'I prefer to look at women,' but, 'watching… male on male relations… I enjoy that':: The pornography, literary and film preferences of mostly straight and mostly lesbian women

Carol Shepherd; Robin Jakumeit

doi:10.53841/bpssex.2022.13.1.13

'I prefer to look at women,' but, 'watching… male on male relations… I enjoy that': The pornography, literary and film preferences of mostly straight and mostly lesbian women

Carol Shepherd
, Robin Jakumeit

Centre for Living Sustainability

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This study is part of a wider research project into non-exclusive sexuality categories and
identities of women. This project furthers our understanding of cisgender women who
identify as ‘mostly straight’ or ‘mostly lesbian’ by exploring the pornography, literary and
film preferences of 32 participants. A thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews revealed
that media preferences did not map onto sexual identity categories i.e. ‘mostly straight’ women
enjoyed gay male porn. Thematic analysis indicated that sociocultural factors interact with or
supersede sexuality and sexual identity in influencing media preferences. Themes emerging
included the impact of feminism, the intersection of sexuality and faith, the overt politicisation
of LGBT+ media, heteronormative socialisation, and the preferences of straight male partners.

langue originale	English
Pages (de - à)	13-24
Nombre de pages	13
journal	Psychology of Sexualities Review
Volume	13
Numéro de publication	1
Les DOIs	https://doi.org/10.53841/bpssex.2022.13.1.13
état	Published - 21 sept. 2022

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