And given that porn has historically been one of the few ways young gay and bi men could explore their sexuality,

It is definitely one the of few ways, but not the only way. And gay men can do without the existence of porn. I found out I was gay in stages, but the one that confirmed it for me was watching a video of two men skydiving in tandem on YouTube. It was safe for YouTube, because obviously there was nothing sexual present in the video, but still, there was one man sitting on the lap of another man as they were getting strapped together. That turned me on. Plus, men have always been walking around shirtless or just in their swimming gear. Gay men have always existed and have always been dating and having sex with each other, even in societies where it is or was a criminal offence. We don’t need porn.

This is an unpopular opinion on this sub, but I’m fine with prostitution if it is regulated, the prostitute knows that he or she can quit at any time and the tax revenue from it goes towards combating human trafficking. At least with prostitution the client is actively engaging with the prostitute and can learn about how he or she performs in the bed. Also, the act can be done in private. With porn, there is no privacy, because it’s recorded, so anyone with money or a VPN can see the sexual act take place. If a prostitute stopped being a prostitute, and never told anyone he or she knew about it, he or she can take it to the grave. A port actor does not have that luxury. And the end consumer gets off just by masturbating, and gets an unrealistic understanding of sex to top it all off. And porn in itself is prostitution. I don’t get why porn is legal nationwide in America and Ireland even though both countries ban private prostitution for this reason.