Market for gay erotica (short stories)?

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FWIW, my co-author and I have had great luck with some porny little short stories that are part of a larger series. The series has everything from 10K shorts that are basically porn to full-length erotic romance novels with characters facing all kinds of heavy issues. They're through a publisher that tends to have higher prices, and have sold quite well. The first short has sold over 4,000 copies in under two years, and one of the novels isn't far behind after exactly one year.

So yes, in my experience, there's definitely a market for gay erotic shorts. For us, having them as part of a larger series helped, but I've seen solid sales on standalones too.