87percent Of Queer Women Are Towards Porn or Erotica, Although Not The Whole Thing Is Actually Lesbionic | Autostraddle

In February 2015, Autostraddle launched
The Greatest Lesbian Intercourse Survey
, open to all “lady-types who sleep with lady-types.” We earned over 8,566 complete replies (89% which had been from individuals involving the ages of 18 and 36) nowadays we are revealing the outcomes to you, bit-by-bit. Previously:

Simply How Much Smut Would Queer Females Eat?

In 2013,
a Pew analysis Center report on porn-viewing behaviors of this United states individuals
shared your American individuals don’t seem to need to speak with the Pew Research Center about their porn-viewing habits: only 25% of men and 8per cent of females exactly who observe online video fessed around watching pornographic online videos. This appears wildly unlikely, but various other quotes aren’t higher —

Psychology These Days

says that their unique “best estimate”
is “somewhere within 8per cent and 20% of women online visit porn websites with any consistency.” An
Australian learn of health insurance and relations in 2014
found 20per cent of women had considered pornography within the last year. This won’t really complement with data gathered by net it self,
such as that
12percent of web sites on the internet tend to be adult and 40 million People in america regularly visit porn sites. Or that one third of porn viewers tend to be ladies and 35% of all net packages are linked to pornography.

Dazed online, having said that, did a much bigger plus revelatory review of 10,500 people in 114 nations. They
developed greater numbers
:

… while one fourth of respondents never observe pornography, 59per cent see it someone to five times a week, and 16% six or more occasions. Both women and men think its great – around three out of 5 see it at least once each week, despite gender. Divisions take place from the extremes of intake: 90per cent of individuals who never ever see porno are females, while 90percent of individuals who observe grot more than 11 times weekly tend to be males. Put another way, many women enjoy one or more times per week, only 4percent do this six or even more instances per week, weighed against 60% of men which watch it just about any time or more.

Whenever we requested the survey-takers “do you eat porn/erotica/smut in almost any form?”, 87% of these whom answered practical question answered within the affirmative. Very currently we’re showing numbers which are extremely raised above earlier research has shown. Of these whom take in porn/smut/erotica, 39per cent performed very once per week or higher. Although not all that is old-fashioned porno.

What sort of smut perform queer women take in?

Dazed Digital learned that
“the average straight-identifying lady is more expected to watch girl-on-girl compared to the average directly man should view boy-on-boy.” They found “straight ladies usage of lesbian porn outstrips men’s: just homosexual or bisexual females observe even more girl-on-girl.” Cosmo
found comparable numbers
. Both of these a number of lots of studies having illuminated the less-than-direct connection females of all orientations have actually using the pornography they watch towards the particular intercourse they really have (or desire).

A study throughout the porn-viewing behaviors of lesbians
by Irish and Canadian experts found all the females “didn’t take care of girl-on-girl porn, saying they found the films unlikely and demonstrably made by and right males. Rather, a lot of lesbians are interested in erotic movies depicting two guys getting it on.” The experts, in accordance with different research about this subject, affirmed that “women tend to have more sexual plasticity than men — that is, they truly are fired up by a wider selection of things.”

Inside our study, we made an essential difference between two different kinds of girl-on-girl porno — the type made by queer ladies for queer women (e.g.,
Crash Pad Series
,
Queer Porn TV
,
Hot Pink Package
) and also the kind produced by straight individuals for direct folks (e.g., pretty much everything otherwise). We discovered the previous was more prominent as compared to second — and, furthermore, many queer females like viewing straight porn or homosexual male pornography over lesbian porno made by/for straight folks.

The information we are gonna talk about now is garnered from 87.05per cent of participants whom answered “yes” to “do you consumer porn/erotica/smut in almost any kind?” The 12.95percent just who responded “no” are not asked questions about certain porn practices. The 2,471 people who skipped issue therefore discovered themselves about “what types of porn can you like” page since they did not state “no,” which may’ve induced the study to immediately miss that web page, commonly integrated, because they are mysterious unicorns with concerns, dreams and needs beyond my personal forces to discern. By their particular answers on the porn-liking page, many carry out really eat smut but simply did not feel answering the prior question, so it is perhaps not safe to state that skipping practical question = answering “no.” After all, the real deal:

they failed to respond to no. But they did not respond to yes!

. It’s not secure to say everything about them whatsoever, therefore we’re only going to pluck them outside of the class completely the purposes of this analysis. Therefore, take it with a grain of salt, but, regardless, these numbers perform fit almost perfectly with solutions to earlier in the day required questions relating to pornography, very maybe a tiny whole grain of sodium.

The information below comes from the

5,277 participants exactly who helpfully reacted “yes” on question “do you consume porn/erotica/smut in any form?”

Thus let’s explore these numbers!

Erotica / Fan-Fic

Its unsurprising that erotica reading is so prominent amongst queer women for some factors. Firstly: because it’s presently more popular than ever before amongst feamales in common. In fact,
a 2012 Uk study by Dottybingo.com
shared 91 percent of women having browse a minumum of one erotic book, and 43% mentioned they preferred reading about sex to presenting it. That review had been influenced by

50 Tones of Gray

, obviously, a g-dawful book that began as Twilight fanfic and became among the popular publications ever.

This brings me to the 2nd cause these numbers are unsurprising: y’all
love some fan-fic
. Fanfic at first took off as a way for enthusiasts (generally ladies) to explore male/male

Star Trek

pairings the show itself would never allow, and queer ladies have flocked in droves carry out the category. And checking out male/male pairings, queer females utilize fanfic to
inform stories about the female/female pairings
whom connect intimately onscreen for a price of
rarely
to
never ever
.

Inside the 200 reviews left when you look at the open-ended package with this question, about 50 % had been ensuring I understood that by “erotica” they intended “fan fiction.” Listed here is a sampling of some of those answers:

• By “erotica” I mean fanfiction, very nearly solely
• Sensual comics are actually the best, but I found myselfn’t positive where they can fit. They are usually queer yet not constantly.
• Erotic Superhero fanfiction
• Does gay fanfiction about imaginary wizards count
• Let’s end up being genuine, it is Faberry or Quintana fanfic
• If reading, it really is gay lady fanfiction smut. If watching, it’s gay guys becoming super passionate with one another.
• Its all drilling fanfiction and I am addicted, literally there’ve been instances in my own existence where I would study explicit gay fanfic for more than four-hours everyday.

Video

The structure of straight and gay male pornography most well known amongst queer ladies is on the net movie. Specifically if you see lesbians as an isolated party, it is the only real structure of erotica/smut/porn that inspires lots of enthusiasts amongst ladies-who-only-like-ladies. Including, around 70per cent of lesbians, queers and bisexuals study lesbian pornography using the internet, but only 25per cent of lesbians, 32per cent of queers and 42percent of bisexuals read straight erotica on line. Although 38% of lesbians examine queer sexual images on the web, merely 9percent at straight erotic imagery on the web, versus 22percent of bisexuals and 16per cent of queers.

From here forward I’ll relate to “lesbian/queer pornography made by/for queer folks” as “Q4Q” porn” and “lesbian pornography made by/for straight folks”  as “Q4S” pornography.

Will be the quantities of direct porno watchers too high because thus lots of study respondents do not necessarily determine to be exclusively keen on females? Kind of, but that’s maybe not the whole tale. They are those figures:

• Bisexuals, queers and lesbians which see video view Q4Q pornography at almost identical prices, ranging from 66% – 67per cent.
• Bisexuals are the almost certainly to look at right porno — 54% ones would, when compared to 32per cent of queers and 41per cent of lesbians. They are additionally the most likely to watch Q4S porn — 38% of them would, compared to 33% of queers and 29percent of lesbians.
• Queers just who view online video include almost certainly to view homosexual male porno — 36percent ones perform, in comparison to about 32percent both for bisexuals and lesbians.

Therefore, although bisexual ladies are far more inclined to view directly porno than lesbians tend to be, they’re not at all really the only types enjoying it. Controversial gender information columnist Dan Savage admits that his knowledge of exactly who watches what sort of porno offers only thus far,
lamenting that
“lesbians screw-up my neat and organized pornography world.” Sorry not sorry, Dan!

I believe its pretty well known exactly why queer females dislike fake lesbian pornography, but, briefly: although not a lot of the ladies who got our very own gender review volunteered these details by themselves, there is no shortage of lesbians online discussing their unique inclination for straight or homosexual male porn (
or writers looking for solutions regarding it
) offering details love:

• “I have found lesbian pornography is generally targeted for direct dudes and they’re perhaps not stimulating. I somehow like right pornography.”
• “Lesbian porno is merely therefore fake and just how very long many of them have traditionally nails UGH! as a whole i mostly see right porn. Now if their straight porn I recently concentrate on the feminine. It may get me heading constantly.”
• “Lesbian porno is way too desperate for me so not even close to the fact that I have found it hard to watch. Maybe not saying straight pornography is actually more actual but usually not rather as desperate.”
• “though I prefer (directly porno) to lesbian pornography, i am constantly taking a look at the lady going “she’s a great celebrity. Permitting him think she actually is enjoying it.  And lesbian pornography has actually guys composed all over it; it appears like the performers don’t want to do what they are doing.”

Some quotes from our very own survey-takers:

• I mainly like excess fat pornography. If it ended up being better to get a hold of making for and also by queers, i might view that, it barely is out there.
• I really don’t enjoy lesbian porn since I can only just select the misogynist movies created for direct guys, that we look for offensive.
• I enjoy watch a girl getting facefucked… We swear i am a lesbian

So, that apart, I’m interested in talking about precisely why 53percent of most women who know about and view actual queer pornography

additionally

view right porn and exactly why 41per cent of lesbian-identified females view straight pornography. See, nothing drives myself walnuts faster than a person claiming that a “real lesbian” wouldn’t get turned on by directly porno — this is certainly TOTAL BANANAS. Although a lot of queer women who observe directly porn are interested in males and wish to sleep with these people, quite a few aren’t, and a lady’s inclination for straight porno must not throw any question on her stated homosexuality.

I cross-checked some elements, for example get older, work position, affinity for kink, sexual experience and sex presentation, to see if those had a direct effect about field of choice and nothing stood down. Consequently, my theories are as follows:

• 
  Genuine girl-on-girl porn expenses money and complimentary girl-on-girl porno sucks:
  
  Great pornography by queer ladies for queer females usually requires repayment (because should!). Nobody are able it, would like to buy it, or feels comfortable this, plus the alternative — the sort of “lesbian” pornography discovered free of charge on websites like PornHub and RedTube — is actually inadequate, to say the least. So what’s left? Right pornography! Gay male pornography!
• 
  Women Can Be Erotically Flexible:
  
  As talked about earlier in the day in this article, females respond sexually to all or any kinds of items that tend to be not related to their intimate positioning. Most of us which choose women however get fired up by right porn. That knows precisely why. It is really what it really is!
• 
  Normative charm criteria:
  
  Queer-for-queer porno sometimes function queers with many human body types, gender presentations, piercings, tattoos, renewable lifestyle haircuts etc. That’s section of what’s so amazing about any of it — but not for all of us. Some queers like porno performers who appear like porn performers instead porn movie stars exactly who seem like their favorite bartender or ex-girlfriend.
• 
  Porn as get away:
  
  Lots of sex sites people enjoy porno that gives an escape from their genuine sex lives, or use pornography to understand more about fantasies they’ve got no need to check out in actual life. Occasionally witnessing real queers perform out more explicit or taboo dreams (such as for instance non-consent) only hits also close to home.
• 
  Variety:
  
  Absolutely a wider assortment of straight porno and gay male porn around for assorted fetishes or kinks a person can be into. Additionally more explicit straight porn available, as soon as queers carry out enjoy right porno, it tends to be hardcore — 33percent of lesbians and 48% of bisexuals see hardcore direct porn, but only 12% of lesbians and 24per cent of bisexuals observe softcore.
• 
  Picturing by themselves since man:
  
  This is certainly anecdotal, but I’ve heard numerous queer ladies say that they imagine on their own because the guy while you’re watching straight porno. Or they like watching porn in which women humiliate guys.
• 
  Masturbation films:
  
  Numerous may have labeled films of girls masturbating (which came up a few times inside responses) as “direct porn.”
• 
  Absolutely a lot more of it out truth be told there and it’s really easier to find.
  

Lastly, women are fantastic creatures able to being aroused by many movie porno incase women ran the planet truth be told there’d become more study about any of it.

Finally, I’d like to express a few of the reviews about “what type of porno will you watch” area to give you the entire a review of what people wanted you to definitely know they certainly were into:

• Where’s the choice for tentacle porn? Or for gender equipments going nuts and providing their particular girl inventors unlimited sexual climaxes? I am confused (about several things).
• We watch the *trailers* on queerporntv & crashpad but never ever the specific videos. because i’m recovering from my personal societally & familialy induced hangup about taking in pornography.
• Actually my personal fave is sex scenes from lesbian programs, maybe not genuine Porn porn. Unclear how-to classify that above. We never watch actual pornography.
• Machines/dildo devices
• Residence videos
• Lesbian gifs, thanks tumblr
• Tumblr “romantic pornography” page is really good
• Book in car attain bdsm scenario ideas, to not ever get-off
• Sensual comics are now the best, but I wasn’t positive in which they can fit. They’re usually queer not usually. We read online and occasionally printing (smutpeddler)
• I typically have a look at unicamente pictures and drawings of females. You will find no clue just who makes them.

Exactly How Much Smut/Erotica/Porn Do You Ever Consume?

1.9% of entire smut-consuming party uses their unique smut multiple times every day. 3.6percent indulge one each day, 24.6percent multiple times each week, 11.7per cent once weekly, 27.5per cent many times per month, 12.3% once per month, 16.3percent many times per year, and a little over two per cent take in it significantly less than that.

To ensure’s 5.5percent observing porno daily, which’s over the 3.8% of women Cosmopolitan
discovered whenever they surveyed 4,000 ladies
(93% of which were heterosexual) regarding their porn-watching behaviors. Additionally they discovered 32.5percent of males enjoying pornography about daily, generally there’s that. But Cosmo was only asking about on the web pornography video clips, all of our reach was actually bigger — we included erotica and erotic imagery.

Just what elements shape how many times you eat smut/porn/erotica? Let us look at different connection and intimate scenarios.

Demonstrably there’s a pretty strong relationship between how frequently you take in smut as well as how frequently you’re having sex. These numbers would declare that co-habitation lowers volume of erotic-material-engagement, which implies these particular couples commonly eating porno together.

There is an immediate commitment between consuming smut/erotica/porn and frequency of genital stimulation — over 90 percent of those whom masturbate many times a week or more consume smut, versus somewhat over 50 % of the who masturbate under annually.

With the whole group — all 8,566 people — 55.3percent mentioned porn is part of the way you typically masturbate. 39.4percent stated similar of pornography.

In Conclusion

Lots of expected inside the opinions for info on in which they may get a hold of queer porn designed for queers. I would like to make that take place obtainable, because everybody contemplating queer pornography is deserving of to feel such as this commenter on
You Will Want Help: The Quest For Awesome Queer Feminist Porn
, who wrote:

“I decided to go to queerporn dot television and I am only sitting here crying because I never seen pornography with others which appear to be myself, which appear to be people I would actually shag, who shag like I would personally shag. It feels therefore real. I never ever noticed that I believed very marginalized and objectified by mainstream porno, nowadays I believe authenticated. Like, it’s ok that You will find sex how i actually do because see, you’ll find people like me.”

You will want to read that blog post! Additionally these:

Get forth and savor whatever sorts of smut you want to!