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Why Does Gay Porn Get Most Women Excited?

Why Does Gay Porn Get Most Women Excited?

Does anybody out there remember the groundbreaking queer television show Queer As Folk? British version, American version—both were exceptionally influential for a variety of reasons. They were the first show in either country to positively and realistically portray the queer community in many different ways. Gay men, lesbians, people living, working, partying, dealing with issues and confronting homophobia. It truly broke down barriers and gave the community a voice, as well as providing a strong glimpse into queer life for those outside it.

There was another curious barrier broken down as well, one I don’t think the creators could have ever expected. Given the show’s theme and content, gay men were the largest demographic of viewers. That makes sense. Can you guess another significant viewership? Straight women.

What makes women ga-ga for gay?

Now, you might point a finger to stereotypes: women like soap opera-like television shows. True enough, Queer As Folk definitely had a serial melodrama feel to it at times. Sure, this was one appeal. But there is another hard fact we cannot ignore. Another hint jutting out into our faces. Something akin to balls swinging in front of our eyes.

Okay, it wasn’t balls, but Queer As Folk features a significant amount of racy, softcore man-on-man sex scenes. And the performers in these series were hot as fuck. And even hotter when they were fucking. And all of this steamy gay action on screen opened a tangential conversation: straight women are not particularly engaged with mainstream heterosexual porn, but many straight women really dig the gay porn.

The quick instinct to explain this is to simply note that gay porn features hot men having sex. That they’re having sex with other men doesn’t seem to matter, they are just sexy to look at. This could also explain the extreme fascination straight men have with watching lesbian porn. It doesn’t matter that these performers aren’t into you, you’re into them.

But I don’t think that easy explanation really covers the situation and I love that a researcher actually studied the reasons by women are getting hot for gay porn. Turns out the simple reasons isn’t it after all.

The sad state of mainstream porn

The root of the situation lies in women’s dissatisfaction with the offers of mainstream, heterosexual porn. That shit is full of challenging power dynamics, double standards and outright terrible representation of the female characters in their movies. In this instance, a simple explanation does suffice. Mainstream het porn is not made with women in mind. It is entirely and explicitly explicit for the male gaze. Women really are not invited into this world. And the way some het porn is created, you’d think they’re actually trying to keep women from ever actually looking at it.

And the research offers a view of gay porn that could be appealing. When the two characters are equal in outward appearance, there is a better balance in the scene. Women are almost always the inferior character in het porn, but two gay male performers are equal in ability and stature when a scene starts. Given how the world has generally kept women down forever, it makes sense that this representation would appeal.

About Jon Pressick
Jon Pressick

Jon Pressick is the sex community's international gadabout and Cherry Banana's writer in residence. An award-winning sex writer and blogger, Jon is the editor of the critically-acclaimed Best Sex Writing of the Year, Volume 1. He is a frequent contributor to Cherry Banana with a range of sex-related content and his writing has appeared in numerous magazines and books, as well as all across the Internet. Jon is also a co-host and producer of the long-running sex radio show Sex City. You can keep up with his many sex-related articles here at Cherry Banana or at his own blog, Sex in Words.

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