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Exposure to pornography softens opposition to same-sex marriage among heterosexual men.

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Pornography (Photo credit: bigcityal ) There is no delicate way to say this: Exposure to pornography softens opposition to same-sex marriage among the largest group of naysayers, heterosexual men. A new scholarly analysis suggests that the more straight guys, especially those who are less educated, watch pornographic videos, the more they warm to same-sex marriage. The reason: Porn opens their mind up to accepting non-traditional sexual situations, like gay sex. "Our study suggests that the more heterosexual men, especially less educated heterosexual men, watch pornography, the more supportive they become of same-sex marriage," Indiana University Assistant Professor Paul Wright told Secrets. Explaining the findings of the analysis published in the authoritative Communication Research journal , Wright said, " Pornography adopts an individualistic, nonjudgmental stance on all kinds of nontraditional sexual behaviors and same-sex marriage attitudes are str

Study: Watching porn boosts support for same-sex marriage

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Same Sex Marriage (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) There is no delicate way to say this: Exposure to pornography softens opposition to same-sex marriage among the largest group of naysayers, heterosexual men. A new scholarly analysis suggests that the more straight guys, especially those who are less educated, watch pornographic videos, the more they warm to same-sex marriage. The reason: Porn opens their mind up to accepting non-traditional sexual situations, like gay sex. "Our study suggests that the more heterosexual men, especially less educated heterosexual men, watch pornography, the more supportive they become of same-sex marriage," Indiana University Assistant Professor Paul Wright told Secrets. Explaining the findings of the analysis published in the authoritative Communication Research journal , Wright said, " Pornography adopts an individualistic, nonjudgmental stance on all kinds of nontraditional sexual behaviors and same-sex marriage attitudes a

Study: Habitual porn users more likely to support same-sex 'marriage'

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Same Sex Marriage (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) WASHINGTON, D.C. , February 5, 2013, ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – A new study soon to be published has found that men who watch the most online pornography are significantly more likely to support same-sex “marriage.” “Our study suggests that the more heterosexual men – especially less educated heterosexual men – watch pornography, the more supportive they become of same-sex marriage,” Indiana University Assistant Professor Paul Wright told  The Washington Examiner . A review of 500 men over six years found that “pornography consumption did prospectively predict support for same-sex marriage,” according to an  abstract  of the article, which is soon to be published in the journal  Communication Research . “Since a portion of individuals' sexual attitudes come from the media they consume, it makes sense that pornography viewers would have more positive attitudes towards same-sex marriage,” Wright said. “Pornography adopts an in