Straight but watch gay porn

“For example, enjoying anal penetration doesn’t mean you are gay. But now, the whole kaleidoscope of human sexuality is only ever a click away—and this can only be a good thing. “Queer porn tends to be more sensual as well as more consensual,” she says. McCormack explains that in the past, especially before internet porn, a homophobic person could easily avoid seeing images of gay sex.

Just the sex please. I think we forget sometimes that sex is meant to be fun.”

Thinking back to that queer orgy video, he remembers there were lots of sex toys involved. "Like the pegging videos, there was a power play going on that really got me off."

Harlan usually takes a more dominant role in the bedroom, but was interested in mixing things up and exploring his submissive side.

Sexual curiosity can be complex, and sometimes it simply reflects a desire to explore taboos or satisfy a particular fantasy.

Here are some reasons straight men might explore gay porn:

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But, okay, we know what you might be thinking. It’s about 70/30 straight to gay watching. I’ve never had any inclination for a male outside of gay porn, I like many other guys here were totally grossed out by it and it became this taboo in my mind and then I decided to just watch one and saw that it really wasn’t so bad.

This perhaps means that men don’t feel as able to approach sex in a curious way; instead, it can feel safer to stay in the heteronormative box that society expects them to inhabit.

But Jenkins Hall explains that queer porn has a lot going for it, regardless of your gender or sexual orientation.

Exploring Forbidden Fantasies
Taboos often carry a powerful sexual charge. "After that, we started to incorporate more toys in the bedroom," he says. A 2016 study of 821 gay, straight, and bisexual men revealed that 21% of straight guys watch gay porn (and 55% of gay men watch straight porn).

At the time, we assumed that straight men like watching gay porn because, like straight porn, its focus is largely on male-arousal.

Ben identifies as straight, and the orgy video was a lot more fluid than the porn he was used to watching. “It’s me saying it’s OK for you to be engaged in these types of scenarios around women and men, and not feel your sexuality has to be threatened.”

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Straight guys who want to have gay sex without social stigma sometimes self-identify as “mostly straight” (rather than “bisexual,” which some consider “too gay”).

Curiosity and Exploration
Sexual curiosity is completely normal. Queer porn shows that there's no 'right' way to fuck," Mahx says. When you consider how much straight porn focuses on men’s penises and how much more easily accessible it is than gay porn, you’ll understand why so many gay men watch it.

But why are straight men watching gay porn?

In her controversial 2015 book Not Gay: Sex Between Straight White Men, author Jane Ward said that many straight-identified men watch gay porn and have sex with men while still identifying as straight for several reasons.

Watching gay porn is simply one element of an individual’s broader sexual landscape.

Social Stigma and Shame

Unfortunately, stigma often prevents honest conversations around this topic. In particular, he enjoys watching pegging videos, and says this led naturally to him watching more queer porn. Exploring the Curious Truth!