It is said that males can be kept in denial for extended periods of up to several weeks (periods around 2 - 4 weeks each time are often quoted as being safe subject to proper skincare and regular checking), although there will be an emotional and psychological impact from the artificial suppression of such a powerful drive. However most websites also indicate that this is a long period subjectively for most people, and often informally suggest a shorter period such as 3 days or ...

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Erotic sexual denial, Erotic sexual denial - Long term denial, Erotic sexual denial - Other references

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Erotic humiliation, Erotic humiliation - Terminology and overview, Erotic humiliation - Means of humiliation, Erotic humiliation - Psychology of humiliation, Erotic humiliation - Online humiliation

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Online humiliation is the desire to be seen in a sexually embarrasing context via the internet. This is generally considered "safe," as the fetishist can control the time and degree of exposure. However, some adherents have overestimated the net's privacy and found themselves in compromising difficulty, in a rather ironic outcome that fulfills the wish for humiliation far more than originally intended. Online humiliation allows the submissive to seek fetish partners across the world, to send them embarrassing pictures or to submit to their demeaning instructions w ...

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Erotic humiliation, Erotic humiliation - Terminology and overview, Erotic humiliation - Means of humiliation, Erotic humiliation - Psychology of humiliation, Erotic humiliation - Online humiliation

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A cuckold is a person with a sexually unfaithful partner, typically a married man. There are connotations of helplessness and humiliation attributed to the word: implications that the husband lacks the strength to enforce the fidelity due to a man, and too weak or henpecked to leave or divorce her. Although historically it was a term used socially, when a man's wife gave birth to a child not his, nowadays it is more commonly associated with sexuality, and especially power exchange, sexual humiliation and erotic sexual denial. Including:

• Cuckold - History of the term
• Cuckold - Cultural usage
• Cuckold - Recent usage

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A chastity belt is a locking item of clothing designed to prevent sexual intercourse and possibly masturbation. The purpose may also be to protect the wearer from rape or temptation. Devices have been created for males and females. The use of such devices against another's will would now be considered abusive in most western societies. (But see consent (BDSM) for "consensual non-consensuality") The term "Chastity belt" is also used metaphorically in modern English to mean an overly protective device or practice. The term ...

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• Chastity belt - History
• Chastity belt - Modern use
• Chastity belt - Precautions

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Chastity, in many religious and cultural contexts, is a virtue concerning the state of the mind and body. Due to prohibitions of sexual intimacy in Abrahamic religions deriving from the Decalogue and Mosaic law, the term has become closely associated with premarital sexual abstinence in Western culture; however, in the context of religion, the term remains applicable to persons in all states, single or married, clerical or lay, and has implications beyond sexual temperance. Chastity - Classical origin. In a ...

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• Chastity - Classical origin
• Chastity - Abrahamic religions
• Chastity - Vocational expressions of chastity
• Chastity - Sources

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Someone who is bi-curious has a sexual orientation, behavior, or self-identification, which is close to but not quite entirely heterosexual or homosexual. There are several different conventional meanings of this term, some of which are mutually exclusive. Bi-curious - Description. Heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality have at least three components: Sexual behavior, as determined by the gender(s) of the person's sexual partner(s). Sexual orientation (or preference, i ...

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• Bi-curious - Description
• Bi-curious - Usage

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In the context of BDSM, bondage involves people being tied up or otherwise restrained for pleasure. Bondage is usually, but not always, a sexual practice. The paraphilia of being sexually aroused by bondage is sometimes known as vincilagnia. Studies in the U.S. have shown that about a half of all men find the idea of bondage to be erotic; many women do as well. As with any study of sexual thoughts and behavior, the available studies are not well controlled and the best studies are now out of date. Bondage B ...

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• Bondage BDSM - BDSM subcultures
• Bondage BDSM - Couples and bondage
• Bondage BDSM - Bondage erotica
• Bondage BDSM - Technique
• Bondage BDSM - Safety
• Bondage BDSM - Why bondage?
• Bondage BDSM - Bondage and relationships
• Bondage BDSM - Depictions of bondage in popular culture

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Zoophilia (from the Greek Zoon, "animal", and Philia, "friendship" or "love") is a paraphilia, defined as an affinity or sexual attraction by a human to animals. Such individuals are called zoophiles. The more recent terms zoosexual and zoosexuality also describe the full spectrum of human/animal attraction. A separate term, bestiality (more common in mainstream usage), refers to human/animal sexual activity. To avoid confusion about the meaning of zoophilia — whi ...

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• Zoophilia - Terminology
• Zoophilia - Extent of occurrence
• Zoophilia - Legal status
• Zoophilia - Zoophiles
• Zoophilia - Zoophilia as a lifestyle
• Zoophilia - Non-sexual zoophilia
• Zoophilia - Zoophiles and other groups
• Zoophilia - Perspectives on zoophilia
• Zoophilia - Psychological and research perspectives
• Zoophilia - Religious perspectives
• Zoophilia - Animal studies perspectives
• Zoophilia - Animal rights and welfare concerns
• Zoophilia - Historical and cultural perspectives
• Zoophilia - Health and safety
• Zoophilia - Arguments about zoophilia or zoosexuality
• Zoophilia - Mythology and fantasy literature
• Zoophilia - Media discussion
• Zoophilia - Pornography
• Zoophilia - Social community
• Zoophilia - Zoo Code
• Zoophilia - Other popular references
• Zoophilia - Books articles and documentaries
• Zoophilia - Academic and professional
• Zoophilia - Other books
• Zoophilia - Print and online media
• Zoophilia - Television and radio

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Biological factors / Choice / Environment Demographics / History Gender role / Gender identity Human sexual behavior / Animal sexuality Critiques of sexual behavior Gay rights / Laws / Same-sex marriage Homophobia / Biphobia / Psychology Medical science / Gay community Two-Spirit / Violence against LGBT people History of the Gay Community Christianity / ...

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• Bisexuality - Description
• Bisexuality - Bisexuality in history
• Bisexuality - Ancient Greece
• Bisexuality - Middle Eastern cultures
• Bisexuality - Modern Western prevalence of bisexuality
• Bisexuality - Social status of bisexuality
• Bisexuality - Terminology
• Bisexuality - Bisexuality in modern Western entertainment
• Bisexuality - Bisexuality in animals

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Anti-gay slogans are catchphrases or slogans which express opposition to homosexuality in ways which gay rights activists consider to be irrationally hostile or fearful (see homophobia and also anti-gay). Whether any particular formula is actually irrational is, of course, a matter of considerable controversy. These slogans, along with moral or scriptural prohibitions, have a long history, dating back at least as far as Classical Greece 2500 years ago. They range from the disrespectful, denigrating and pejorative to those expressing antipathy on religious or moral grounds. They commonly use pejorative terms like " ...

Including:

• Anti-gay slogan - Themes
• Anti-gay slogan - Declaration that same-sex love is unnatural
• Anti-gay slogan - Blame for Biblical plagues and natural disasters
• Anti-gay slogan - Conflation with child abuse
• Anti-gay slogan - Dissipation of vital force
• Anti-gay slogan - Association with effeminacy in men and masculinity in women
• Anti-gay slogan - Homosexuality as a sin
• Anti-gay slogan - AIDS as a gay disease

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Flagellation is the act of whipping (Latin flagellum, "whip") the human body. Specialised implements for it include rods, switches, and the cat-o-nine-tails. Flagellation - Disciplinary use and torture. Flogging is an approximate synonym that was probably derived from flagellum in the British navy, where flogging was a common disciplinary measure that became associated with a seaman's manly disregard for pain. Flagellation probably originated in the Near East, but quickly spread ...

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• Flagellation - Disciplinary use and torture
• Flagellation - Australian penal colonies
• Flagellation - Slavery
• Flagellation - Association with religion
• Flagellation - Christianity and Islam
• Flagellation - Ecstatics and Mystics
• Flagellation - Erotic use
• Flagellation - References and further reading

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The person being humiliated is often called a bottom, and the person who humiliates them is often called the top. Other common names are slave or sub/submissive for the bottom, and Master/Mistress or dom/dominant for the top. A professional dominant who specializes in humiliation play is sometimes known as a humiliatrix. Humiliation is not the same as domination as the devotee is not necessarily seeking to be ordered about. Humiliation comes into its own as a sexual force when the devotee seeks the humiliation over and above the means ...

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Erotic humiliation, Erotic humiliation - Terminology and overview, Erotic humiliation - Means of humiliation, Erotic humiliation - Psychology of humiliation, Erotic humiliation - Online humiliation

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Sexual humiliation is very open ended. Broadly it can be divided into verbal, and physical aspects. Verbal aspects might include: Verbal belittlement, such as "slave", "boy", "girl", "missy", "pet" Insults and verbal abuse, such as "fat", "ugly", "stupid", "worthless" Degrading references such as "slut", "tart", "bitch", faggot" and "whore" Slating of body parts or behaviors, such as disparaging or cruel references to breasts, facial appearance, genitalia or genital size, bottom, and slighting of manne ...

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Erotic humiliation, Erotic humiliation - Terminology and overview, Erotic humiliation - Means of humiliation, Erotic humiliation - Psychology of humiliation, Erotic humiliation - Online humiliation

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Modern chastity celts are designed for long-term, continuous wear. Before using a chastity belt, however, it is usually advisable to clarify one's goals and balance them against the potential physical and mental discomfort. Given large variations in human physiology, careful fitting and adjustment is normally required. Testing the belt itself carefully for wearability before relying upon it is recommended, as is checking regularly for bruising, edema and chafing. "Florentine"-style waist belts can be incompatible with v ...

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Chastity belt, Chastity belt - History, Chastity belt - Modern use, Chastity belt - Precautions

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Modern chastity belts are designed for long-term, continuous wear. Before using a chastity belt, however, it is usually advisable to clarify one's goals and balance them against the potential physical and mental discomfort. Given large variations in human physiology, careful fitting and adjustment is normally required. Testing the belt itself carefully for wearability before relying upon it is recommended, as is checking regularly for bruising, edema and chafing. "Florentine"-style waist belts can be incompatible with v ...

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Chastity belt, Chastity belt - History, Chastity belt - Modern use, Chastity belt - Precautions

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Chastity belts are surrounded by myths and folklore, the most common of which is that they were first used by crusading knights on their wives. It is not known whether or not these referred to actual physical devices; their use is also not likely because the crude metalworking of the times would have made it difficult to produce a belt safe for long-term wear. The first known mention of chastity belts in the West is in Konrad Kyeser von Eichstätt's Bellifortis, a book describing the military technology of the era. In it is inc ...

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Chastity belt, Chastity belt - History, Chastity belt - Modern use, Chastity belt - Precautions

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Today, chastity belts are sometimes used in consensual BDSM play and as provocative items of fetish wear. They range from simple leather or plastic toys commonly sold by adult stores to expensive high-security steel devices made by a handful of specialist firms. Although no reliable statistics are available on the use of chastity belts, anecdotal reports from manufacturers suggest that most belts sold are for men. Modern, high-security chastity belts tend to be one of two types: A "cage"-type device which encloses ...

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Chastity belt, Chastity belt - History, Chastity belt - Modern use, Chastity belt - Precautions

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Note that some people in the BDSM community begin dominant terms with an upper case, for example: Top, Master, Dom, Domme, etc, as well as to begin submissive terms with a lower case, even where normally incorrect, chiefly in acronyms and abbreviations, such as D/s for Dom/sub. In addition, high protocol refers to groups that adhere to strict roles and role-based rules of conduct, whereas low protocol refers to groups that are more relaxed. Old Guard refers to high protocol groups, particularly gay leather BDSM gr ...

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List of BDSM terms, List of BDSM terms - Some BDSM terminology:

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Stimulation of the prostate gland in males has been compared to stimulation of the Gräfenberg spot in females in that prostate stimulation can result in a more powerful orgasm. Stimulation of the prostate gland can be accomplished through anal sex and anal masturbation. Putting pressure on the perineum may also stimulate the prostate. Pegging, where a woman penetrates a man with a strap-on dildo, also provides intense prostate stimulation for most men. A separate practice, prostate massage or prostate milking refers to massage of the prostate either for clinical purposes, or more commonly as part of erotic sexual denial, ...

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Prostate, Prostate - Structure, Prostate - Disorders of the prostate, Prostate - Stimulation

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