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Dr. Joe Kort says the anus has no sexual orientation. He says it doesn’t know whether it’s gay, straight, or bi. Do you agree with him, guys?

Sex therapist Dr. Joe Kort, known for his work on sexuality and relationships, argues in one of his recent videos that pleasure and orientation are not always connected the way people assume. One topic often brought into this conversation is pegging, which usually means a man receiving anal penetration from their wife or girlfriend using a strap-on. Do you think enjoying that experience changes someone’s sexuality? And do you personally know a straight man who enjoys it?

Anyway, in his video, Dr. Kort said:

Listen up, everybody, your anus doesn’t have a sexual orientation. It doesn’t know whether it’s gay, straight, or bi.

It’s an anus. And so, you can be a gay man like myself, a side, who only enjoys everything other than anything anus play. And you can be a straight guy that loves to bottom, loves getting pegged, loves experiencing anus penetration.

But has no interest in being hooking up with another man. But he loves that part of himself completely played with. Just like you can be a gay guy who does not really love that whole side of himself played with.

Just because I’m a side and I don’t like any anus play, doesn’t make me any less gay. Just because he’s straight and he loves getting pegged and being a bottom and liking the anus play, doesn’t make him any less straight. It’s not a gay thing, it’s a guy thing. We all have a prostate. Every male has a prostate.

And so, because of that, you either enjoy it or you don’t.

That statement from Dr. Joe Kort has sparked plenty of reactions online because it pushes back against assumptions many people still hold. Within gay communities, labels like top, bottom, verse, and side help describe preferences, but they do not necessarily define someone’s sexuality. A gay man who identifies as a side may enjoy intimacy, romance, oral sex, mutual pleasure, and connection without wanting anal play at all.

At the same time, some straight men openly discuss enjoying pegging or prostate stimulation while maintaining that their attraction remains exclusively toward women. For them, the experience is about physical pleasure rather than orientation. Supporters of Dr. Kort’s argument say that enjoying pegging or anal sex does not automatically change who someone is attracted to.

One viewer commented, “It’s not even a guy thing… It’s a human thing.” On the other hand, someone shared, “Dr. Joe Kort, I was totally confused about this subject. I appreciate you clarifying it. I have been watching adult films for 50 + years. The first time I saw ‘Pegging Niche,’ I was shocked to see Hetero-men engaging with female partners.”

The conversation also shines a light on how much pressure people can feel to fit expectations. Gay men who do not enjoy anal play sometimes face questions about whether they are “really” gay. Meanwhile, straight men interested in pegging may hesitate to discuss it because of stigma or fear of judgment.

Maybe the bigger question is whether pleasure should come with labels at all.

What do you think, Adam4Adam blog readers? Do you agree with Dr. Kort that anal pleasure and sexual orientation are separate things? If you identify as a side, have you ever felt misunderstood because of it? And have you ever met a straight man who openly talked about enjoying pegging or prostate play? Share your thoughts and stories in the comments section down below!

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