# Do all gay males enjoy anal sex?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 6, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-gay-males-enjoy-anal-sex/573656 "2011-03-06T03:36:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![A.Gwilliam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@A.Gwilliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.Gwilliam)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2011, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-gay-males-enjoy-anal-sex/573656/21 "2011-03-07T00:34:23Z")

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> [@Rigamarole](#):
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> most men enjoy anal sex

They do?

Granted, anal sex does seem to have become reasonably mainstream in the straight world. It’s beyond me what the attraction is, though; the idea of it alone is just plain disgusting!  
Still, it’s a free country.

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**Author:** ![Mekhazzio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b38774/32.png) [@Mekhazzio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mekhazzio)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-gay-males-enjoy-anal-sex/573656/22 "2011-03-07T03:43:32Z")

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> [@A.Gwilliam](#):
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> Granted, anal sex does seem to have become reasonably mainstream in the straight world. It’s beyond me what the attraction is, though;

Well that part is simple: it feels damn good. It’s a biological reality of the human male design, a significant proportion react favorably to such stimulus. I would personally bet on a large majority, but it’s not like I can produce a cite from a peer-reviewed medical journal. Not an easy thing to get grant money for, I’d imagine.

That said, no, it’s not a universal practice among gay males. The ick-factor is less prevalent than it is in mainstream culture, probably because simply admitting that one enjoys gay sex is already throwing out a large amount of social conditioning to begin with, but it’s still around. A few poor souls even lack whatever wiring it is that produces the deity-invoking sensations.

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**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-gay-males-enjoy-anal-sex/573656/23 "2011-03-07T04:12:09Z")

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> [@Leaffan](#):
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> Is anal sex a cornerstone for gay sex amongst males? I have no issues with homosexuality; I’ve always wondered whether or not this is the de facto standard though.
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> I’m just curious because it would seem to me that there are gentler and easier ways to enjoy gay sex without anal penetration, which to me seems harsh and masochistic.
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> Thanks for answering my question.

Harsh and masochistic? Well, that’s how the porn is always filmed I guess. Then again, in a lot of straight porn I’ve run across it looks like the woman is in a fair amount of pleasurable pain and can just barely “take it.”

That’s sex for ya. It’s mostly acting. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-gay-males-enjoy-anal-sex/573656/24 "2011-03-07T04:24:15Z")

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Even _[the Family Circus](http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/9758/305nu.jpg)_ has touched on this issue as well

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