In June, adult video site Pornhub released its latest “Pride Insights” report, analyzing users’ browsing habits and emerging trends on the platform.
As part of the report, Pornhub released data for every country and U.S. state, detailing the most-viewed categories of adult content and top adult film stars.
Globally, the “twink” category ranked among the most popular, topping views across much of Central and South America and Europe. The “Black” category was most viewed in Sub-Saharan Africa and the United States.
Other trending categories included “group” and “bareback” — the latter being Australia’s top pick — along with region-specific favorites like “cartoon,” “massage,” “daddy,” “euro,” “Japanese,” and “Asian.”
In the U.S., data was compiled for 33 states and the District of Columbia. It was unavailable for 17 states where Pornhub has blocked access due to opposition to age-verification laws requiring users to submit government-issued ID proving they are over 18 in order to access sites where more than one-third of the content is adult material.
“Black” was the most-viewed category in 18 states and D.C., including Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Michigan, Georgia, and Washington.
“Big Dick” topped the charts in states like Vermont, Missouri, California, and Alaska.
“Twink” led in North Dakota, Oregon, New Mexico, and Arizona.
“Straight guys” ranked highest in Louisiana, Iowa, and Colorado.
Pornhub also identified the top “relative” gay categories — those viewed more frequently in each state compared to the national average, regardless of whether they ranked first overall.
Here’s the top relative gay category for each state and D.C., showing which genres stood out compared to national viewing trends:
Maine- “Massage”
New Hampshire – “Virtual Reality”
Vermont – “Blowjob”
Massachusetts – “Handjob”
Rhode Island – “Uncut”
Connecticut – “POV”
New York – “Bareback”
Pennsylvania – “Cumshot”
New Jersey – “Latino”
Delaware – “Feet”
Maryland – “Black”
District of Columbia – “Vintage”
West Virginia – “Muscle”
Ohio – “Twink”
Georgia – “Black”
Louisiana – “College”
Illinois – “Creampie”
Missouri – “Interracial”
Iowa – “Webcam”
Michigan – “Hunks”
Wisconsin – “Chubby”
Minnesota – “Bear”
North Dakota – “Daddy”
South Dakota – “Handjob”
Wyoming – “Military”
Colorado – “Straight Guys”
New Mexico – “Jock”
Arizona – “Mature”
Nevada – “Fetish”
California – “Big Dick”
Oregon – “Straight Guys”
Washington State – “Cartoon”
Alaska – “Amateur”
Hawaii – “Latino”
Pornhub’s “Pride Insights” previously revealed that two conservative states — North Dakota and Wyoming — have disproportionately high numbers of gay porn viewers. North Dakota tops the list, with 43% more viewers than the national average. Wyoming ranks fifth, with 29% more than average.
Also in the top 10 for highest proportion of gay porn viewers: Vermont, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maine, the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Alaska, and Connecticut.
Fourteen states had a lower proportion of gay porn viewers than the national average. Oregon ranked lowest, with 16% fewer viewers, followed by Iowa (12%), South Dakota (11%), Hawaii (10%), and New Jersey (7%).
With new age-verification laws spreading, it remains to be seen how long Pornhub’s state-by-state insights will continue.
After removing all references to transgender people from the Stonewall National Monument website earlier this year, the National Park Service has now scrubbed mentions of bisexual people as well.
As first reported by transgender journalist Erin Reed on her Erin in the Morning Substack, the change occurred on July 10, when the homepage was updated to read, "Before the 1960s, almost everything about living authentically as a gay or lesbian person was illegal."
Subsequent pages, including the site's "History and Culture" section, were also altered to remove broader LGBTQ references. One now reads: "Stonewall was a milestone for gay and lesbian civil rights," whereas it previously noted that living "openly as a member of the Stonewall comunity was a violation of law."
Tammy Baldwin, Angie Craig, and Mark Pocan were among the Democrats named by the alleged shooter, a right-wing pastor with a history of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric.
At least three out LGBTQ Democrats in Congress have been told their names appeared on a list kept by Vance Boelter -- a right-wing preacher suspected of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers, killing one.
The LGBTQ lawmakers -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and U.S. Reps. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) and Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) -- were among several dozen Democrats at all levels of government whose names appeared on Boelter’s alleged "hit list."
Boelter is accused of killing Minnesota Democratic State Rep. Melissa Hortman (Brooklyn Park) and her husband at their home on June 14, and of shooting Democratic State Sen. John Hoffman (Champlin) and his wife at their home. Hoffman and his wife are expected to recover.
A masked assailant threw a sharp rock through the front window of a gay couple's home in Northeast D.C., striking one of the men in the head.
The attack occurred last Friday in the city’s Kingman Park neighborhood, just as WorldPride weekend festivities were set to begin.
Surveillance video captured the assault. In the footage, a masked individual approaches the couple’s house -- decorated with rainbow Pride flags in the front yard -- and hurls a rock through the front window before fleeing. A cry can be heard from inside the home.
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