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"Girls Love Gay Male Porn"
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I just got back from a weekend at the University of California at Santa Barbara, where I attended "Console-ing Passions: An International Conference on Television, Audio, Video, New Media, and Feminism. It was three days of geeking out with academics about TV, the Internet, and various kinds of media studies—who knew that people are getting their Ph.D.'s in Battlestar Galactica and The Hills these days? Naturally, the first panel I went to was all about porn, with four scholars presenting papers on lesbian identity politics and pornography, the 1980s cult hit Café Flesh and its '90s sequel, the industry in Vietnam, and bad-boy director/current Justice Department target Max Hardcore, that last topic featuring the best title ever: "Scrunchies, Braces, and Throat Fucking: Performances of Girlhood in Gonzo Porn."
A bunch of women stuck around afterwards to continue the discussion that the panel had, um, stimulated, and we began talking about the kind of porn we all watched. Someone brought up the work of Shine Louise Houston's Pink and White Productions (pinkwhite.biz), a San Francisco–based company that describes its mission as creating "adult entertainment that exposes the complexities of queer sexual desire . . . dedicated to producing sexy and exciting images that reflect today's blurred gender lines and fluid sexualities." She thought it was amazing; I chimed in and said, "Yes, it's diverse, radical, and I totally applaud Houston's vision."
Another person chimed in: "Do you like fag porn? All my queer female friends do." Hers wasn't a surprising question. I know lesbians who dig it more than any other kind of hardcore fare. I briefly dated a genderqueer dyke who just loved gay male porn: She ran out and got the newest title from her favorite company the day it came out. In this case, she adored movies from Bel Ami (belamionline.com), which feature young, hairless European lads (think the boy-on-boy version of the straight barely-legal genre). The boys are very pretty and androgynous, and some of them could definitely be mistaken for dykes with their clothes on. But other girl-loving girls love über-butch men, leather daddies, and big hairy bears, so it's not always about androgyny. By now, I think it's commonplace to accept that queer women love queer male porn, but what is that all about?
First, let's acknowledge a practical reality: There isn't a whole lot of lesbian porn produced by and for lesbians, or that feels authentic to lesbian viewers. Some dykes can get their fix of queerness—both the lust and the cultural aesthetics—via gay porn, even though it features people of a different gender than those they fuck in real life. Queer is often attracted to queer first and foremost, like when the guy I lusted after in high school turned out to be gay—it makes sense in some way.
And speaking of gender, plenty of lesbians identify with various forms of masculinity: Their own gender expression may be at the masculine end of the spectrum, or they may like to fantasize and play with gender and sex. Gay porn gives them a range of masculine desires to relate to or lust after. For those dykes who themselves identify as fag—or who like butch/butch, boi/boi, or transman/transman sex—they can see a hyper-masculine version of their own sex lives and/or fantasies performed on the small screen.
The phenomenon of straight women who love gay male porn has been documented and was discussed plenty when flocks of females gushed over Brokeback Mountain. When women came out of their fag-loving closet, it illustrated the flip side of a common theory: Plenty of straight men love girl/girl porn because they want to see lots of who they lust after. The same is true for het women: They like to look at hot naked men fucking, and it doesn't really matter that they're fucking each other. I think it may also be true that while pornos full of romance and mood lighting are marketed to women, some prefer a sweaty, get-right-down-to-it romp in the locker room any day. Wired.com columnist Regina Lynn, author of Sexier Sex: Lessons from the Brave New Sexual Frontier, writes that it's not always about identifying with someone in a scene: "For me, gay porn has always been arousing because of its masculinity. The strength and power, plus the double dose of raw male drive and sexuality, add up to more than the sum of their parts."
On Nerve.com, journalist Kera Bolonik admits that she gets off with men onscreen, but not in real life: "Nothing makes me hotter than watching two men going at it. There is something really admirable about gay male porn, at least in principle: it's egalitarian. Everyone gets a turn at the top as well as at the bottom. Everyone comes, and often they do it together." I'm not sure this concept of equality is attractive to everyone (I personally like a hefty dose of power dynamics with my sex), but it supports the notion of seeing some kind of sameness, something non-heterosexual represented. And it also raises the issue that many women, regardless of their orientation, have with porn: their ambivalence or discomfort with seeing female performers when issues of consent, enjoyment, and pleasure are unclear. Somehow, our concerns and feminist politics don't overshadow the sex when women are absent (as if a man could not degrade or coerce another man, which is obviously flawed logic).
I like gay porn for the hot dudes, the overflow of testosterone, and the unapologetic sexual desire. I also like straight porn. But that's a subject for another column.
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SEXYYYY!
wow.
Quite true.
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who is the picture of and does it relate at all to the article???
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wth……
sooooooooooooo true…!!!! I love and get very turn on by watching gay male porn….so sexy, so sensual, and pasionated, not to mention kinky,l oveeee it…!!! and get to learn good tips about giving head and licking and sucking every single part of my sensitive hubby body…..
hahahaha this is so true. i love gay male porn as a straight female. there's something so erotic about it! If you haven't watched it as a straight female, I completely suggest you do!!
sexy men yummmm lol
Oon paras.
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What girl doesnt like hot guyxguy porn?
Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal did a lot for hot man on man action in Brokeback Mountain. That was the first man on man kiss that I as a female found hot!! If both men are hot and it's not slimey and greasy, but natural. Sure!!!
What? Everyone afraid to comment? I'm a straight girl who likes good porn. To me, good porn is anything that doesn't depict the other person being degraded or humiliated or harmed. I am NOT into simulated rape or bondage. I like gay and straight porn for all of the reasons Perez sez. The only way that I differ is that I like my porn to feel a little more like people making love. I like the eye contact, kissing AND hot animal fucking. I have seen "making love" in gay porn, so its not just the "for women by women" stuff that shows romance. But….. there is at least one European gay porn producer who is a woman. So, maybe she's making for women by women gay porn? Gay men aren't animals. They are human and feel love like anyone else. Straight men, too. So, sure, I'm sure there are many gay men who like a little romance in their porn.
GREAT NEWS HERE PEREZ. YOU HAVE REALLY OUTDONE YOURSELF THIS TIME. GLAD TO SEE THIS SITE TAKING A MAJOR SHIT LATELY. GOOD WORK.
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duh
I'm a woman and gay porn really turns me on.
Whatever floats your boat!
its fucking hot…..some one bring me a lemonade! and some ice cream.
perez, why do you have a picture of henry cavill on this headline????????
It's because straight porn is basically horrible for normal girls to watch…. it's all aggressive banging style fucking which is what most women HATE!!
never liked him
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Who is that pic of?
No, we don't. Don't care to read about any PORN on an entertainment industry website, Perez. Stop running this crap. It's not news
I like my gays, but this girl doesn't like gay male porn… on the other hand, femme female porn is kinda hot. (and, I'm straight… lol)
The picture is of Henry Cavill who's on the showtime show The Tudors…he's fucking gorgeous and in my opinion the best thing on teh show. Not gay though, sorry Perezcito!
im a straight female and i quite enjoy gay male porn
I didn't even read the post. I saw Henry Cavill and I didn't care about anything else in the world. Now I need about 7 minutes by myself.
Thanks Perezzers!!!
the guy from the tudors?
is he gay?
My girl and I watch men fuck in porn and in real life. Gay men fuck in front of us since we are dykes. It's great!!! We did it in front of them and it wasn't so great. A lot of boos and sneers. Oh well, girl on girl action can get bloody and chunky.
I love it! Gay male porn is a turn on.
I LOVE to watch gay porn. Its the best education you can get on giving a good blow job to your significant other. My man loves it when I give him a blow job and suck on his balls and nipples. Where you think I get that idea from??? My man doesn't have a clue I watch gay porn. If he only knew……
is truuue, is like how guys like girl on girl action, we like guy on guy action
AS A WOMAN, I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT THE IMAGE OF TWO GUYS TOGETHER IS NASTY AS HELL, I WANT A MAN WHO IS GONNA BE A MAN, NOT ONE WHO IS GONNA TAKE ANOTHER MANS DICK IN HIS ASS AND GET AIDS.
I met Henry Cavill a few weeks ago and though his good looks made me weak at the knees, I definitely got a slight gay vibe from him. No straight males are ever that goodlooking.
you tease! i thought henry cavill did gay porn. henry cavill = yummy!!! i would be all over that! and yeah, why do you have his pic headlining this article?
I'm a straight girl and I enjoy gay porn, but personally, I get more turned on by lesbian porn, it's a lot more sensual and beautiful to watch.
Gay porn-not a turn on.
I think that's Henry Cavill from the Tudors… Not sure what he has to do with the story other than he's hot!
duh. gay porn is the only stuff that gets me off, and I'm a very straight female. if guys include fake girl-on-girl in every porno they make, why wouldn't it make sense for females to enjoy guy-on-guy?
The only reason the greater population isn't aware of this is because gay or straight, men are still men, and oblivious to anything sexual or otherwise that goes on that doesn't directly involve them.
Straight porn is made for men. Hell, lesbian porn is hardly ever made for lesbians. And a lot of sexually ignorant females look at straight porn, shrug and say, "okay, this is what's supposed to turn me on, right? this is what I'm supposed to like and be like?" Very few women realize they have a choice when it comes to stuff like that. I hope more women stop accepting straight porn made for guys and start broadening their horizons. We don't use the same razors or shaving cream as straight men, wear the same undergarments or lust after the same people. Why should we watch the same porn as they do?
i'm a straight girl and i like lesbian porn but gay porn turns me totally off. two dudes getting it on is just gross to me. i have nothing against homosexuality at all, i'm all for them having their rights and i have tons of gay friends but it still just turns me right off. i'm surprised that people are actually agreeing with this article cause most of my straight female friends feel the same as i do. dudes just aren't that appealing to look at to me.
Why is it headline of the weak?
well duh
tell me sdomething i don't know.
gay porn is hot!
we do?
I wondered how long it was going to take you to discover Henry Cavill and start posting about how gay he is. Which he swears up and down six ways to Sunday that he is NOT!
I do and I'm straight. I've always watched gay porn…well, always meaning since I started watching porn. It's awesome.
definitely true! i LOVE it.
ACTUALLY THAT'S KIND OF DISTURBING
I'll take gay porn over straight porn any day!
Straight female here.
I've never met another woman who loves watching gay men get it on.
This makes me feel better about my fetish.
I once tried to talk a stripper business into having two men dance together at my friend's bachelorette party. Everyone freaked out.
I said, "why is it okay for men to hire two women…but I can't hire two men?"
I am a straight girl and I think gay porn is gross! I am no homophobe, but it's just digusting to me, so there. Not all girls think it's hot, far from it. btw, why has this site turned in to all about perez, i really only care about celeberties.
Oh come on. Is this SERIOUSLY just now coming out?? Girls have loved gay porn ever since there was such a thing.
Love gay men. Totally love gay porn.
I'm a straight female and what turns me on is when guys are affectionate towards each other, but not really anything sexual. Hugs and smiles are cute. The worst is when they're being complete assholes to one another, that is not hot.
I'm a straight woman who never realised just how true this is till I saw Queer As Folk. First the UK version then the US remake. The ladies raving about the BBM kiss between Heath and Jake should do themselves a favour and catch some early Brian and Justin!
As a female, I will admit I watch gay male porn. It is definately arousing on so many levels.
But why is there a pic of Henry Caville!? Is he gay? (that would break my teenage heart!) Or was he in some hot gay scene? (that would make my grown up heart very happy!)
i agree — i don't trust girls in porn; there's no way to tell if they're actually enjoying it! guys can't lie about their orgasm
"Girls Love Gay Male Porn"
Uh. . . No.
I'm a straight female and what turns me on is when guys are affectionate towards each other, but not really anything sexual. Hugs and smiles are cute. The worst is when they're being complete assholes to one another, that is not hot. Edit: Kinda like the relationship between Sam & Dean on Supernatural
I'm a lesbian and I love guy on guy porn. Glad someone finally brought this up.
Why the hell is there a photo of Henry Cavill up there? The last time I checked he wasn't gay… and he didn't do porn. Oh god, please don't be gay. :`(
I'd love gay porn if it meant to see Henry Cavill naked.
oh yeah well im a gay man who get off on straight porn, so go figure. I just like to dream that its my slimy vahjayjay being penetrated:)
So, so true! I love seeing to see two guys fucking. VERY HOT!
It's absolutely true. I'm straight and I absolutely LOVE gay porn.
Well duh.