One nation under God? No, one nation under bareback.
To mark Pride month, Pornhub collaborated with the LGBTQ+ culture site pride.com to round up data on what kinds of gay porn have amassed popularity with viewers, although they didn’t release exact information about their data collection or sample sizes. As we’ve noted before, yassified masturbation surveillance isn’t exactly the most ideal scenario, but it’s here and it’s certainly queer.
When it comes to the United States, “bareback” is the reigning most-viewed category, with particularly loyal viewership among West Coast and Southwestern viewers. However, this is a big country, so varied tastes are to be expected. Thematically, Pornhub found a wide array of niche gay porn searches across states, from “Grandpa Jerks” in Tennessee to “Nude Mirror” in Georgia.
Farmer Wants A Wife might want to get over its conservative leanings and launch a casual gay dating branch because American Pornhub viewers certainly appreciate a man who can work the land… among other things. More people in Minnesota and Michigan searched “Farm Hand” and “Farmer” respectively than in any other state, while “Vintage Cowboys” and “Country Boys” were popular in Wyoming and New Jersey.
More sobering is the number of states whose most popular porn categories feature various racial and ethnic terms, reinforcing the sexual violence and fetishization that people of color disproportionately face across the U.S. One state’s top category also featured trans people, a reminder of how trans porn has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years, even as anti-trans laws sweep the country and trans sex workers fight to have the resources and protections they need to survive.
In slightly lighter news, it turns out that Maine is technically the gayest state, with its users being 28% more likely to search for gay porn. Kentucky took second place with 26% and Delaware, where people were 25% more likely to search for gay porn, took third.
Another key takeaway from Pornhub’s Pride insights? Don’t count out older folks, because they’re the most likely of any age group to watch gay porn on the site overall. The 65+ age demographic is 104% more likely to view gay porn compared to other age groups. According to Pornhub data, the top category among 65+-year-olds is blowjobs, with members of that age demographic being 182% more likely than other age demographics to check out the blowjob porn category.
Curious about what your state’s top category is? Whether or not you’re currently scrolling one-handed, you can read Pornhub’s full report here.
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