Teen Sex: It's Complicated

The people around me are sexually active, and that makes it really tough for me. I have close physical relationships with

During my junior year of high school, I came to terms with the fact that I was gay. I was surrounded with support and love

After having sex, I realized it wasn’t as big of a deal as people make it out to be. It was just a physical act. It can be

I hope to officially lose my virginity to a man who loves me for me and doesn't just use me like a coin. I want to lose my

Mind you, this was the first time we were all hanging out, and I didn’t want them to think that I was a prude. I took a deep

It was my hope that all of this would happen in the later years of high school or perhaps when I left for college. When it

Quite honestly, as a girl whose hormones rage for a good week every other month or so, the last thing I need to worry about

So, he couldn’t take the pressure, and he broke up with me. I was upset, not at him, just in general. So what did I do? I

Eventually, my mom found out and she went crazy. She urged me to get me an abortion, but I couldn't do it, so she sent me

I am a 16-year-old California native. To me, sex is a way of self-expression. It’s an art form. It’s the oldest, most carnal

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