more sex pls

Gay Twitter™ sounds off on movies that needed more “detailed, graphic” M4M sex scenes

By · Updated on January 26, 2024
Two-panel image. On the left, Chris Evans as Captain America stands in his full uniform with an "A" emblazoned on his navy blue helmet, and a star in on his chest. He stands outdoors against a gray, blue sky. On the right, Ryan Gosling as Ken from 'Barbie.' His bleach blonde hair hangs over a bandana around his forehead. He wears sunglasses, a large horse necklace, and a giant fur coat over his shoulders with no shirt underneath.

Let the people boink!

There’s always been sex in TV and movies, but one of the most exhausting topics of discourse on Twitter in the past few years has been whether it’s necessary or not.

Earlier this year, the discussion was rekindled after Penn Badgley revealed that he asked for less sex scenes in the latest season of Netflix‘s You out of respect for his wife Domino Kirk-Badgley.

Though his request was based on maintaining his fidelity, that didn’t stop the internet from rehashing the age-old question: “Do sex scenes serve any purpose in advancing the plot?” And it seems like there’s a clear divide between the opinions of Gen-Z and other generations.

That brings us to the latest viral conversation, which started out with nuance… and fell off completely. Twitter user @docnoir_ pointed out the sex scene discussion is often rooted in the question, “Is it required for the plot,” which completely disregards how displays of sex and nudity can often be important and artistic statements.

And when it comes to LGBTQ+ films, onscreen depictions of gay sex are important.

The queer community has been told for years that our sex was taboo and our relationships were political. We’ve had to fight for every breadcrumb of authentic representation. And yet, we’ve still got a long way to go in normalizing gay sex.

We didn’t get the “first major studio film to depict gay male sex” until 2019’s Rocketman. A brief rim-job in The White Lotus was enough to shock the nation in 2021. And most recently, an intimate sex scene in Red, White, and Royal Blue (focusing on the actors’ faces during the “moment of insertion”) scored the film an automatic R-rating.

Still, not everyone is going to understand. Another Twitter user sarcastically wrote, “Umm name one movie that absolutely needed a detailed graphic sex scene,” expecting to win the argument.

However, horny Twitter users had something else in mind, chiming in with suggestions of movies that should have more graphic sex scenes.

From Marvel bromances, to downright disturbing (but hilarious) couplings, it seems like the vast majority of respondents would like a little more queer sex, as a treat. And in the words of Marie Antoinette, let them eat cake f*ck.

Check out some of our favorite gay responses from Twitter below.

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