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Why Straight Men Gaze at Gay Women

The psychology behind the male sexual desire for lesbians
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“What is the most popular porn search term in your state?”

This headline dutifully poked open a gap in my curiosity when variations of it appeared a few days ago.

Ooh, is it “half-Jewish bloggers with autoimmune issues?”

Click. Sigh. No, alas. It’s lesbians.

The map, from Pornhub, reveals that in the majority of states, people are searching for lesbian porn the most. Oh sure, in a few quirky states, cartoons are the most popular. Others have ethnic preferences or mother figures they’d like to, uh, well you know. Perhaps the

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