i didnt have sex until i was 18 and i felt that i was ready. i am glad i waited till i was a bit older. i hear of 12/13 yr old gay girls and boys having sex. i think this is way too young. what do you think?
2006-09-06 17:14:11 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
bible bashers - this question is not for you so dont bother answering
2006-09-06 17:15:47 · update #1
this can relate to straight people too. i dont mean exclusively homosexual people
2006-09-06 17:19:34 · update #2
I fully agree! I would just say that heterosexuals as well. You were fortunate to wait as long as you did. Maturity doesn't come any faster or help get a good start on life when you've had sex to mess it all up. Great point and glad you brought it up.
2006-09-06 17:19:42 · answer #1 · answered by Search4truth 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think age makes as much a difference as maturity. I seriously doubt any 12 or 13 year old has the maturity to be able to understand all the implications of sex(gay or straight) but on the other side of that I've personally known people in their 20's that still weren't mature enough to handle it(not that they let that stop them).
Up to a point, age is nothing but a number(but 12 and 13 are awful darn young) but I don't think that setting/approving a particular age would remedy the situation. I think education would go farther in dealing with the issue more than a "Just say No" attitude.
2006-09-07 06:52:42 · answer #2 · answered by IndyT- For Da Ben Dan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right - big problem.
I think young people don't want to have sex with the opposite sex and for some reason think it is ok with the same sex. It is completely messed up and the harm is immeasurable.
Most young people go through a STAGE where the question their sexual orientation but should never act on it at that stage. The effects could be lifelong and profound.
How about waiting until marriage? What a concept! How much better off we would be. The way it is supposed to be. A shame we just assume sex before marriage.
2006-09-07 00:23:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree. I didn't loose my virginity until I was 18, and I was engaged to the guy. I was ready and knew that it was what I wanted. I feel that children of any orientation are being pushed way to early into having sex, or having the desire to have sex. Whatever happened to having a childhood? Things move so quickly now in society that everyone forgets how to grow up....it seems we are born and are already looking for a way to be independant before we hit preschool!
I think kids should be brought up as kids, and wait until they are older to spring the sexual stuff. Yes, they should know what inappropriate touching is, and they should be aware that no one should do things to them/with them that make them frightened or uncomfortable, but really.....they need to be aware that it's okay to be kids.
The media can be blamed, the internet...people say that the problem is kids see this stuff all the time and become acclimated to it. I say it's the family's job to police what their kids see, and that they protect their children from things that are inappropriate. It is not the media that should raise your children, it's the parents job.
2006-09-07 01:40:44 · answer #4 · answered by Autumn BrighTree 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course they should wait. I believe all people gay or straight should wait. People are just not emotionally mature enough for that type of thing till at lest 18 (and I have known many who still were not ready). I waited till I was 18 and I was ready then, but defiantly not earlier. I think that masturbation should be promoted more that safe sex, it is risk free. Anyway I know it will never happen, but that is my opinion.
2006-09-07 00:42:39 · answer #5 · answered by haiku_katie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think this is way too young for sex as well. I think that there are emotional issues of sex that young people may not be so able to cope with..I hope you didn't mean just homosexual kids..because that makes a distinction from straight kids..and I think we should treat them all the same.
2006-09-07 00:17:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I only know one girl who had sex at 12-13 and she is a s l u t (sorry for this word but I couldn't think of something else to describe her) now. I think that people, heterosexual or homosexual or bisexual, should be at least 14-15 before they have sex. And they should feel ready to do it.
2006-09-07 09:02:36 · answer #7 · answered by Jalena 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think anyone, homosexual or heterosexual, should wait till they are mature enough to handle sex. Sex is not a game and at times it can be deadly. I waited til I was 25 believe it or not and I couldn't have time it better. I married her and still am married to her 23 years later.
2006-09-07 00:21:08 · answer #8 · answered by art m 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gay or straight, that's way too young. Shoot, their just barely into puberty and haven't had time to figure how their bodies work never mind emotions. Sad to say, but everytime I hear this demographic, I can't help but wonder what happened earlier in their lives to prime them for sexual intimacy so early. Later teens, it's a different story, but just out of grade school, that's just so darn early.
2006-09-07 00:31:05 · answer #9 · answered by Alex62 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that regardless of sexual orientation young people should wait until they are older to have sex. Becoming physically inimtate with another individual is far too big a decision for any adolescent.
2006-09-07 00:16:50 · answer #10 · answered by Cat/Curiosity 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋