--- title: Teen Boys and Girls Equally Fantasize About Sex description: Teens these days are equally kinky canonical: https://time.com/54059/equality-at-last-teen-boys-and-girls-have-similar-views-on-sex-and-porn/ author: Alexandra Sifferlin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-04-08T19:56:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:55:07.087Z og:title: Teen Boys and Girls Equally Fantasize About Sex og:description: Teens these days are equally kinky og:url: https://time.com/54059/equality-at-last-teen-boys-and-girls-have-similar-views-on-sex-and-porn/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4790e19da23c26f2/69868990adae44bf895426d9/143561187-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5197 og:image:height: 2923 og:image:alt: 143561187 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Teen Boys and Girls Equally Fantasize About Sex twitter:description: Teens these days are equally kinky twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4790e19da23c26f2/69868990adae44bf895426d9/143561187-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Equality At Last: Teen Boys and Girls Have Similar Views on Sex and Porn > Sponsored content. 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Based on the findings, there are no differences between the number of teen males and females who say their sexual behavior is influenced by pornography in a big way (which,[ might not be a good thing](http://time.com/13095/the-duke-porn-star-isnt-as-empowered-as-she-claims/)). Unsurprisingly the teens that do watch pornography have more favorable attitudes towards it in general. But get this: more than every 10th female who reported watching porn said they watch it less than they’d like. And, the females in the study were more experienced than the boys in oral, anal, and vaginal sex. However, the genders were equally likely to partake in one-night-stands, group sex and buddy-sex. Unfortunately, traditional stereotypes still existed, and teens were more likely to agree to that it’s alright for guys to have more sexual partners than the other way around. But despite that, the teens in the study who were sexually active did hold the perception that males and females are equally interested in sex. And that’s a pretty non-traditional view, and as the researchers conclude, a positive attitude for gender equality. 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