Martin revealed in 2014 that a number of female fans of the series had asked him to include gay sex scenes in his upcoming works. Lucy Neville, a senior lecturer in criminology at Middlesex University, became interested in the topic of women who enjoy watching gay male sex thanks in part to the Game of Thrones book series. The findings suggest that some women enjoy gay content because it offers perspectives that mainstream heterosexual pornography lacks. Research published in the scientific journal Porn Studies has investigated the motivations behind women who watch male-on-male pornography.
