DS trying to view pics of naked men

[HornedBeefCash]

We keep tabs on all his internet use.
He can't access anything inappropriate as it's all in safe mode.
However, he has been trying to view pictures of naked men.
He is 8 and I strongly suspect he will grow up homosexual. I know I shouldn't stereotype but he's always been ultra feminine, over the top mannerisms, has lots of girlfriends, has told me he wants to marry boys etc I have no issues with this
But trying to find naked pictures is a step too far. How do I handle this? I don't want to shame him but want to handle this sensitively.

Also, he doesn't know that I know he's been trying to search for naked men.
I thought it best to plan my approach first

A child friendly body book he can learn about himself?
I remember my friend having one with pics of boys up to men - drawings not photos.
The Body Book I think!!

He’s likely just curious about his body op. At eight he won’t be having sexual urges unless he has hit puberty or has suffered abuse. As such this is nothing more than curiosity. Can you or his father approach the subject of his developing body with him?

You're both right. It caught me off guard. He's never searched for things like that before.
I'll try to find an age appropriate book and will have a chat with him

Tell him to stop searching for this stuff or you'll remove his internet privileges? You can say all this without making him feel embarrassed - but you can't allow him to search 'naked men' at the age of 8 without telling him he stops doing it immediately or you'll remove the iPad or whatever he's using.

He's too young really to be searching online.

I personally wouldn’t say anything, he’s 8 and curious, I was the same at his age about women (I’m a lesbian), if he can’t view anything inappropriate anyway surely it doesn’t matter if he searches for them, because nothing will come up that’s unsuitable?

Just approach it in the same way as if he was trying to look at women? Tell him he is too young and that things are age restricted for both sexes for a reason, don't even have to mention naked men, just naked photos in general.

I just think have a chat with him about bodies and find some appropriate materials for him to look at. And keep the parental controls on your internet access to keep him out of content that is inappropriate.

I would really caution against thinking because he is looking for naked pictures of men that this translates to him being gay. I certainly found it interesting to look through my dad's playboys at that age. It was fascinating. I'm averagely heterosexual. Curiosity is normal at that age and doesn't translate to sexuality.