A sex therapist has divided opinion on social media this week after claiming that straight men can have sex with men without them identifying as gay.
The controversial claims were made by Dr. Joe Kort, a sex therapist and openly gay man, who shared to video to his social media accounts.
Dr. Kort has managed to accrue over 304,000 followers on TikTok due to the incisive and instructive videos he routinely shares on the platform, which are aimed at helping people of all genders and sexualities manage their relationships and love lives.
However, in the video in question, which you can view above, Dr. Kort espouses the belief that straight men are often able to have sex that exists outside the predefined boundaries of their supposed sexual identity.
Dr. Kort states:
"In general men have more transactional sex with one another, in general women don't. Men have objectified sex where it's just about the act, it's just about getting off."
The video currently boasts over 665,000 views, 33,000 reactions, and a further 18,000 comments, with many people agreeing with Kort's assessment.
For instance, one TikTok user wrote: "i actually totally understand exactly what you mean, I'm sorry there's so many fragile men in the comments. [sic]"
Meanwhile, someone else wrote: "I get what you're saying.. the real question is why are people so offended. You're not saying anything hateful and you have the great example."
Another person commented: "People amaze me! The double standard too. Some women 'make out' with other women and are [100%] straight. (guys don't mind that so much!)"
However, other viewers were more skeptical.
One critic wrote: "Your license to practice & doctorate need to be revoked. [sic]"
Someone else simply commented: "Straight men don't do that."
Some people couldn't make up their minds on the subject at all, with one person writing: "I see where he's coming from kinda. But it's still [suspicious.]"
Kort expanded upon his claims in another video entitled: "Straight men sleep with other men because of narcissism."
In this video, Kort states: "The straight man who is having sex with another man is into it because the guy is into him. It's all about him."
Kort adds: "Women don't really show that kind of adoration to men in the same way that gay men will do that for other men."