According to studies, many respondents agreed that a woman's virginity is only a loss "if her vagina [has been] completely penetrated by a penis ” and that sex is “vaginal and penile intercourse.” (Carpenter). However, this definition is not suitable for homosexual couples, who cannot have vaginal and penile sex. This raises the question of whether or not same-sex couples would be considered virgins. Today, gay men and women have begun to redefine sex and virginity to “include sexual relations with same-sex partners” (Carpenter). Rather than describing these terms as vaginal intercourse with the penis, intercourse is now defined as intercourse without the need for penetration of the vagina through a penis. For many students, oral-genital contact and anal-genital contact are today considered sexual intercourse and loss of virginity the first time a person experiences any form of sexual intercourse. The definition of sex and virginity has changed depending on one's sexual identity, making it more ambiguous today as more people accept that identity and change how they define it.