Related: Study shows that women really like watching gay men have sexĪ wider tide of openness and acceptance, coupled with the #MeToo movement also means “some straight men might find the way that women are treated in straight porn demoralising”, says Doctor Sam Miles. It stands to reason that some of these men want a different ‘flavour’ sometimes”. Some gay men watch straight porn, so it should not come as a surprise that the reverse can also be true. However, he reasoned: “If you think about it, there’s no reason why they wouldn’t. “It’s interesting that a significant number of straight men watch gay porn because it seems so unlikely,” explains Doctor Sam Miles, social science researcher at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. “Individuals in same-sex couples generally are more equitable in the ways in which they allocate domestic work, including childcare,” say Francisco Perales and Janeen Baxter from the University of Queensland. One argument is that same-sex relationships are aspirational as they don’t abide by traditional gender stereotypes.
Turns out there are three main reasons… 1. So why might straight men watch gay porn? We asked Radio 1’s resident sexpert, Alix Fox, alongside a raft of health professionals, ranging from doctors to wellbeing coordinators, for their thoughts. It's all irrelevant when it comes to sexual fantasies.Perhaps more confusingly, 24 percent of “straight” men have actually had gay sex, while 36 percent of “straight” women have had sex with another woman, according to the survey. It doesn't matter how you choose to identify, what your sexual preference is or your gender. Sexual attractions and behaviors are more than just identity Well, Downing told Cosmopolitan, Sexual attractions and behaviors are more than just identity, research has shown that some gay men are attracted to or find heterosexual and masculine men more attractive.Īnd for the straight boys, Downing explains it's totally normal for straight guys to be attracted to (or even get it on) with other men. Porn is just a fantasy, and our fantasies do not dictate our sexual orientations or identities.Īccording to the same study, 55 percent of gay men reported they've chosen to watch straight porn in the past six months, which further proves my theory that the kind of porn you're into doesn't translate perfectly into your personal life.īisexual men, the study didn't forget you, don't panic. Bi guys confessed to watching gay porn at a rate of 96 percent and straight porn at a rate of 88.3 percent.
On the other hand, I have many straight female friends who dabble in lesbian porn all the time, and get wildly turned on by watching it. Porn is just a fantasy, and our fantasies do not dictate our sexual orientations or identities.įor instance, I'll confess my own porn preference: I'm a surefire lesbian, and I only watch straight porn. I find lesbian porn hilarious, but there is a realness to straight porn (at least through my tainted, gay eyes) that I can get down and dirty with.
It doesn't mean you're gay, or straight, or bi or anything. I'm going to send you home with a very important PSA: It's totally OK to watch any kind of porn.