I don't think (either gender) finding gay sex as attractive is some new trend. I think that because the gay community is beginning to gain the respect they earn, it is becoming more acceptable to be open about our likes and dislikes involving homosexuality.
For some people, when you stimulate their anus it can actually lube itself up... kind of like a vagina, but not as readily and not as much. It's quite possible to have it without lube, but it would take a lot of practice and caution.
Anal sex can be dangerous period. And for that matter, so is sex. I went to this seminar once on vaginal fisting. (don't ask) In the lecture, I learned that any object entering your body that's at the wrong angle, can impale your vagina and/or rectum on your coccyx (tailbone). Furthermore, penetration, anal or vaginal creates microscopic tears in your tissue. Did you know that it doesn't take much in the way of a suction pressure for you to dislodge your vagina? There are so many scary things to know about just the vagina. You can injure yourself doing just about anything. I mean, if people can die while masturbating (because they're into autoerotic asphyxiation or get stuck in a hot tub because they tried to fuck a hole in it), it's possible to hurt yourself doing anything. That's not even mentioning STDs which also harm you....................................... I don't know if I communicated my point very well. Do I even have a point anymore? I'm not sure
Finding your het boyfriend doesn't mind getting sucked off or sucking is actually not uncommon according to Savage Love. I am not about to find the article in the archives, but it's there as well as a lot of other really great Q&A. Here's the site:
http://www.thestranger.com/current/savage.html
As for me, I find watching any sexual act between humans can be erotic. Man/Woman, Woman/Woman, Man/Man, Transgenders, Transvestites, etc. I don't discriminate.