Why Some Women Love Watching Gay Porn

Since the inception of pornography, men have loved to watch two (or more) women have sex. That's why it comes as no surprise that lesbian porn has consistently dominated PornHub searches for well over a decade.

But what is a little surprising is that that women are watching gay porn, too. Yes, they're watching lesbian porn like guys even straight women but they're also watching a lot of gay sex happen between two (or more) dudes.

But why? What do women get out of watching men head directly downtown to poundtown? Since we could only speculate, we asked a dozen women to share why they watchand in many cases prefer viewingtwo dudes go to town on one another.

Here's who you'll hear from:

• Melissa Vitale (26)
• Cate West (43)
• Beatrice S.* (35)
• Cory B. (23)
• Habit (36)
• Lera (38)
• Sonia Harcourt (32)

How often do you watch porn?

Melissa : Varies by season, but between weekly to daily depending on how horny I am too.

Cate : I watch porn 3-5 times a week.

Beatrice : A few times a week.

Cory : I watch porn almost every time I masturbate, so lets say around 3-5 days a week.

Habit : I watch porn about once or twice a week.

Lera : I watch porn every time I masturbate, anywhere from 1-7 times a week.

Sonia : 3-5 days a week at least.

What percentage of that is gay male porn?

Melissa : Half.

Cate : Id say 25% is gay male porn or bisexual MMF (male, male, female) porn.

Beatrice : It fluctuates! Usually, I'm very into watching really well made queer porn for women. Sometimes I'll get into very specific little subcategories for a period of time and this ends up being one of them.

Habit : About 90% of that is gay male porn.

Cory : Anywhere from 20-30%.

Lera : I jump around from video to video, but gay male porn is always present, with bi male porn taking preference recently. So, 100% as I watch it every time, or about 50%, as that is the approximate breakdown of the type of videos I watch.

Sonia: A good 50-60%.

Why do you like watching gay male porn?

Melissa : For porn, my approach is [the] more cocks the better, so I gravitate towards gangbangs. Sometimes, it's refreshing to not keep seeing the same gangbang of a loudly moaning gal.

Cate : Men have a hunger and intensity to their play that I find fascinating. I have a little penis envy, no doubt. That plays out in my own sex life through pegging , which gives me the best of both worlds. Theres nothing masculine about me, I dont want to be a man, but prostate owners have fun equipment. I suppose watching it also satisfies voyeuristic tendencies as well. This is a window into a world that I can only view from the sidelines, and thats hot.

Beatrice : While straight porn has gotten a little bit better in recent years, I'm not really into huge, hairy, muscly guys. While I know those guys are still popular in gay porn, I'm much more likely to find men I'm more interested in generally [who fall] on the more androgynous side of things. Straight porn is very much focused on the women, and a bonus of gay porn is that they show men being attractive, as opposed to them just being a means to an end.

Cory : I think gay men (or at least gay male porn stars) have a really powerful way of communicating with their bodies on camera. Also, because Im a cisgender woman, I can sometimes tell in porn if the women featured are faking or overdoing it because I have personally been in that position before. Its harder for me to tell when a guy is faking it because Im not a dude. I also dont have to think about me and my gender when Im watching gay porn because Im watching people with bodies that are different from my own. It's liberating. I dont have to imagine that Im the woman thats being fucked, I can just enjoy the porn for the sake of enjoying the porn.

Lera : I find gay porn more appealing and way sexier. Also, I find gay porn actors more attractive than those in hetero scenes.

Sonia : I love the sounds of a turned-on partner, but in straight porn, the men arent the stars of the show, so theyre much more quiet. Plus, more hot guys, more hard dicks, and more cum shots!

How does gay male porn differ from straight porn, outside of being two (or more) dudes?

Melissa : For me, the real difference is actually a bit of a social rebellion: I'm so used to seeing women degraded [in porn] and whenever I get with a new partner, their first thing they want to see is if I like being degraded. Seeing a man [get penetrated] is a nice rebellion on the status quo of dudes just giving women as much as they can take.

Cate : I find the situational context more believable. Its less outrageous than straight porn, which often adds a lot of fantasy nonsense that gets distracting. Gay porn tends to get down to business, and I like that. Im here for the action, not the storyline.

Beatrice : Unlike a lot of women in straight porn, the gay dudes actually seem into it. That makes a difference for me.

Cory : I feel like a lot of mainstream straight porn can feel really stale sometimes. I also think theres just a completely different sexual energy when its two men as opposed to a man and a woman or two. The masculine sexual energy thats portrayed in gay porn can be very primal and animalistic, and I dont see that as much in straight porn.

Lera : The fact that there is no woman being "used" is important. This is why I now prefer bi male porn with one woman and two or more men. Women appear to be enjoying themselves more and directing the men. In gay male porn, participants appear to be sincerely into it, whereas in hetero versions, I can't help but think that the woman on screen would rather be doing something else!

*Name has been changed to allow subject to freely on private matters.