It is an interesting observation to me that I have absolutely 0 problem with sexuality of any kind (well, other than sexuality which by design requires participation of an unwilling partner such as a child or animal…that is where I draw the line…it’s about consent), yet the idea of two women making out is a turn on, while the idea of two men making out is viscerally unpleasant.
From a pureley aesthetic point of view, I don’t find the male form to be all that pleasant to view, and I perceive men to be essentially “gross” in comparison to women…guys are in no way shape or form a turn on to me. Now, I can certainly view two men kissing and not react with revulsion…I don’t get anything out of it, but it doesn’t give me the “willies”, but I seriously doubt I could kiss another man without vomiting. And it’s not because I fear being gay or being called gay, or feel there would be anything “wrong” with me if I were, or would be worried about “what it meant”...I would just derive massive displeasure from the act to the point that I would have great difficulties going through with it.
So, I’m not really sure the extent to which social mores and culture have shaped my opinions on this…to me, it’s simply like any other behavior that some people find pleasurable which I find unpleasurable…like smoking or mountain climbing. More power to you, if you like it, do it, but it strikes me as an unpleasant activity…the oral component of which makes it somewhat akin to trying to force feed myself a rather pungent vegetable which I can’t stand. I can’t really control my gag reflex, and either activity would kick that bad boy into gear.
This is one reason I don’t place a huge amount of faith in the Kinsey scale’s ability to explain the spectrum of sexuality for both sexes using a 0 to 7 scale. I think men and women may have some similarities in their propensity for attraction to each sex, but I think where the low end of the scale for women implies a simple indiference to homosexual activity, the male scale implies a revulstion to it. I’m not sure if that’s hard wired or cultural, but I’d suggest it’s likely more the former, given my personal take on it, given my overall accepting and open attitude towards homosexuality being so at odds with my personal reaction thereto.