LGBTQ+

as someone who lives in the south, my personal (read: worthless) speculation about this is that in the South, gay porn is more taboo and is a "forbidden fruit", which makes it psychologically more appealing. There is a study that showed when we make something forbidden, there is a greater desire to have it and a larger physiological response upon seeing it.

So I think for bisexuals, closeted gay men, and even some curious straight men, the forbidden nature of gay porn in the South makes it more novel, compelling, and rewarding - so it makes sense to me that by making it forbidden you see increased demands.

But don't put much stock into my speculation, it's just a guess and based on almost nothing - human sexual behavior is very complex and we should be careful about the narratives we build about them.

It's easy to shit on the South, conservatives make good villains for their role in the country's reactionary politics - but ultimately the average Southern conservative voter are conservative because they lack education, are poor, are victims of religious exploitation - and so our villains are also some of the most victimized populations (even though they are victimized often from their own politics - though not exclusively).

Demands for justice can easily turn into a blood-thirst for revenge, and sometimes I think there is a little bit of that going on against closeted or conservative gay folks who work against their own interests - we hate them and we want to see them suffer, esp. from their own bad actions.

Of course it's reasonable to have resentment for the people working against LGBT+ rights, but I think sometimes what psychologically motivates us can be a little bit darker and can overcompensate - the desire for justice can sometimes be masking an underlying anger and desire for justified revenge.

ContraPoints sorta goes into this territory about blood-thirst and revenge porn in her video on Envy, if you want more on this.

Anyway, these might be some reasons to be cautious or recognize the nuance ...