More straight guys are watching gay porn than you might think

You’d be forgiven for thinking the vast majority of straight men wouldn’t find themselves watching gay porn, but a new study has found that a significant minority do, according to Cosmopolitan.

As part of a new study into the porn viewing habits of straight, gay and bisexual men published in the Archives of Sexual Behaviour, Dr Martin J Downing, asked 821 men about the types of porn they watched – and there were some rather eye-opening findings.

While 98.3% of men who identified as gay and 96% of men who identified as bisexual had viewed gay porn in the last six months, the most surprising revelation was that almost a fifth (21%) of men who identify as straight had watched it within that time frame too.

Interestingly, the survey also found that 55% of men who identified as gay had watched straight porn in the same time-frame, but Dr Downing tells Cosmopolitan that his team were not surprised by the findings.

“Sexual attractions and behaviours are more than just identity,” he said.

Meanwhile, a recent study into the preference of the UK’s gay porn viewers found out some rather interesting details about exactly what like to watch. Find out here.

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