Fourth, a woman hanging out with a gay friend – whether both are single, married or in a partnership – is not judged as she may be when she hangs out with a straight man. In fact, studies show that women prefer hiring gay men over straight men. Third, since gay men have no qualms giving in to their feminine side – as opposed to straight men who are rigidly macho – it is easier for women to connect on several more levels. Even better, this man and this woman are not competing for the same men.
Second, a woman feels safer, knowing for sure she is not being targeted or wooed. Why is that so? For one, with a gay man there are no taboo subjects or fear of being misunderstood.
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Movies, books and web series – not to forget real life - are replete with instances of deep and close friendships between straight women and gay men. However, gay men are often the best friends a woman can find. Truly comfortably platonic friendships that are without undercurrents are rare between the two sexes. Both are either trying to convey a sexual interest or trying to gauge if the other side has any - or even trying hard to establish that there is none. An ambiguous, awkward sexual tension that underlies such interactions. Looks like barrier methods aren’t as big a barrier to dudes’ porn enjoyment as we thought.Free of sexual tensions and mate-competitive behaviour, straight women and gay men are the greatest mates ever!Īdmit it or not, but whenever a man and woman interact, there is a frisson of awareness between them. Of gay men viewing anal sex, 64.4% preferred it condomless, 29.2% didn’t care, and 6.4% preferred condoms of gay men viewing vaginal sex, those numbers were 50.5%, 45.1%, and 4.3%. Of straight guys viewing vaginal sex, 65% liked it condomless, 31.7% didn’t care, and 3.3% safety-loving guys actually preferred condoms, with similar numbers for anal sex. (The pressure many gay men feel to perform "masculinity" to attract a partner is real.) As for the straight men into gay porn, Downing notes that substantial research reveals that it’s not uncommon for men who identify as heterosexual to be attracted to or even hook up with other men (a reminder that "never ever in a million years feeling an ounce of attraction for the same sex" is not a prerequisite for being, and identifying as, straight).Īnd when it comes to safe sex in porn, while the majority of guys do prefer their porn condom-free, a sizable minority don’t care one way or the other. " Research has shown that some gay men are attracted to or find heterosexual and masculine men more attractive," a preference Downing believes gay men to enjoy watching porn performers in straight sex scenes. "Sexual attractions and behaviors are more than just identity," he tells. While the rate of straight men watching gay porn may seem unexpected to those outside of the research world, Downing says that his team wasn’t surprised. Bi men, meanwhile, reported watching gay porn at a rate of 96% (nearly as much as the 98.3% of gay men who reported watching gay porn) and straight porn at a rate of 88.3% (a little lower than the 98.5% of straight men who reported watching straight porn). Downing, PhD surveyed 821 men about their porn-viewing habits, they found that 55% of gay men reported watching opposite-gender-oriented porn in the previous six months, while 21% of straight men reported watching same-sex porn in that time frame. Gay men watch men having sex with men, and straight men just want to see naked women, right? A study on gay, straight, and bi men’s porn preferences published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior is newly challenging this notion, as well as helping to answer the question of how men really feel about seeing condom use in their adult entertainment. A common belief about gender and porn is that while women of all sexual identities can get turned on by people of all genders, men only like to watch stuff that aligns with their stated orientation.