An exploratory study on male homosexual erotic imagery

Cacioppo, Marco; Vizzari, V.; Corica, Francesco; Maestri, V.; Simonelli, Chiara

doi:10.1016/j.sexol.2007.12.007

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“…Gay men seem to be principally triggered by visual stimuli and oriented to body parts rather than real partners. An Italian study partially confirmed these premises, recognizing a central role to physical, emotional, and relational elements in the imagery [91]. Gay men reported more fantasies concerning exploratory (e.g., having an orgy), intimate (e.g., romantic scenes), and impersonal sexual activities (e.g., sex with strangers) than heterosexual men.…”

Section: Sexual Fantasiesmentioning

confidence: 69%

Sexual Desire and Fantasies in the LGBT+ Community: Focus on Lesbian Women and Gay Men

Nimbi

Ciocca

Limoncin

et al. 2020

Curr Sex Health Rep

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Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to summarize the current knowledge around sexual desire, fantasies, and related biopsychosocial factors that may facilitate or obstruct sexual expressions in lesbian women and gay men. Recent Findings Sexual desire levels and related problems do not seem significantly different in people who identify as gay or lesbian compared to their heterosexual counterparts. Evidence has shown lesbian women and gay men may have specific desire expressions and biopsychosocial factors influencing their sexual health. This may suggest the importance of deepening the understanding of the unique factors of LGBT+ sexuality and relationships while paying attention to the sociocultural background in which lesbian and gay people grow and develop their identities. Summary A lack of specific and unbiased literature on sexual desire and fantasies in gay and lesbian people is reported. Available evidence is controversial and often biased. LG people showed a variety of sexual expressions that are hard to categorize referring to the heteronormative sexual standards that permeate literature and clinical practice. Implications for future research and clinical practice are discussed.

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Section: Sexual Fantasiesmentioning

confidence: 69%

Sexual Desire and Fantasies in the LGBT+ Community: Focus on Lesbian Women and Gay Men

Nimbi

Ciocca

Limoncin

et al. 2020

Curr Sex Health Rep

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“…A relatively small amount of studies investigated sexual fantasies across sexual orientation. The most commonly reported fantasies by gay men include images of sexual anatomy, forced sexual intercourses with men and women (forcing or being forced or both), sexual intercourses with a woman, idyllic sexual intercourses with unknown men, group sex, performing and receiving oral sex, anal sex, erotic lms, masturbating another man (Cacioppo et al, 2009;Masters et al, 1982;Price et al, 1985). These studies give us general information about the sexual fantasies of gay men, but they did not investigate any direct comparison with heterosexual men.…”

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confidence: 99%

Sexual Fantasies Across Gender and Sexual Orientation in a Large Sample of Italian Young Adults: A Multiple Correspondence Analysis

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Riboli

Brighetti

et al. 2021

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Differences in the content of sexual fantasies across gender have been widely documented, while less attention was given to the role of sexual orientation. Furthermore, previous studies focused on statistical differences in the prevalence of broad themes, neglecting the role of single fantasies. The current study aimed to increase the knowledge about sexual fantasies in heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual men and women. A descriptive approach that allows representing the patterns of fantasies reported by different groups using Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) is presented. A sample of 3,136 of young adults, 1,754 women (Mage = 22.50, SD = 1.72, range 18-25) and 1,382 men (Mage = 22.50, SD = 1.70, range 18-25), completed an online questionnaire assessing the presence of 29 different sexual fantasies. The prevalence of each fantasy among each group is shown. Also, relationships between fantasies and the distribution of groups along the two principal dimensions highlighted by MCA are represented. Heterosexuals women reported fewer fantasies and showed opposite patterns of response compared to heterosexual men. There was a substantial overlapping in the fantasies reported by gay and bisexual men, while responses of lesbian and bisexual women were relatively more differentiated. These results indicate that sexual orientation has a different impact on the sexual fantasies of men and women.

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An exploratory study on male homosexual erotic imagery

Cited by 2 publications

References 16 publications

Sexual Desire and Fantasies in the LGBT+ Community: Focus on Lesbian Women and Gay Men

Sexual Desire and Fantasies in the LGBT+ Community: Focus on Lesbian Women and Gay Men

Sexual Fantasies Across Gender and Sexual Orientation in a Large Sample of Italian Young Adults: A Multiple Correspondence Analysis

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