Is Oral Sex Really Sex?

Sex is prevalent in today's culture. We read it in advertisements on billboards. We hear it in lyrics on the radio. We see it on TV with popular shows like Sex in the City and Desperate Housewives. Sex is not a clandestine act anymore in our society. We do not hide the act and restrict the chatter strictly to the marital bedroom anymore. It is a much talked about, much anticipated, and much needed feat of our new millennia culture. With all of the talk and discussion surrounding sex, comes important questions. What exactly is sex? Perhaps an even more intriguing question, and the one I would like to focus on, is oral sex real sex?
Rhonda Chittenden seems to think it is. In her article, Oral Sex Is Sex: Ten Messages about Oral Sex to Communicate to Adolescents, she brings up important issues to talk to teenagers about. Her thoughts are not prudish either. …