Like a lot of year-old virgins gay or straight , Clayton Pettet is really concerned about losing it and has been thinking about his first time for the past three years. Unlike a lot of year-old virgins, Pettet will not be able to endure this often awkward, rite of passage in the privacy of the back seat of a car or a college dorm room — he's going to lose his virginity in a gallery, because Pettet is a gay, second year art student Central Saint Martins art school in London and the young man behind the project, "Art School Stole My Virginity" — a performance art piece that will feature Pettet and his friends engaging sex acts, including anal sex until Pettet's year-old virginity is nothing but a memory. Virginity means a lot of things to different people.

One week ago I had never heard of Clayton Pettet, a year-old art student from London. Today, I know exactly when and how he plans to lose his virginity. Pettet plans to have his big day as a performance art piece called "Art School Stole My Virginity" on January 25, Thanks to a slew of snarky internet posts, I also know that many people have a problem with this — making the way in which Pettet's performance is being reported more disturbing than the concept of the performance itself.

People lose their virginity at all ages. The report separates the results into several different categories, including sexuality, generation, political affiliation, and more. For gay people, the average age of virginity loss is For those identifying as bisexual, the two are closer together. Virginity loss generally occurs at

I was 19 when I first had full-on sex with another man. I was at college, living in dorms, and the experience—aside from the usual horrifying awkwardness and somewhat spontaneity of the occasion—was completely and utterly unremarkable aside from one thing: the guy I slept with identified as straight. It was late or early, depending on your outlook on the world when I was joined by the boy who was living in the room next to mine, way back on the other side of the building.