harassing a group of bikini-clad teens — all in the name of his “Lord and savior.”
At a Fort Collins reservoir over Labor Day weekend, an adult man known as Logan Dorn online, whose age is as-yet unclear, was filmed haranguing the young women, most of whom are reportedly aged 18, for wearing bikinis at a beach.
One of Dorn’s targets, 18-year-old Mia, filmed the uncomfortable exchange and posted the now-viral footage to TikTok , where it has racked up 2.4 million views.
Dorn, meanwhile, has claimed that he acted in “righteous anger.” (Yes, he has his own religion-themed TikTok , modestly dubbed “THE DWELLING PLACE WHERE YOU CAN ENCOUNTER GOD.”)
“Take young eyes into consideration. They don’t need to see pornography right in front of them. You’re flaunting your stuff,” he told the group of women as they filmed.
“Please leave us alone. Kindly,” one of the women asks in an effort to quickly and politely disengage with Dorn.
“That’s a thong and that’s a bra,” he points out.
From behind the camera, one of the women reiterates, “Please go away… don’t look at me.”
“You look around and you’re the only thing that sticks out,” he insists.
Dorn continues digging his proverbial heels in the sand, saying that America boasts “free will” and “freedom of speech” — meaning he had a right to be there, telling the women to cover up.
He then added that he’s speaking not only for the sake of democracy, but on behalf of the will of God. “If men of God don’t stand up, then our society’s gonna go down the drain because there’s no morality,” he says.
The women snicker at his proclamations all the while.
“And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you,” he continues.
“There’s gonna come a day when you’re gonna come face-to-face with God,” he adds.
Meanwhile, the woman who appears to be in Dorn’s party approaches the preacher and directs him away — but not before giving the women her own two cents. “It does matter what you guys wear, not because of what he says, but because you need to value yourself,” she tells the women.
Mia’s footage, parts one and two , have since racked up over 3.5 million combined views across social platforms, namely TikTok. Many following the story have come to the support of the bikini-clad women.
Viewers also observed that Dorn appeared unfazed by the fact that a man in a Speedo swim suit — an equally revealing number — was sunbathing nearby.
One of the young women in the group, named Maddie , commented on a video after seeing fans pile-on Dorn. “We should have thrown sand at him!” she replied. “I’m so sorry. We didn’t think about it.”
“The fragile masculinity, off the charts,” added Mia in a follow-up video.
Now, the God-fearing beachgoer is speaking out to clarify his perspective: “I’m not gonna apologize, I’m gonna continue to stand on the truth, I’m gonna continue to stand on the word of God.
“My side of the story is, I was at a reservoir or a lake and I was with family members, all different ages, from my age to college age, all the way down to … a 2-year-old girl,” he says, in one of three separate responses on TikTok, all of which combined have received less than 800 “likes” in support.
He then reveals that someone with his group wished to relocate due to “college-aged women showing too much.”
“Right then and there, I felt just a righteous anger come over me, and also just a boldness by the Holy Spirit just to go and confront these ladies and to speak to truth that, ‘Hey, what you’re wearing is not OK for a 9-year-old boy or a 6-year-old boy,'” he said.
He claimed he was coming from a position of personal experience — having struggled with an apparently dire pornography habit. “Being introduced to pornography at a young age, it destroyed me and I [had] in that moment just a righteous anger to defend and protect young eyes,” he explained.
“You can’t find your worth in your body, that the physical never satisfies, that there’s gonna come a day when you’re face to face with God… you know, things of that nature,” Dorn continued.
“Our society is on such a downcline [sic] of morality, pornography and lust is at an all time high,” he added.

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16-year-old Regina George vs. 16-year-old me:

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Isis, an 18-year-old cheer queen vs. my friend Lyle, an 18-year-old human burrito:

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Frank Abagnale Jr., age 17, vs. my friend Logan, also age 17:

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Peter Parker, the oldest 15-year-old who ever lived, vs. my friend Taylor, an actual 16-year-old:

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Cordelia Chase at 15 vs. my friend Dao at 15:

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Arthur Fonzarelli of unknown age vs. my friend Matt of 16:

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17-year-old Betty Rizzo vs. 16½-year-old Caroline the Triceratops.

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Rachel Berry, a 15-year-old who dresses like a young CEO, vs. my friend Claire, a 15-year-old who dresses like a ham:

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Tim Riggins, who is clearly not 18 years old vs. my friend Spencer, who clearly is:

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Lane Kim at 15 vs. my friend Sarah at 15:

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16-year-old Dionne Davenport vs. 16-year-old Andrea:

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Daisy Fay, a supposed 17-year-old, vs. my friend Jade, a literal 17-year-old:

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If Regina reminds you of an apartment-owning, tax-paying adult woman, it's because she is one. Rachel McAdams was 26 years old when she played the mean girl in Mean Girls . I, on the other hand, have the squishy dough face of a fetus growing outside the womb like a NORMAL teen.
Gabrielle Union was 28 years old when she played Isis in Bring It On . Is she passing for a high schooler? Ask my friend Lyle, the cherubic, person-sized burrito.
Leonardo DiCaprio was 28 when Catch Me If You Can premiered. One of these people looks like a child, the other looks like a man who has children of his own in several states. I'll let you assess which one is which.
I am so confident Andrew Garfield, age 28 at the time, isn't passing for 15 in The Amazing Spider-Man that I used a picture of Taylor a WHOLE YEAR older just to prove my point. You're a GROWN MAN, Andrew Garfield! Go play an accountant or something.
Charisma Carpenter started on Buffy the Vampire Slayer when she was 27, a literal 12-year difference from her character. By that same logic, Dao could have played a 3-year-old baby. A THREE. YEAR. OLD. BABY.
OK, so I've read the entire Wikipedia page on Fonzie and I can't figure out how old he is exactly, but his storyline in Happy Days as a high school dropout leads me to believe he is a teen in the first few seasons. Henry Winkler was 29 when he first played the Fonz. Matt, on the other hand, was an actual teen in this photo. Which one of these people would you offer a job with 401(k) benefits to? Exactly.
Stockard Channing was thirty-fucking-four in Grease . But I have a confession: My friend Caroline isn't really a triceratops. She is a human girl. :(
Lea Michele was 23 at the beginning of Glee , which is one of the least egregious age differences on this list AND YET I'M STILL ANGRY. At 15 you should look like a ham. It's what God wants.
Taylor Kitsch was 25 at the start of Friday Night Lights . He could have used Spencer as the football.
Keiko Agena played a 15-year-old in the first season of Gilmore Girls despite being a 26-year-old in real life. Can we all agree that no amount of pink elephant sweaters will ever capture the natural innocence 15-year-old Sarah is oozing?
Stacey Dash was 29 in Clueless — you know, the age you start wondering if you want to have babies. My friend Andrea WAS a baby. See?
No one's saying Carey Mulligan doesn't have the skin of a newly born calf — HOWEVER, she was 28 when she filmed The Great Gatsby and why, why, why do we do this as a society? Please gaze upon Jade's face and remember that THIS is what 17-year-olds look like and if you are 17 now and you look more like Jade than Carey, IT'S OK IT'S NORMAL YOU ARE NORMAL OK I'M GONNA GO LIE DOWN.
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