Are teen sex antics tall tales?
According to school nurses, increasing numbers of teenagers are taking part in a group sex activity known as “daisy-chaining”, but experts are wary of believing it is widespread. Described by nurses as “having sex in a similar way as swinging”, the term “daisy-chain” comes from the gay community, says Dr Gary Wood, of the University of Birmingham. He said it was hard to gauge how common the act was among young people as there were no statistics. “Sometimes these stories get pushed out of all proportion,” he cautioned. However, he said the prospect of engaging in something deemed unsuitable could be tempting for young people. “People tend to explore sex. There are lots of images in the media and in advertising about sex, but it’s still repressed, it’s still forbidden. “For most teenagers, the first they would know of ‘daisy-chaining’ would be when they read it in the papers ” Dr Gary Wood University of Birmingham “As something that is seen to be in need of regulation, it is seen as more
