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.

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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.

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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.

Straight men can have sex with men without it being gay, sex therapist says