Gay Meets Girl

Gay Meets Girl (Dutch: Een man weet niet wat hij mist; lit.

A man does not know what he is missing) is a 2013 Dutch documentary film written, directed by and starring Tim den Besten and Nicolaas Veul.

The documentary film explores the subject of sexual fluidity through a gay man's quest to have sex with a woman.

[1] Tim arranges to meet a pornographic film actress in France who wants to have sex with an openly gay man.

Tim believes the film was a success because he accomplished what he set out to do by answering whether a gay man could have satisfactory sex with a woman.

Because the documentary was publicly financed by the Dutch television channel VPRO, some objected to the government paying a gay man to have sex with a woman.

Tim defended the film, claiming it was not homophobic because he is gay and simply wanted to see if sex with a woman would be physically arousing.

In an interview with de Volkskrant magazine, Tim said he announced to his father, "Dad, I'm going to have sex with a girl" during a dinner party.

Noting that Tim den Besten had made an appeal on the internet for a woman to take his heterosexual virginity, De Telegraaf wondered how many women would want to sign up for such a program.

[7] In an interview with HUMO magazine, Nicolaas Veul stated it was his idea for Tim den Besten to have sex with a woman on film.

From these conversations, Nicolaas developed the idea of Tim losing his heterosexual virginity and basing a film around the event that would explore the topics of bisexuality and sexual fluidity.

Tim was initially hesitant about losing his heterosexual virginity, but found himself increasingly aroused by Nicolaas's suggestion that he sleep with a woman, eventually deciding to go ahead with the project.

Nicolaas says he previously slept with a woman to prove he was a "real man", but wants to truly enjoy sex with women in the future.