Encyclopedia Of Unusual Sex Practices

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNUSUAL SEX PRACTICES



THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNUSUAL SEX PRACTICES BRENDA LOVE INTRODUCTION BY MICHAEL PERRY, PH.D. , A.C.S. -B-li-ii9Cl<lJE- FORT LEE, NEW JERSEY

WARNING The author and publisher do not advocate practicing any of the activities listed herein. Many are dangerous and some lethal. People who choose to engage in these activities do so at their own risk. Published by Barricade Books Inc. 185 Bridge Plaza North Suite 308-A Fort Lee, NJ 07024 www.barricadebooks.com Copyright © I 992 by Brenda Love All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, by any means, including mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, w ithout the prior written permission of the publisher, except by a reviewer who wishes to quote brief passages in connection with a review written for inclusion in a magazine, newspaper, or broadcast. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publ ication Data Love, Brenda. The encyclopedia of unusual sex practices I Brenda Love. p. cm . ISBN 0-942637-64-X: $29.95 (Cloth) ISBN l-56980-011-1 : $22.00 (pbk) l. Sex customs- Encyclopedias. 2. Sex- Encyclopedias. I. Title. HQ12.L68 1992 306.77 ' 03- dc20 92-16420 CIP Fifth Printing Printed in the United States of America.

CONTEN TS EDITORIAL BOARD OF ADVISORS ........ .. .... .. ........................vii ILLUSTRATORS.............. ................ .............................................x INTRODUCTION ............ ......... ...... ..... ....... ....... ......... .. ....... .. ......xi PREFACE ........................................ ......... .. ...... .... ..................... ..xiii ENTRIES A-Z ....................... ............. .... .. ..................... ................. 1 GLOSSARY OF TERMS .. .. ...... ..... .. ... ... ...... ......... ........... ... .......304 APPENDIX OF SUPPLIERS ......... ................................ .... ... .. ...315 BIBLIOGRAPHY .............................. ............ ................. ............317 INDEX ................ ...... ................................ .. .. .. .. ... .. ........ ....... ... ... 327

DEDICATION This book is dedicated to Mark, Matilda, Martin, Linda, Peter, Alex, Aaron, Joseph, Adrian, and Nelson, the special friends who helped me survive both the earthquake and the death of my mother while trying to complete this book. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT A special thanks goes to the people who helped me compile information for this book. In addition to my editors they are Diego, Michael, Tanith, Joe, Grant, Vinci, Bruce, Ron, Enrique, Janet, Russ, Cheryl, MD, Jamie, Doug, Stephen, Angela, Erich, Crimson, Robert, Wayne, Jay, Pete, Mark, Jim, Barry, David, Ted, Robert, Jonathan, Dan, Katheryn, Phil, Allen, Steve, T im, Steve, Mark, Karen, Bernie, Michael, John, Ann, Bruce, Brad, Dwight, Susan, Paul, L orna, David, Israel, Joseph, Hal, John, Nawana, Rick, Walter, Pat, Jack, Dwigh t, Carol, Tim, Chaz, Joanna, The Society of Janus, T he Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, Skin II, Mad Dog Tattoo, Platinum Films, Fetish Times, Back Drop C lub, Club Mud, British M useum Library, Mother Goose Productions, QSM, Katharsis, San Francisco Sex Information Switchboard, Stanford Lane Medical Library, The Gauntlet, Mr. S, Romantasy Boutique, Desmodus, Inc. SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Many of the terms in this encyclopedia were coined by Dr. John M oney and this special acknowledgement is given to him in gratitude for the m any accomplishments he has made in the science of sexology. A list of his terms can be found under \"Sexology.\"

EDITORIAL BOARD O F ADVISORS D ISCLAIMER Members of the Editorial Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Board have generously agreed to review University of T oronto, Canada. He h as selected entries relating to areas in which published and lectured extensively in the they have personal expertise. They do not in a reas of neuropsych iatry and sexual disor- any way endorse the material presented here ders. or guarantee its accuracy. The opinions expressed in this book are the author's and FLASH GORDON, M .D., F.A.C.E.P. Dr. do not necessarily reflect the opinions or Gordon is a San Francisco physician. He values of individual advisors. worked with the H aight Ashbury Free Medical C linic from 1978 through 1990, KIMBERLEY RUFER-BACH is a free- and was Medical Director of the Medical lance writer, editor, and literary consultant Section there from 1985 through 1990. He based in Boulder Creek, California. She was the Emergency Medicine Residency writes for magazines, newspapers, and busi- Director at San Francisco General H ospital nesses. Her work includes the text of The from 1978 through 1980, and was active in First Men in the Moon Math, a best-selling emerge ncy medicine from 1976 th rough educational computer game. Egyptology is 1988. He is a columnist in CiiyBike one of her main interests and she con- Maga zine, the Northern California tributes to KMT, A Modern Journal of Motorcycle monthly, and recently compiled Ancient Egypt. Kimb erley is currently a selection of his columns into a book enti- wri ting a novel which is set in ancient tled Blood, S weal, and Gears. Dr. Gordon Egypt. fou nded the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of Doctors Ought to Care, better BRAD BUNNIN has practiced law in the known as D.O. C. He also founded San Francisco Bay Area since 1966. For H.E .A.R . (Hearing Edu cation and more than a decade, he's concentrated Awaren ess for Rockers). H e is Chairman of exclusively on publishing law, representing the Board of the H aight Ashbury hundreds of writers and over three dozen Switchboard, and hosts the Medical publishers throughout North America. Brad Conference on the W.E.L.L., an electronic is principal author of The Writer's Legal community based in Sausalito. Dr. Companion (Addison-Wesley, 1988), and Gordon's personal interests are diverse. h e's taught publishing law at the Graduate School of Journalism, University of CONRAD HODSON is a \"kinky\" b lack- California, Berkeley. smith, a na tive of Oregon, a nd has been an S/M player for 18 years. He lives in Eugene MICHAEL DECKER is a vice president of with his lover of 25 years, who was also his the National Leather Association, Seattle first p lay partner. He feels strongly that no Chapter. H e lectures nationally on the S/M one else should have to take as long as he circuit and is thorough ly committed to did to find out how S/M really works, and is sexual education. H e is currently gathering committed to education and outreach about material for a comprehensive comp endium safe, sane, an d consensual play. He is the for psychologists interested in his particular president of the Oregon Guild Activists in field of expertise. SIM and has served two terms o n the Council of the National L eather J. PAUL FEDOROFF, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C), Association. is a s taff psychiatrist in the Forensic J OHN JOSS is an experienced television Division of the Clarke Institute of and radio broadcaster, director, writer, and Psychiatry, Associate Psychiatrist with the author of several fi ction and nonfiction Neuropharmacology Division of the books. John graduated from the Royal Toronto Western Hospital, and Assistant vii

EDITORIAL BOARD viii EDITOR I AL BOARD Naval College, D artmouth. He was also an tion and rituals. Fakir's views have been actor in London's theaters and today writes expressed in the 1986 film Dances Sacred & teleplays and scripts. John's interests are Profane (released on home video as Bizarre diverse. He flies everything from gliders to Rituals), his own book Body Play, Re/Search fighter jets, races motorcycles, and devotes Publication's Modern Primitives (Fakir time to assist writers with grammatical coined this term in 1979 to describe himself editing. and a few kindred spirits), in Mark Thompson's Leathe1folk, and in numerous H. MARTIN MALIN, PH.D., FACCS, is issues of Piercing Fans International Associate Professor of Clinical Sexology at Quarterly (PFIQ) m agazine. He currently the Institute for Advanced Study of Human publishes his own magazine Body Play & Sexuality and Consulting Clinical Sexologist lvfodern Primitives Quarterly fo r those who at the John s H opkins Hospital Sexual view their bodies as living canvases to deco- Disorders Clinic. He is President of rate and living clay to sculpt. A shaman, Sexology Associates, Inc., a private practice master piercer and body modifier, Fakir specializing in the diagnosis and treatment played a significant part in the revival of of paraphilic sexual disorders and gender body piercing, branding and other body- identity/role concerns . Dr. Malin is a related practices for purposes of spiritual Diplomate of the American Board of exploratio n, rites-of-passage, healing and Sexology, a Board Certified Sex Therapist reclaiming the body. and Clinical Supervisor, and a Life C linical Fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Born Roland L oomis in 1930, Fakir was Sexologists, a member of AASECT, SSSS born a depression baby in Aberdeen, South and numerous other professional societies. Dako ta. H e studied electrical engineering and has a B.S.E. degree fro m Northern KAREN MENDELSOHN came out as an State University (South D akota), plu s an S/M player in 1986 . She has been coordi- M.A. degree in Creative Writing from San nator of the Society of Janus and an officer Francisco State University. For many year s of the National Leather Association. In he held executive positions in San Francisco 1989 she founded QSM which gives classes advertising agencies and operated his own in San Francisco on all aspects of domina- agency where he specialized in high-tech tion and S/M play. QSM has also held art advertising and marketing for Silicon Valley exhibits, readings, and video screenings of industries. Currentl y, F akir is a popular S/M artwork. speaker at universities, colleges and to spe- cial interest groups. He is Director of t he LORNA MEYER holds advanced degrees Insigh t Institute and publish es unusual from Vanderbilt University and Stanford in books and periodicals as Insight Books. In religious studies with minors in anthro- addition, he conducts workshops on pology a nd art history. Lorna has extensive Ecstatic Shamanism and offers private knowledge of foreign cultures. shamanic journeys, body piercings, or brandings in a ritual context. Fakir also likes JAMES DAVID-PETER MURPHY, to do ritual performanc e in galleries and PH.D. Dr. Murphy holds a doctorate in theaters. He is married to French-born psychology, and specializes in the field of Carla wh o is also a collaborator in his work- psychopath ology. He has training in mas- shops and performances. sage therapy, Chinese acupuncture and acu- pressure. He founded and directs Night- JOAN A. NELSON, M.A. (PSY.), ED.D. Thunder, Incorporated, a centre for intense (Human Sexuality), is a sex edu cator and internal transformational therapy. There he clinical sexologist in private practice in San practices as a psychoneuroimmunologist. Francisco. Her published research attempts to describe the phenomenon of intergenera- FAKIR MUSAFAR is known worldwide for tional sexu ality-including nonproblematic his forty plus years of research and for his as well as problematic relationships. M s. personal practice of primitive body decora-

EDITORIAL BOARD ix EDITORIAL BOARD Nelson's relevant publications include: pleted his training at the Mayo Clinic. \"The impact of incest: factors in self-evalu- Private practice gave way to clinical phar- ation,\" a chapter in the book Childhood maceutical research at Lederle, Syntex, and Sexuality, New Findings/New Perspectives ALZA. Key involvem ent in developing hor- ( 1981); \" A new l oo k at incest, \" Forum mone skin patches for women and men Magazine (Aug. 1980); \" Incest: self-report brought focus to the sexual problems related findings from a nonclinical sample,\" The to hormone deficiency. He has emphasized Journal of Sex Research (Nov. 1986); \"Fear treatment of male impotence by noninvasive of sexual intimacy: an integrative clinical pharmacologic therapy for the past five approach emphasizing learned inhibition as years. He has formed a new company, an etiological factor,\" Journal of Sex VIVUS, Inc., whose sole focus is optimizing Education and Therapy (Vol. 13, 1987); and therapy of impotence. Such efforts empha- \"Intergenerational sexual contact: a con- size need for both partners to achieve max- tinuum model of participants and experi- imal satisfaction through peak male ences,\" Journal of Sex Education and performance. Therapy (Vol 15, 1989). GRANT C. RIDDLE is a technical m an- MICHAEL PERRY, PH.D. is a licensed ager by vocation and a writer by avocation. therapist with a private practice in Encino, His articles on social/sexual subjects h ave California. He specializes in sexual concern been published in the medical journal therapy, relationship counseling and surro- Sexuality & Disability ( 1988), Fascination gate therapy, has a number of teaching cre- ( 198 5), and OverGround (1991). His book dentials and is Board Certified by the Amputees & Devotees (1989) broke through American College of Sexologists. He is past the socially correct \"conspiracy of silence\" president of the Society for the Scientific which surrounds the social/sexual concerns Study of Sex, L os Angeles Chapter, and of disabled people specifically as they apply now serves on the National Board. He pro- to amputees. His recent effort was co- duces audio and video programs on sexu- authoring the autobiography of a woman ality. Michael's most recent project, Sex: A parole officer who had been involved in the Lifelong Pleasure is a complete sexual self- tumultuous events which surrounded the help video series now in international distri- parole of the rapist/mutilator Lawren ce bution, produced by Lenox Holding of Singleton in 1987, but it seems that, due to Amsterdam. Michael is also an author, an the extreme revulsion of the nature of that international speaker, and a radio and televi- crime, he has encountered difficulties in sion personality. Michael has appeared on locating a publisher willing to produce the Geraldo, Sonya Live, Larry K in g Live, book. Hard Cop y, and the Playboy channel. H e has wrinen many articles on sexual issues, JAMES M . RODRIGUES, JR. has been a including the G-spot, female sexual health, sex and drugs, and sex education. He has police officer with the San Jose Police co-auth ored the book M arriage and the Department in California for the p ast ten Family in the Year 2020 and was an editor years. He worked as an investigator assigned for Handbook of Sexology, Volume VII, to the Child Exploitation Detail for three \"Childhood and Adolescent Sexology.\" and one-half years. As part of his assign- Michael, before becoming a sexologist, ment Detective Rodrigues worked under- spent 11 years studying for the priesthood. cover contacting and identifying p edophiles and child molesters involved in the sexu al VIRGIL PLACE, M.D. has specialized in exploitation of children. D etective Internal Medicine, E ndocrinology, and Rodrigues had occasion to work undercover Pharmacology. After receiving his M.D . and be contacted by a person interested in degree from Johns Hopkins, h e did his making a \"snuff film,\" where a young boy internship and biochemical fellowship at was to be kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and Presbyterian Hospital, Chicago, and com- ultimately murdered on film. These acts were never completed; however, the ensuing

EDITORIAL BOARD x ILLUSTRATORS investigation lasted ten months and gave and biotechnology fields. By virtue of their Rodrigues in-depth background in this area. different backgrounds, Steve and Kristina D etective Rodrigues' experiences have were able to provide the author with some given him unique insight into this sub-cul- unique insights during the evolution of this ture from which he has given the author work. guidance in this topic. In addition to the above mentioned consultants K.C. ROURKE has always been interested there were many people who made contribu- in people. She has explored herself and her tions to the book, only some of whom are listed fellow humans physically, emotionally and in my acknowledgements. sensually through several \"adult-oriented\" occupations; she reads extensively about ILLUSTRATORS how people think, feel and act; she has learned much from thousands of assorted PHOEBE GLOECKNER, M.A., Bio- personal encounters. In the late 1960s she medical Communications, is an illustrator of joined BackDrop Club and explored the medical texts, as well as a painter and car- role of power dynamics in sex and in life. toonist. Some of her other work may be She has since found great satisfaction in found in The Atrocity Exhibition by J.G. becoming the slave of a skilled and under- Ballard (Re/Search Publications), and standing Master. She has also found a com- Twisted Sisters, A Collection of Bad Girl Art patible husband, and spends her time (Penguin). Born in Philadelphia, she was creating a comfortable discreet space where m oved at the age of t we lve to San people with fetish/fantasy interests can play. Francisco, where she continues to reside (as do all the artists who contributed to this ED SARGENT, M.D. is a family physician book). Her chosen profession leaves abso- in Oregon who has in the course of his prac- lutely no time for hobbies or amusing pas- tice provided medical care to some in the times of any sort. Fortunately, she is able to SIM community. glean satisfaction from her work. She has inadvertently become known as an artist GREG SAWIN is a medical editor at ALZA who provides pictures for texts of salacious Corporation (Palo Alto, CA) and has a B.A. content. This book may represen t a depar- in psychology from San Francisco State ture from past work, since its intent is, of University (1979). He is also a director of course, to educate, rather than to inspire the International Society for General prurient feelings. Semantics (Concord, CA) and writes the \"Dynamics of Thought and Behavior\" fea- JAKUB KALOUSEK, originally of Prague, ture in the ISGS quarterly journal Et cetera. Czechoslovakia, is a painter as well as a rap One of his other interests is anthropology. musician and film producer. His most recent recording is titled Slickety-Lick. He is KRISTINA STONE, M.F.C.C. received known in some circles for his films, remark- her Masters in Counseling from the able for their atmosphere of concrete ambi- University of San Francisco and has studied guity. in the field of Human Sexuality. She is presently in private practice as a licensed PAUL MAVRIDES is an artist of Marriage, Family and Child Counselor in unbounded enterprise who is fluent in a Los Gatos, California. She and her hus- variety of media. His work may be found in band, Steve Stone, reside in Saratoga, various cultural tidepools. California. JULIE NEWDOLL, currently engaged in STEVEN STONE has a background in the demanding discipline of computer-gen- engineering and law and is presently prac- erated medical art, cools her heels at the ticing law in California, specializing in easel whenever time permits and inspiration patent, trademark and copyright matters, insists. primarily in the medical, pharmaceutical

I N TROD UCT I ON BY MICHAEL PERRY, PH.D . and th ese have been included, among oth er s, in this book. D r . M o ney brought It can be said of very few books that they prominence to the term paraph ilia (a love are unique. But this one certainly is. Its for or a n attraction to something outside the original title, BEYON D FANTASY: 500 usual). He also named and defined many of UNUSUAL SEX PRACTICES h as b een the -philias contained here. (See Sexology eclipsed. This e ncyclopedic work has gone /John Money) beyond the original 500 listings, beyond the unusual to the truly bizarre and beyond fan- Brend a L ove a nd I met as volunteer tasy to the outskirts of reality itself. It carves counselo rs o n the San Francisco Sex a path through sexual history and cultures Information Switchboard, S.F.S.I. to those and practices, both local and foreign. It will of us who know it well. S.F.S.I.' s non-judg- take you down byways whose very existence mental spirit together with the compassion will amuse and possibly delight you. It will we both felt for distraught callers helped to carry you into dark backwaters that will further develop an interest in understanding repulse and may even sicken you. the multi-faceted expressions of human sex- uality. The nature of the book is truly encyclo- pedic and so is its format. Each entry is self- THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNUSUAL SEX contained so you can start anywhere or you PRACTICES is more than an en cyclopedia could start with Acrotomophilia (being sex- with over 700 entries. M s. Love's root ually aroused or attracted to an amputee) theory, her philosophy and psychology of and end up somewhere around Zelophilia sexuality is best elucidated in two entries: (being aroused by jealousy). It is a readable \" Paraphilias \" and \" Love.\" A careful read commentary o n all thi ngs sexual. Well, here reveals that \"deviance\" merely means nearly all; look for the sequel. It will enable \"not usual,\" \"away from the norm,\" a non- you to di stinguish Pediophilia (sexual judgmental \" paraphilic\" classification. By attraction for dolls) from Pedophilia (sexual dissecting n eurological cycles, imprinting, attraction of an adult toward a child). There primal n eeds and compensation, Brenda are Listings for sex conferences both scien- explo res how different people form t heir tific and hedonistic; clothing-optional hotels own \" love maps\" ( term co ined by John and obv iou sly m o re games, devices and Money) and how certain stimuli may concepts than even the most sexually adven - enge nder a flig ht or fight reaction in on e turous could ever try in many lifetimes. person and love o r attraction in an oth er. Perhaps this is the ultimate \"how-to\" mar- T his may a lso exp lain why actu al pain riage manual to put spice back into a wilting inflicted by an attractive person can gen- relationship . erate arousal. Ask a dental technician! This theory delineates how elevation of energy, Brenda L ove birthed this encyclopedia or stress necessarily leads to fight, flight, or after four years of gestation. The seeds of love/sex in order to properly a rrive at con- this book are international with research flict resolutio n and homeostasis. T he reac- a cc umul ated fr o m SI M lectures in Sa n tions are enmeshed. Resolution is necessary Fran cisco, Wes t coas t sex co nferences, otherwise disease lingers and deepens. counselor training for the San Francisco Sex Information Switchboard , 19th century lit- T I-IE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNUSUAL SEX erature at the Brit ish Museum Library, PRACTICES will be a reference for th e street interviews in Amsterdam, and discus- serious sexologist, a curiosity and source of sion s with co nsultants from around the amazement for those interested in sex and world. Many types of sexual behavior have all its variations and damning proof for the r ecently b een defined by Dr. John Money puritanical that we are truly going to Hell in a handbasket-bound and flogged. xi



PREFACE \"The World is full ofapparent nity don't feel they fall into either category contradictions,and every highest truth is the since they only engage in activities for union of opposites. \" -HAVELOCK ELLIS experimentation. You the reader will need to keep in mind that almost any activity in The fantasies people create in their imagina- this book can be engaged in for reasons that tions know no bounds. Those things that vary from coercion from a partner, religious two or more consenting adults do are no ri tual, experimentatio n, supplemen ti ng longer limited b y a rbitrary and often cruel penis/vagina sex, building se lf-esteem, ru les base d on religious beliefs. Never- reducing stress, revenge, or it may be an theless, there remain two immensely impor- exclusive act which the person feels unable tant constraints on human sexual behavior. to control. First, one human being should not coerce another into sexual activities. In particular, T he information contained within THE older individuals must never use their phys- ical or em otional power over children and ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNUSUAL SEX PRAC- adolescents, either to obtai n sexual services, T ICES is only as accurate as its sources. or to initiate habits which, although p leasur- T hese include other authors and practi- able, may diminish a young person's per- tioners, individuals whose lectures I have sonal freedom of choice later in life. Second, attended, sometimes with demonstrations by people must not be led by their sexual people whom I have interviewed. I have not drives to dangerous or mutilating practices knowingly included any false information. that they subsequently regret. THE ENCY- CLOP EDIA OF UNUSUAL SEX PRACTICES A major dilemma has been how much documents a wide range of sexual acti vities. detailed instruction to include in the text. Many are behaviors which are enjoyed by Knowing people's tendency towards experi- the vast majority of individuals while others m entation, I have felt that it is my obligatio n have been associated with injury or death. It to provide enough safety precautions to is the aim of th e encyclopedia to provide fores tall unnecessary in jury. At t h e same objective information about how human time, it is n ot my in tent to write a user's beings behave; where you draw the line manual, or to endorse experimentation or must be your own info rmed ch oice. specific sex groups. My purpose is to edu- cate readers, and to do so without censor- I have attempted to write without bias. ship . Believing that individuals and groups engagin g in certain activities are entitled to I have used the acronyms B.C.E. (before explain their own conduct, I have consulted common er a) and C.E. (comm on era) or quoted from the practitioners themselves instead of B.C. (before Chri st) an d A.D. wherever possible. I next sought to corrobo- (Anno D omini-in the year of the Lord of rate the information I received from the the Christian era) purposefully. My book practitioners with input by respected sexol- has been written for a world audience of all ogists, psychologists, physicians, bio- religions and I prefer not to offend my non- chemists, anthropologists, attorneys, and Christian readers with Christian dates. I law enforcement person nel. have also used poems on a few occasions because poems express the intensity of Given the diverse backgrounds of my exp eriences and emotions in a way that I sources and editorial board, there were sev- cannot in my writing. eral obstacles to gaining a consensus of opinion. The medical community views I ·would like to extend an invitation to unusual sex practices from a health stand- anyone interested in giving me their com- point, psychologists view paraphilias as ments or sharing their experiences for a compulsives, and many in the S/M commu- possible revised edition and videotaped slide show to do so by writing me care of my publisher, Barricade Books, Inc., 6 1 Fourth Avenue, N ew York, NY 10003. xiii



A ABDUCTION Bondage, struggle, and (See also BITING, BLOOD SPORTS, CUP- intimidation are often involved in abduction PING, DEPILATION, PYROPHILIA, PHLE- play just as in an cient times when m en BOT OMY, SCRATCHING, SENSORY EN- abducted future brides from other tribes, HANCEMENT, T ICKLING, TOUCH and afterward keeping them in bondage to pre- URTICATION) vent escape. Bride capture existed in variou s forms until th e 19th centu ry in parts o f ACOUSTICOPHILIA (Melolagnia- Europe. (The ritual of a husband carrying music) An acou sticophile (acoustico: sound; his bride over the threshold stems from this phile: person with attachment) becomes tradition.) aroused by sounds. Sounds preferred may be in the form of music, song, love poems, Today some p eop le use abduction as verbal abuse, sexual commands, comments part of a negotiated sex scene that involves a in a foreign language, screaming, panting, mock capture of a hostage, prisoner, slave, moaning, groaning, sighing, heavy or rape victim. The scen e is acted out in the breathing, as well as any other natural privacy of the h ome u sing a bedroom, sounds people make during sex. closet, or garage as a jail cell. Others are more daring and stage their abduction People who do n ot no r mally vocalize scenes in a public place. The amount of feelings of arousal -but wh o would like to physical resistance in this case is limited develop this skill-do it during masturbation because potential observers may not know by concentrating on sounds that express that the abduction is consensual. Costumes ecstasy. Sounds don't need to be loud and and uniforms are used in scenes, particu - are preferred when natural and sponta- larly for military or police arrests. Couples neous. These sounds not only stimulate the also make use of h andcuffs, thumb cuffs, person making them but also serve as a very rope, tape, blindfolds, a nd other t ypes of effecti ve method of communicating pleasure bondage paraphernalia. CAUTION: with a particular caress, position, or act. Physical resistance during abduction some- This helps the partner learn the techniques times leads to accidental injuries. needed to keep them aroused. • (See also BONDAGE, FANTASY PLAY, Group sex can be very exciting for INTERROGATION and SLAVES) people because of the variety of sounds in close proximity . Some duplicat e sim ilar ABRASIONS (Carpet burns-on carpet) sounds by making a recording (or video) of P eople create abrasions by u sing metal their love-making and orgasm s to play emery files, brushes, or o ther items that are during th e n ext inte rlude. Others are rough to the skin but that d o not leave aroused by hearing or speaking curse words. residual particles of any type. Abrasions are generally less severe than rug burns. Certain music has b ecome associated Nipples are sen sitized by sanding lightly with sex. One concert pianist said he was with a file and the glans penis or labia is capable of eliciting variou s emotions in his brushed with a fingernail or an artist's oil audience b y different notes, using \"middle brush to accomplish the same effect . This c\" for sexual arousal. \"The Span ish Flea\" is type of torture builds in intensity as time used for stripping, and \" Bolero\" is popu lar passes and most stop short of creating pain. as an accompaniment to sex. Other classical T he desired effect is simply to make th e pieces ar e Wagner's \"Trist an and Isolde,\" area much more sensitive to normal touch. Beethoven 's \" Kreutzer Sonata,\" Stravin- CAUTION: L ocation s on the body are sky's \"Rite of Spring,\" and Berlioz's selected that will not be rubbed by clothing \" S ymphonie Fantastique.\" P eople who nor have pressure on them. Non-st erilized enj oy lying in front of fireplaces on rainy instruments can cause infectio ns. nights purchase recordings of rain st orms or the sound of ocean waves. In a similar way, 1

ACOUS TI CO PHILIA 2 ACROTOMOPHILIA music such as dirges or funeral hymns are open cockpit bi- plane, and whe n they used to help the mood for some necrophiles. r eached an altitude of 6,500 feet, the pas- Hard rock music triggers a sexual response senger would disrobe, climb out on th e wing as well, however in an altogether different and into the back seat, returning to the front manner . Michael Koss, who is the president seat afte r ha ving sex w ith t h e pi lot. All of K oss Stereo Headphone Corporation, is without falling off the wing! (P ersonal com- cited by Jillyn Smith in her book, Senses and munication, 1980) Sensibilities, where she says, \" ... the excite- ment that people, especially teenagers, get Aerobatics can be sexually arousing for a from high-d ecibel music results from activa- few people. Stunts in a small plane offer 4-5 tion of the peripheral nervous system by low negative G- forces an d 3-4 positive Gs. frequency sound waves beating against the These affect the b ody by pushing the blood body. \" Koss contends that \" people can get into either the head or the lower body, and 'high' from this feeling, because it switches result in feeling s of lightheadedness, on the body's fight or flight mechanism, fl oa tin g, or sin ki ng, depe nding on the bringing a rush of adrenalin (a reaso n for maneuver. T here is a tremendous adrenalin battle music?)\" (p. 39). ' ru sh' and a simultaneous sense of power over the airplane a nd submission to it. The (See also AGREXOPHILIA, CONFESSIONS, feeling o f being bound is greater in stunt COPROLALIA, ECOUTEURISM, EROTO- fl ying than w ith o ther sp orts because the GRAPHOMANIA, FANTASY PLAY, HOMI- belts have to ho ld both body weight and LOPHILIA, HYPNOSIS, JACTITATION, LOVE chute through every maneuver. T here are POTIONS, NARRATOPHILIA, OBSCENE very few sensations that compare with PHONE CALLS, PHONE SEX, SERENADES hanging upside down while one 's weight and TEASING) pulls them toward the glass bubble tha t sep- arates t he pi lot fr o m th e rapidly ACROPHILIA Acrophilia (Aero: highest approachi ng gro und . This fea t provides point; p hilia: attachment to) refers to a enough sexual stim ulation to cause at least person who is sexually aroused by heights. one female pilot to experience spontaneous Sky diving and bungy cord jumping are orgasm. (Personal communication.) high altitude activities that elevate one's adrenalin. This excitement can then be Finally, there are people who claim to transferred to passion and sex. Both of these have bee n captured by creatures from outer activities include a form of bondage, ver- space and impregnated while aboard flyi ng tigo, and suspension. saucers. Their stories have provided many with a sexual fantasy, one tha t is acted out S/M partners who suffer from acro- with the aid of readily available space cos- phobia are sometimes blindfolded and made tumes. to climb ladders. If this is done o ften the phobia seems to dissipate and along with it (See also AGORAP H ILJ A, CLA UST RO- the sexual charge it first produced. PI-ULIA, FANTASY PLAY, PHOl30PH ILIA and SUS PENSION) (\"Terror,\" QSM lecture b y J. C. Collins, ACROTOMOPHILIA (Amelotasis- November 28, 1990) attraction to the absence of a limb) An acro- Anoth er popular for m of acrophi lia is tomoph ile (Aero: extremity; -co rny: to cut; phili a: attachm en t to) is a person who is having sex at a high altitude. This is humor- arou sed by the thought of having sex with ously refe rred to as becoming a member of an am putee or by fa ntasizing about it. the \" Mile High C lu b\" and is d one in air- planes o r other aircr aft. (Conve rsely one Acro tomophiles sometimes convin ce a wonders if there is a \" Mile Low Club\" for consenting p artner to wrap a hand or foot in submarines.) There was a group of pilots in bandages . Dr. Eustace Chesser te ll s of a New York that had their own version of a man who used a form o f pseudoacrotomy Mile H igh Club. The requirements were by having his wife limp across the bedroom that the pilot and passenger went up in an

ACROTOMOPHILIA 3 ACUPRESSURE with crutches before en- they would have been nurtured more and gaging in sex. H e became criticized less, therefore the am p u tee pos- impotent if she didn't sesses a quality that this person feels he or comply (Scrange Loves, p. she needs. They gain that quality by vicar- 40). ious association. Their sexual inhibitions are lowered. P eople may become attracted to amputees for Clubs exist that provide introductions or many reason s. These referrals for amputees, and literature exists include fetishes, vicarious that provides written materials and photos. sadism , low self-esteem , a Fascination magazin e features only photos legitimate excuse for poor and stories about female amputees. There is performance, respect for an a book, Amputees & Devotees by Grant C. amputee's adjustment to a Ridd le, which provides a d etailed study of handicap, need to resc ue this phenomenon. and care for an amputee, and fear that this loss could happen to them. (See also APOTEMNOPHIL!A, AUTOMAS O- P eople in any of these categories have CHISM, BIN DING/F EET, COUVAOE SYN- apparently developed an amputee attraction DROME, DYSMORPHOPHILIA, HARMATO- through a previous childhood experie nce. PHILIA, MASOCHISM, PSYC HRO C ISM, T hey m ay have es caped p ossible injury SADISM and VICARIOUS AROUSAL) themselves or saw someone else injured. They were introduced to the concept of ACUPRESSURE Acupressure is the art amputation at an early age. The fear or compassion which they felt at that time of stimula ting the self-healing or pleasure could have made such a strong impression that they may experience an erotic reaction centers of the body by direct pressure on when they next see an amputee. Those per- sons can be male or female, straight or gay. specific areas. It is widely used in India for That initial erotic arousal then becomes the key to their adult sexuality. holistic care. Not only are the person's mus- Others may react by taking solace in the knowledge that someone else has worse cles m a nipulated, but so is the ir e n e rgy proble ms than themselves. F or some me n the preference of an unusu al sex object or fl ow. Yoga mast er s ar e said to h ave the practice is due to sexu al repression and guilt imposed by parents. They select safe objects ability to u se acupressure to give o r take o nto whic h to direct their lust . Th ey may selec t a prostitute b ecau se she cannot be away knowledge, spirit ual enligh te nment, viola ted, o r a handicapped p erson beca use the request for sex is compensated for by and energy. Sex is only a small part of this nurturing of the individual. Conversely, a p erson with a low self- complex form of healing and spirituality. esteem may feel that someon e with a ha nd- icap would provide a secure rela tionship as The two areas most responsive to acu- no one else would compete for them. T hey may also feel that the amputee could not pressure are the hands and feet. Twenty afford to be too critical or demanding. This false sense of security and arrogance may minutes of acupressure applied to them can lead a few into abusive behavior in th eir relationships with amputees. Men who h ave result in increased sexual energy. Every been constantly criticized by parents some- times feel that if they had b een amputees square inch of the feet and hands is given individual attention by using firm pressure and a rotating m o-tion. This should no t create pain wh en done correctly. Sensual acupressure points also include the ears and big toes, <fi '\\ ~ which are particu- larly se nsiti ve to being sucked or fel- lated. Other pressure points are on a ~) ~ person's torso. These areas are on , .·~ the nipples, inner collar bon e, center of chest between nipples (of small breasts) just under the navel, at the top line of p ubic

ACUPRESSURE 4 ADULTERY hair, at the base of the spine, and around (See ANACLITISM, GERONTOPHlLI A, the anus. The exact spots will vary slightly INFANTILISM, NYMPHOPHILI A, PEDIO- from person to person, and some spots may PHILIA and TRANSVESTITES) not provide stimulus at all. ADULTERY (Apistia, Affair, Open mar- Acupressure is also used to delay ejacula- riage-consensual, N onmonogamy-lifestyle tion in men. These pressure points are listed that does not restrict number of pa rtners) by David and Ellen Ramsdale as follows in Adultery is the sexual union between people their book titled Sexual Energy Ecstasy, A when at least one of them is married to Practical Guide Lo Lovemaking Secrets of the someone else. It is rarely used to describe a East and \\,\\/'est. man who frequents prostitutes or fo r a wan- dering partner in a homosexual marriage. PROST ATE POINT-midway between Most often the reason for engaging in adul- scrotum and an us, pushed frequently tery is an unbridled desire for ecstasy or pas- and firmly before ejaculation is immi- sion; second is the opportunity to fulfill basic nent. Some men are able to tighten the needs that are not met elsewhere; and third anal/Pubococcygeal muscle enough to is the inability to say \"no.\" pump the prostate. Adultery, or nonmonogamous sex, was SOLAR PLEXUS-pit of stomach right probably common among clans of primeval below breastbone, pressed with finger- man and resembled the social system in tips of both hands. some American Indian tribes. Adultery for women may have offered a few of the same SACRUM-inverted triangle of bone at advantages we find in some animals . base of spine, fingertip or thumb pres- Bachelor bands, such as the langur mon- sure used. keys, are one example. These clans are ruled by a dominant male and are often PUBIC BONE JUST ABOVE PENIS- raided by the younger ou tcast males. pressed with third finger. During raid s thes e males rape straggling females and kill their young. The female is TESTES-pu lled to keep them from sometimes able to avert this fate by slipping rising up toward body. away from the clan and having sex with sev- eral of the male outcasts. Her reward is that In keeping with acupressure therapy, neither she nor her young are attacked Ramsdale and Dorman also include a list of during the raids. They are in fact protected genital pre ssure poin ts and their corre- by her adulterous partners, all of which con- sponding list of organs that receive reju ve- sider themselves the fathe r of her yo ung . nation (i.e. lungs, heart, sp leen , liver, and Females in other primate clans use adul- kidneys) . The inside wall of the vagina has terous liaisons to guarantee babysitters for similar pressure points with the heart being their young. The mother signals one of her the organ stimulated by the d eepest penetra- lovers to watch her you ng while she enjoys a tion. The lungs are at the second deepest few hours of leisure and again each male point. This acupressure theory suggests that assumes this to be his responsibility as 'the there is a definite health advantage related father'. Thomas Gregor, in his book to regular intercourse or masturbation. Anxious Pleasures, The Sexual Lives of an Amazonian People, seems to attribute the (See also AX ILU SM, BINDING, BIT ING, continued survival of small Amazonian CLAMPS, CORSETS, CUPPING, GENU-PHAL- tribes to the cohesion created by the num- LATION, U GHTING, MASSAGE, PINCHING, bers of m emb ers who e ngage in adultery. SCRATCHING, SENSORY ENHANCEMENT Lovers, especiall y men, tend to give pre- and TICKLING) sents of food. T his type of support, or exchan ge, balances their economic system. ADOLESCENTILISM-PARAPHILIC T he love bonds and the presen ce of chi!- (Ephebophilia- attraction to adolescents) P araphilic adolescen tilism refers to people who fi nd sexual p leasure in dressing like a teenager or acting out this role.

ADULTERY 5 ADULTERY dren by various women deter a young man adultery. Enforcement, however, has or widower from leaving to marry someone become impossible due to increased from another tribe . anonymity in metropolitan areas and a lack of m otivation by neighbors or rela tives to In modern societies, adu ltery became a report offenders, among other factors. threat to the family unit. It was still toler- ated, but most often in the form of prostitu- The Puritans must have been appalled tion. The Bible provided one of the first when they were first exposed to the open restrictions against adultery for women, but sexuality of the adjacent India n culture. even th en women were rare ly punished. John D'Emilio and Estelle Freedman, in Numbers V tells of a ritual used to expose their book Intimate M auers, A History oj adulterous women . Most people, unfamiliar Sexuality in America, discuss the sex habits with Jewish history, interpret this adultery of Puritans and American Indians during test as unfair, chauvinistic, and cruel. In this time. The Indians unabashedly prac- reality, no guilty woman's stomach ever ticed homosexuality, adultery, polygamy, swelled and caused death as the law warned. transvestism, an d zoophilia. Likewise, being The test consisted of simply d issolving the human, not all of the Puritans remained ink inscription of god's name off a parch- pious and many of those who settled in ment with water. The intention of the rabbi Plymouth openly adopted these Indian cus- or priest was to restore the husband's faith toms, even reviving some of the pre- in his wife and therefore discourage divorce Christian religious fertility ceremonies. The or retribution . Th is was done witho ut leader, Thomas M orton, was eventually regard to her guilt or innocence. The test deported to England for a while, and only eventually lost its credibility becau se all the returned shortly before his death. In time, women proved innocent by the application the majority of Puritans prevailed and of this test. forced all settle rs in th e new co lonies to follow the Puritan code of morality. Adultery continu ed to be tolerated by societi es that practiced pre-arranged mar- This intolerance, however , was n ot riages or that enforced laws aga inst divorce. re st ricted to their fell ow colonists; it was Catholicism did not campaign to stop adul- imposed on the surrounding Indian tribes as tery but had its influence by primarily con- well. In Women and Colonization: Amhro- demning the sex act; for them adultery did pological Perspectives (quoted in Intimate not carry much more stigma than carnal lust Mailers) , a Jesu it, confronting a M ontagnais in marriage. The first real campaign against Indian, sa id, \"It is not honorable for a adultery came from the Protestant reforma- woman to love anyone else except her hus- tion. The Protestant leaders thought it wiser band,\" for this sexual promiscuity meant to discourage arranged marriages and to that a man \" was not sure that his son ...was sanction sex within a marriage. Their hope his son.\" T h e Indian, pointing out the cul- was that families would be bo n ded more tural differences of the intruder, replied, closely if couples married for love. In turn, \"You French people love only your own the Pro testant ecclesiastical courts children, but we love all the children of our demanded chastity until engagement, and tribe.\" This attitude made unwanted preg- fidelity forever after. This law was for the nancies and split families less of a psycho- economic protection of a society that did logical burden. Women and children were not have a welfare system o r a job market also recognized as valuable and thei r contri- for women. butions to the success of the tri be were viewed as equitable and necessary. T he The English Puritans, upon relocating to Indians, unlike the Europeans, did not use the Colonies, abolished the ecclesiastical wages, sex ual fideli ty, and closed educa- courts and made sex offenses capital crimes tional in stitutions to suppress women. in civil courts. There are still many states Coloni sts la te r us ed the pro m iscuity and that have statutes and penalties against

ADULTERY 6 AGALMATOPHILIA cultural differences of the Indians as proof with a close friend or relative of their of the latter's racial inferiority. This helped spouse. the colonists to justify their extermination program. Married partners who accept an open marriage will generally negotiate for things Adultery was also tolerated by societies such as secrecy, discretion, restriction on when the ratio of men to women was dis- gifts, time allocated, locations for sex, type proportionately high, or when the offense of person selected, type of sex, safe sex, etc. was by a man against a lower status slave, Some couples use group sex with strangers servant, or prostitute. as an equitable compromise because both parties are present and there are very few Today, there seem to be differences emotional liaisons established in this envi- between male and female affairs. Men usu- ronment. N onmonogamous marriages, ally are not looking for a replacement for whether consensual or undiscovered, are their wives. They use adultery to relieve thought to take longer to break up because stress, alleviate boredom, get revenge, the adulterous partner is usually happy and remedy a lack of affection from a spouse, rarely takes out their frustra ti ons on their temporarily escape responsibility, boost spouse. T here are exceptions, for while their ego, increase their sexual knowledge some adulterers will feel guilty and treat and proficiency, or to ease the transition their partners with more respect, others turn period between being a promiscuous bach- guilt into hostility and false accusations elor and being married. Many men also against their spouses. marry for practical reasons and not because the one chosen was the most sexually Adultery involving homosexuality can be appealing. Women have affairs for many of traumatic to the spouse who has a limited the same reasons, but tend to fall in love interpretation of human sexuality, thereby with their new partner much more often. adding more guilt and shame to the event. This can be a problem, because, unlike men Counseling is beneficial for most people who may also fall in love, women are less who find themselves in this predicament. likely to separate sex from responsibility and The book by Jean Schaar Gochros, Ph.D., often do n ot give up their lovers simply to entitled When Husbands Come Out of the keep peace in the family. Close1, may be of benefit for those facing this particular problem. CAUTION: An Affairs are often painful for the single assumption of implied consent regarding partner. While they may feel a high level of open marriages or use of deceit may have self-esteem initially, it is depleted when the severe consequences. Dis eases and adulterer goes home every night to someone unwanted pregnancies can also create prob- else . Often in the end the person who was lems. the center of the adulterer's world becomes an embarrassment, a mistake, or a scape- (See also CANDAULISM, CUCKOL DRY , goat, so that breaking up becomes the only GROUP SEX, FESTIVALS, HAREMS, HET - remedy. AERAE, ILLEGAL SEX, LOVE POTIONS, Spouses desiring an open marriage may MARRIAGE, MENAGE A TROIS, PROSTITU- be able to negotiate for what they feel is necessary for their emotional surviva l. TION and WIFE SWAPPING) However, much depends on the value their partner places on fidelity. Statistics show AGALMATOPHILIA (Galateism, Pyg- that most people don't file for divorce on a malionism , Statuophilia) Pygmalion was a first offense, but one can exp ect spouses mythical Greek sculptor who fell in love who feel helpless and betrayed to go with Galatea (one of his female statues) . At through a stage of wanting to control or his request, the goddess Aphrodite brought know about all their partner's activities. her to life. Today this term refers to people This is temporary and necessary fo r some to with a statue or mannequin fetish. reestablish trust in a partner's fidelity. Others may seek revenge by having an affair Several historical cases of agalmatophilia have been documented. C!isyphus evidently \"violated the statue of a goddess in the

AGALMATOPHILIA 7 AGREXOPHILIA Temple of Sames, after havi ng placed a A few people in today's S/M community piece of meat on a certain part. In 1877 \"a use a psychological fo rm of restrain t where garde n er fe ll in love with a statue of the the person, like a statue, is not to move or Venus of J\\!l ilo and was di scove r ed respond to the fondli ng actions of their attempting coitus with it\" (Psychopathia partner. And people everywhere seem fasci- Sexualis, by Richard Von Krafft-Ebing, p. nated with the royal guards at Buckingham 35 1). Palace for their statue-like imperviousness. The practice of having sex with a statue (See also AMAUROPHIL!A, ANDROlDISM, was common among worshippers o f the god EROTOMANIA, FETISHES, FORNICATORY Priapus where virgins were to first be pene- DOLLS, FROTTAGE, 1-JEIROPHILIA, PEDIO- trated by him . This practice was later rele- PH ILIA, PHALLOPHILIA and PORNOG- RAPHY) gated to a priest or magistrate. However, even AGONOPHILIA (Pseudo-rape) Agono- in our own century, young philia (agon: struggle; philia: attachment to) Indian virgins have been refers to those who enjoy engaging in a pre- known to use sacred phal- tended struggle before overpowering their luses to break their hymens sex partner. before marriage. A few ancient statues had (See also FANTASY PLAY, HARPAX- removable penises to facil- OPHILIA, RAPE and WRESTLING) itate their use as dildos. Several statues of Catholic AGORAPHILIA (Bus hie mall-sex in fertility saints, including amo ng others St. open park) Agoraphilia (agora: public place Foutin, St. G uerlichon, St. Gilles, and St. or assembly; philia: attraction to) refers to Rene were equipped with a la rge phallus. arousal from being in public p laces. People The Protestants demolished a church at who desire to have sex in their back yard, a Orange in 1562 to find a large wooden park, or other exposed area more than likely phallus that had been covered with leather experience an unusual level of excitement and 23 years later at Embrun fou nd people from being outdoors. Agorap hiles experi- still worshipping the statue of St. Foutin by ence sexual excitement from being outdoors pouring wine onto his penis (Sex in History, ju st as agoraphobics experience fear. by G. Rattray Taylor, pp. 269-270). Today some men still prefer th e mu lti- One of the parks in San Francisco is a dimensional aspect of these forms to two- popular meeting p lace for gays who enjoy d imensional printed erotica. One case was semi-p ublic sex. T he ci ty tried to dis- reported of a man who as a 12 yea r old boy courage their activity by having many of the became enamored of a life-size statue at a shrubs cleared away. This simply resulted in museum when his mother called it obscene. the gays having sex without the protective Later, he spotted two small statues in a store covering of shrubs. window and purchased them. He began using them while masturbating and at the (See also ACROPHILIA, CLAUSTROPHILlA, age of 34 had not broken the habit even EXHIBITIONISM, HODOPHILIA and PHOBO- though he was married. Another case was PHILIA) that of a wi ndo\\.v dresser who felt compelled to masturbate whenever he saw a nude AGREXOPHILIA Agrexophilia refers to manikin. His first sexual experience was at those who become aroused by the knowl- the age of 14 when he was forced to per- edge that others may become aware of or fo rm fellatio on his supervisor as they sat on hear their lovemaking. This can occur in m anikin s. He developed the desire to not hotels, group sex scenes, outdoors, or only rub against a manikin to masturbate during visits with friends or relatives. but to have another man watch (The Sexual Fetish, by Robert Tralins, pp. 27, 46). (See also DOGG ING , ECOUTEURISM, EX- HIBITIO NISM, GROUP SEX and JACTITA- TION) ALGOPHILIA (D oleros) Algophilia (algo: pain; philia: attachment to) refers to

ALGOPHILIA 8 ALGOPHILIA sexual arousal gained by pain sensations. An We detect somatic pain by stimulation of algophile may be involved in S/M, however the free nerve endings that lie near the sur- it seems the majority are n o t. Kinsey, in face of the ski n . Once activated they 1953, reported that abou t 50% of the people transmit a signal to the brain, however, this he surveyed admitted feeling sexual arousal is not a guarantee that the sensation will be from being bitten. perceived as painful. The message may be thwarted in several ways. First, certain Primitive tribes, with their painful rituals nerves, the o nes that transmit sensations of for entering adulthood, valued their ability deep pressure, vibration, heat and cold, can to endure pain as a prerequisite fo r mar- override pain signals. This is why cold com- riage. The hostile and formidable environ- presses, heating pads, and chemicals seem ment hunter s and gathere rs li ved in made to help reduce discomfort. Second, a this an essential qualification . Paul person's mood affects this process and if he Bohannan, an anthropologist who wrote a is anxious the pain will be sh arper, whereas paper on his field work in Nigeria between if he is sexually aroused, feels safe, in con- 1949 and 1953, reports a conversation he trol, and submits to the partner, the sensa- once had with a group of the Tiv tribe: tion may even seem pleasant. In a study conducted by Drs. Miczek, Thompson, and The aesthetic of beauty, insofar as it is Shuster it was discovered that in mice it was represented by scarification and chipping of not the amount or le ngth of painful stimulus teeth, is involved with pain. I once asked a that triggered the analgesic resp on se but group of Tiv with whom I was discussing rather the mouse's resignation to defeat scarification whether it was not exceedingly (\" Analgesia Fo ll owi ng Defeat in an painful. They turned on me as if I had Aggressive Encounter: Development of missed the entire point-as, indeed, I had. Tolerance and Changes in Opioid ' Of course,' one of them said, 'of course it is Receptors,\" Anna.ls of the NY Academy of painful. What girl would look at a man if h is Sciences, Stress-Induced Analgesia, Vol. 467, scars had not cost him pain?' The effort to p. 16) . Extroverts are thought to require 'glow' must be ob vious; the effort to b e stronger tactile and mental stimulation than dressed up must involve expense and introve rts and wil l not register pa in as trouble; scarification, one of the finest deco- quickly. Once pain h as been registered the rations, is paid for in pain. The pain is the body will try to a dap t in various ways. proof positive that decoratio n is an unselfish Steady pain requires rapid firi ng by our ner- act, and that it is don e to give p leasur e to vous system and the body's tendency is t o others as well as oneself (A1arks of adapt to constant stimulus by slowing this Civilization, B eauty and Scarification process, meaning that the intensity of pain Amongst the Tiv, edited by Arnold Rubin, p. dissipates accord ingly. Once pain has been 82) . registered for 20-40 m inutes the body will begin to produce opiate-like chemicals to T ribes also used the pain of these scarifi- reduce pain sensations. cations to induce passion, and thus fertility, in much the sam e way as people today use People playing with pain normally desire biting. to create enough to trigger the release of these c hemicals with their anesthetic, The registration of pain is caused by the euphoric, and trance-like qualities. T he pain releas e of che micals such as bra d yki nin , game is precarious because the pain/plea- substance P, and prostaglandins and can be sure threshold is n o t constant and can be divided into two types, somatic and visceral. unintenti onall y c rossed ove r, bringing an Som atic pain occurs m ost often in the mus- end to one's hard earned sexual euphoria. cles or skin. This pain is re la ti ve ly mil d Gene Bylinsky, in his book Mood Control, compared to visceral pain which radiates expla ins: On th e su rface, the effects of from internal organs, causing nausea and stress, fear, and arousal on pain perception weakness. The testes are part of the visceral system and injury t o the testicles is trau- matic.

ALGOPHILIA 9 ANACLITISM look paradoxical. Moderate anxiety condition in heterosexual females or gay increases the response to pain, whereas high men is called alloandrism and in he tero- levels of anx iety, including terror or fear, sexual m en or lesbians is known as all og- decrease the response to pain. But in term s ynia. of survival such a response makes a great deal of sense. Perception of pain depends (See also ADULT ERY, F ANTASY, FANTASY on environmental situations and on the state PLAY and SEX MAGICK) of arousal at a particular moment. As one scientist explains it, \" Thus, being hit in the AMAUROPHILIA (Lygerastia-arousal mouth by a mugger, in a perhaps life-or- only in darkness) Amaurophilia (Amaurosis: death situation, may cause little or no blindness; philia: attachment to) refers to immediate pain, while the slightest touch by those who are aroused by a sex partner who a dentist of a patient's tooth may readily is unable to see them and does not apply to elicit wincing\" (Mood Control, by Gene two blind partners. Amaurophilia usually Bylinsky, p. 35). manifests itself by an inhibition of sigh t with either one or both sex partners using a An additional aspect of pain is that it can blindfold or having sex in total darkness. trigger a reaction from the autonomic ner- This may be caused by reasons such as reli- vous system caus ing an increased rate of gious guilt about nudity and sex, low self- breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure; all esteem, or feelings of inadequacy. of which can enhance sexual sensitivity or experience. Other amaurophiles may have become conditioned to respond sexually only when a Modern society views pain as an afflic- partn er is asleep or has his o r her eyes tion and does everything possible to inhibit closed. They may have had childhood expe- its effects. We may someday have a better riences of sex with siblings who were either understanding of its biochemical properties sleeping or feigning sleep. Necrophiles also and pain may prove to have more thera- may be aroused by their partners keeping peutic valu e for o ur ability to recuperate their eyes closed, but would further require from emotional trauma than we realize. a lack of movement. M ost of the twelve-step programs, and many psychologists, advise people to recog- There is also a natural physical condition nize psychological pain, feel it, and cope that causes people discomfort when with it rather than suppressing it with chem- attempting sex under bright lights. This dis- icals before a natural re solution has been comfort can be great enough to inter fe re reached. with some people's sexual performance. Some people consciously hold onto emo- An advantage of darkness is that tactile tional pain after the dissolution of a relation- stimulation can reach the greatest sensitivity ship, sometimes for years. The pain appears when all other senses are inhibited, particu- to be the only thing remaining of their love larl y sight. affair and they are unwilling to completely let go of it, turning instead into romantic (See a lso BLINDFOLDING, FET ISHES, masochists. CAUTION: Pain produced PARAPHILIAS, SENSORY COMPENSATION from activities that harm the body can cause and SOMNOPHILIA) serious health problems. If blood is involved it would also be considered unsafe sex. AMPUTEES See ACROTOMOPHILIA and (R efer also to AUTOMASOCHISM, CICA- APOTEMNOPHILIA TRIZATION, FLAGELLATION, MASOCHISM, ORGASMS, PARAPHILIAS, SADISM, TOR- ANACLITISM Anaclitism is th e act of TURE and TOUCH) achieving adult sexual arousal by activities or objects one was exposed to as an infant. ALLORGASMIA Allorgasmia r efers to These may include breast sucking, enemas, those people unable to orgasm without fan- toilet training (urophilia and coproph ilia), tasizing about a more desirable partner than soiled clothing (mysophilia), bondage the one with whom they are having sex. The (womb confinement), spankings, humilia- ti on, biting, nudity or exhibitionis m, cir- cumcision , sub mission, being bathed,

ANACLITISM 10 ANAL SEX nurtured, throwing temper tantru ms, have an orgasmic response to pressure o r wearing infant apparel, having the penis manipu la ti o n. The prostate is abo ut two slapped for mas turba tion, or playi ng with inches up the front wall of the rectum and is dolls. sh aped like a small firm disc. Similar activities were ritualized by th e Anal sex has been practiced throughout ancient Greeks, who believed that is was history for pleasure, birth control, and to necessary for any man who had fallen fatally avoid breakin g a virgin's hym en. While ill to undergo a rebirth upon recoveri ng. H e common in some cultures, others put was passed through a woman's lap, washed restrictions on this type of intercourse just as a newborn, dressed in in-fam's clothing, as they d id with abortion or birth control. and nu rsed. Rules concerning b irth control either ensured an adequate supply of soldiers or Fetish objects can b e very arousing when servants for the country or prevented over- introduced into sex p lay. Most often these p opula ti o n , which was a stra in o n items include rubbe r pants, rubb er aprons, economies that didn't have welfare pro- shoes, fur, and stuffed animals. Partners grams or a stable agricultural base. usu all y know which items they find erotic. The fetish value of some objects originates The anus, in addition to its response to during the pe ri od before a baby sees well. tactile stimulation, is a sensory a rea that These are tacti le and the person may only produces a p leasu re response in the brain respond to them by touch. An example o f when stimulated. Primal man evolved so this was the woman who noticed a sense of that a pleasu re sensation would occur in the nurturing when a dental h ygienist or nurse brain whenever he engaged in a life sus- taining body function. T his encouraged leaned over he r, men to eat until full, drink, sleep, urinate, brushing her uni- defecate, and so forth. An example of this fo rm against her reaction is the kiss. Men have discovered skin. The mere that stimulation of the mouth during sex sight of uniforms produces a euphoric chemical reaction fo r had no effect; the what our body thinks is eating. The nipples stimulus had to be and ea rs are also utilized in t hi s mann er tactile . A history of without much guilt or sham e; h owever, the woman revealed using th e anus in sexual activity is taboo in that she had been born two months prema- so me c ultures, ours includ ed. C lini call y ture and had spent th e first m onths of he r there is no difference between stimulation of life bei ng cared for by nurses in uni fo rm . the mouth, ears, nipples, feet, or anus in the (Pe rsonal communication.) p rodu ctio n of pleas ure sensations to t h e Some people interested in this type of sex brain. None of these activities have a direct play have fo rm ed adult baby clubs that pro- role in reproduction so it seems inconsistent vide contacts, photos, an d paraphernalia fo r for people to accept some and not all points others who want to experiment with thi s of arousal in sexual activity. fo rm o f erotic play. CAUTION: Anaclitism in whic h a partne r is exposed to body secre- In 1990 there were still seventeen states tions is not considered safe sex. with statutes that made con sensual anal sex or sodomy illegal. Playboy reported the case (Se e also BONDAGE, EX HIBI T I ON JSM, history of one Indiana husband who was FET ISHES, HUMJLIATION, INFANTILISM, imprisoned for having anal sex with his KLJSMAPHILIA, LACTAPH ILIA and URO- wife. T he husband's letter to Playboy in pa rt PHILIA) read: ANAL SEX (Sodomy, Bu ggery, Coitus I want to express my a ppreciation to th e analis, Arsometry, Anocratism, Anomeatia Playboy Foundation for helping me fight for -female partner, Androsodomy and my liberty. I have been in prison since August Ca tamite-male partner) The m ale 1965 for having had anal intercourse with my p rostate, similar to the female G -spot, can

ANAL SEX 11 ANAL SEX wife. Your readers may find it difficult LO form of anolinctus, a person u ses the tongue believe that a person can be imprisoned for a like a penis, thrusting it between the but- Jann of sexual expression pe1fo11ned within the tocks, and ramming it against the anus. (See privacy of the marriage bed, but I ruefully can test.ify that it is true. also COPROPHILJA and FLATULANCE) These are the facts: My wife and I were ANOLINGUS Ano ling u s, or ri mming, is married in 1953 ... Whatever quarrels we similar to analinctus but refers to actually had were always made up amicably after we'd inserting the tongue into a partner's an us. had a chance LO cool off Even though we were This activity can transmit diseases suc h as having a particularly difficult Lime of it duri11g AIDS, h epatitis, an d giard ia unless a dental the spring of 1965, I was nonetheless shocl~ed dam or plastic barrier is u se d. A nother to learn one day that my wife had signed an reason precautions should be taken is that affidavit accusing me ofc01mniuing \"the abom- there are also indigenous parasites living in inable and detes table crime against nature\" the lower intestine that can cause disease with her. To this day, I do not know for certain when ingested and relocated to the upper why she did this-although during subsequem intestine of the one who does the licking. conversations, I have gathered that at the time she was particularly ang1y with me, following AUTOPEDERASTY Autopederasty refers an argument, and that a meddlesome friend to a man inserting his penis into his own had goaded her into Hying LO \"put me away\" anu s. This is n ot physically p ossible fo r all for a while. I do know that whatever my wife men, but can be pleasurable fo r those who and I did in bed was as much her wish as it achieve it. T he was nnne. anus is lu bri- cated, the testi- Even though his wife changed h er mind cles are pushed and wanted to drop th e ch arges she was to one side and informed that she no longer had the legal the semi-erect right to withdraw h er a llegation; the state of gla ns peni s is Indiana became the plaintiff. pushed into the a nus. E jacu la- The trial took place and to his amaze- tion is not considered p ossible due to the ment the judge sentenced him to \" not less position and derumescence of the penis. than two nor more than fourteen years.\" Fortunately, an attorney from the Playboy FELCHING Felchi n g is a te r m u sed to Foundation became interested in his case describe the act of sucki ng semen ou t of a and assis ted him in fi ling a n appeal partner's vagina or an us. Felching gives attacking the constitutionality of the Ind ia na pleasure to some sex slaves as an act of sub- sodomy statute. Mr. Cotner spent almost mission even when the semen belongs to three years in prison before receiving a previous lovers. T he woman sometimes retrial (From Playboy : Sex American Style, squats over the face of her slave and lets the Edited by Frank Robinson and Nat semen drain into his mouth, others assume Lehrman, pp. 247-250) . th e u sual p ositio n s fo r cunni lin gus. The term felching may also be used to describe There are many typ es of sex that involve t he u se of a live a nim al in anal or vagi nal t he anus. T h e following subsec ti on s are sex. (See ZOOPHILlA) variations o f anal p lay. FISTING Fisting involves inserting the ANOLINCTUS (Anophilemia-kissing hand, fist, or forearm into the rectum or anus, Hedralingus-licki ng anus, Proctotit- vagina. See the section o n FISTING fo r illia-tickling anus) Anolinctus is the act of additional information . licking the anus. Some people prefer their partner to clean the area first, and others PEDERASTY (Proctophallism, Sotad ism, prefer the natural state. The tongu e is run Corephallism- wi th young gi rl) Pederasty along the inner buttocks and the anus is refers to the act of penetrating a partner in licked or tickled with the tongue. In another

ANAL SEX 12 AN AS TEEM AP HI LI A anal intercourse. It is also used interchange- tine. People have actually used light bulbs ably with pedophilia. Pleasure is sometimes and other glass or p lastic ins trume nts that increased for the pederast by pressing have broken o nce inside, causi ng tissue together their partner's buttocks to squeeze damage that required surgery. (Refer to sec- the shaft of the penis. CAUTION: Anal tion on GENITAL/ANAL INS ERTS for addi- play carries wi th it the p otential of disease tional informati o n .) Th e fo llowing and bacterial infections because the rectal symptoms of injury are watched for and epithelium is thinner and more easily dam- reported to a physician: aged than the vaginal wa ll . New o r non - monogamous partners often use a latex or Sudden change in number of times rubber barrier to prevent direct contact defecation occu rs between the anus and the penis o r instru- ment and th ey avoid switching from anal Abdominal pain intercourse to vaginal intercourse with out properly cleaning th e penis or instrument. Pain with bowel movement M en who do not use condoms often wash after anal penetration to prevent breaking Black or bloody feces (internal out with a possible bacterial rash the next bleeding) morning (this is often mistaken fo r herpes- which takes at leas t two days for initia l Discharge of mucous from rectum infection to appear). Some people u se (other than semen) presex enemas to reduce the amount of fecal matter in the lower rectum. The cell (See also BIRTH CONTRO L, COC KTA ILS, wall in the rectum is very thin and can b e CO PROPHILIA, FLATULEN CE, GEN ITAL easil y torn. Foreign objects, toys, fingers, /ANAL INSERTS , KLI SMAPHI LI A, PARA- and fingernail s are checked to ma ke sure PHILIAS, SAFE SEX and SHOWERS) th ey are free of any rough edges. N ylo n hosiery run across an object can test its ANASTEEMAPHILIA (Nanophilia- smoothness. Condoms an d latex gloves are short partner) Anasteemaphilia (anasteema: also used. The four basic rules o bserved height; philia: attraction to) refers to people before engaging in anal sex include the fol- who are attracted to a person because of lowing: their difference in height. This preference is most likely to be noticed when the man is Co mmunicating with partners, not sh orter than hi s fe mal e co mp anion . Our surprising them. society accepts the preference women have for taller men but not the reciprocal desire Lubricating well with a water- based some men have for taller women. lubricant and using a condom. Some men are attracted to small women Relaxing and pushing out with the because they say it makes them feel more anus muscles-some find that lying on significant as a protector, and that the small th eir side is the easiest positio n for women are m ore fem inine because o f this entry. difference. The opposite is tru e for the women. Objects are no t poked into the partner, but rather held in place as Men who are enamored of tall women partner slowly pushes back onto them. often tend to b e short themselves. O ne such man stated that the attraction fo r his six foot People experimenting with anal play begin compan io n was because when th ey walked by using one of their fingers or a small dildo into a room together everyone noticed her or butt plug. An ything inserted into the beauty and this boosted his self-esteem . The a nus has a fla nge or is securely anchored to flaw to h is reasoning was that his gi rlfriend prevent the internal sphincters from sucking was n ot beautiful by the standards of other it out of the fingers and up into the intes- people, but she was over a foot taller than he and undoub tedly did attract atten tion when they walked into a roo m together.

ANASTEEMAPHILIA 13 ANATOMY Short men may feel that the height of a 1 Urethra partner in some way compensates for their stature. ~ Al-t.IUlAn\"IP-:-us;~· (Sec also ACROTOMOPHILIA, CHUBBY CHASERS, DYSMORPHOPHILIA, FETISHES and GERONTOPHILIA) ANATOMY Male and female embryos ations in the size and shape of the inner have t he same sex organs. It is only after labia as well as the d istan ce between the cli- testosteron e, the male hormone, is released toris, urethra and vagina. The vagina that the clitoris grows, becomes elongated, changes in size according to the stage of and forms a penis. The testicles a nd ovaries arousal; it begins in a constricted state and are formed in the abdomen and o nce the then lubricates and relaxes allowing for infa nt's sex is determined by hormone pro- deeper penetration and deposit of the sperm duction a male's will descend into the near th e cervix. The vagina, after orgasm, scrotum. The scrotum is formed from the returns to its original shape, forming a type labia on either side that join to encase the of spoon-shaped pocket at the base of the area that later holds the testicles. What c ervix . T h is fu nction holds the sperm would have been a female's vagina and against the canal to facilitate their travel into uterus shrinks and ends up near the male's the uterus. prostate gla nd. People often get their impression of a The glans penis and the clitoris have the \" normal-size\" penis from erotic movies; this same number of nerve e ndings and similar is misleading and can damage many male sensati ons, as do the other genital areas: egos. The porn industry intentionally hires men w it h penises a nd stamina that others Urethral openin g MALE FEMALE Scrotum Glans penis C l it o ri s M uller's ducts/ Tubes, uterus Testes prostate gland and vagina Shaft Inner labia Scrotum Outer labia Both the length of an average erect penis *'Anus and the average depth of the vagina is 6\". Penises, however, can vary considerably. will envy; therefore, these movies are not T he circumference of the penis, vagina, and the place to take a random sampling of urethra also vary, with individuals com- normal-sized penises. monly being smaller or larger than what is considered average (Fundamemals of Human Many books are available that elaborate Sexuality, by H . A. Katchadourian and D.T. further on the subject of anato m y. T h ese Lunde, p. 28) . brief explanations and diagrams are included in this encyclopedia only to pro- The G-spot, named after the gynecolo- vide the read er with basic information and gist Ernst Graefenberg, is n ot shown but it to act as a reference for the vocabulary used is approxima tely I\" inside the front wall of herein. the vagina. It is the size of a dime a nd feels like a disc of fatty tissue. Women have vari- (See also DYSFUNCTIONS)

ANDROIDISM 14 ANTHROPOPHAGY ANDROIDISM Androids (andro: male and part human. These are portrayed in or human, eidos: a form) is used to describe print as engaging in sexual activity with robots or programmable machines that each other. One reason for the popularity of resemble humans. Movies such as Barbar- these cartoons in the United States and Europe is that, although it is illegal to depict ella, Flesh Gordon, Alien, humans in photographs of zoophilia, Westworld, Futureworld, sadism, homo- and The Step/ord Wives sexuality or have depicted or implied other activities, sexual activity between it is legal for car- humans and androids. toon characters to be shown en- Pseudo android-ism gaging in these 11 is practiced in sex play. a c ti v i ties. '--....::::;.\"--.......-1:ii An example is the woman behind the \"Back Another advan- Drop\" booth (a fantasy and fetish club) tage of using cartoons is that one is able to during the 1990 San Francisco Exotic draw scenes that would be physically impos- Erotic Halloween Costume Ball. She wore a sible for humans to perform. g-string, silver wig, glasses with small flashing lights, and a coating of silver on her Two magazines featuring such cartoons body, patterning her mannerisms to are titled FurNography and FurVersion. resemble the movement of a robot. Fantasy magazines that feature seductive ANTHROPOPHAGY (Anthropophag- poses of half naked female androids are olagnia-includes rape) Anthropophagy popular. H owever, this fascination is not (anthropo: man, and phagy: the practice of restricted to men. The character 'Data' on eating) is the act of cannibalism. Canni- the television series Star Trek: The Next balism has been practiced by many cultures Generation is reported to receive more fan throughout history, the first record being mail from women than any other male cast that of the Peking Man who lived 500,000 member. years ago and whose fossils where discov- ered in 1927 in Choukoutien China. The (See also ANTHROPOMORPHIC CAR- remains indicated that one group had killed TOONS and AGALMATOPHILIA) and eaten another group. ANDROMIMETOPHILIA Andromime- Many lust murderers, including Jack the tophilia, coined by John Money, refers to Ripper, were suspected of anthropophagy, those who are sexually aroused by females often carrying away part of the female who imitate males. organs to eat later. In a different part of the world, Montezuma was said to have eaten (See also ANDROGYNY, GYNEMIMELO - the same type of young boys with whom he PHILIA, TRANSVESTITES and TRANSSEX- preferred to have sex (The Homosexual UALS) Matrix, by C. A. Tripp, Ph.D.). The Aztecs are reported to have sacrificed and eaten no ANISONOGAMIST An anisonogamist is less than 15,000 victims a year. According a person attracted to a partner who is either to one theory, the reason for such an exag- much older or younger than themself. gerated number of victims was that it con- trolled the population, as did many infant (See also CATAMITES, GERONTO PHILIA, sacrifices in ancient Europe and the Middle MARRIAGE, NYMPHOPHILIA and PEDO- East. PHILIA) Cannibalism was u sed by cultures to ter- ANTHROPOMORPHIC CARTOONS rorize intruders, or to acquire desirable Anthropomorphism (anthropos: human, traits of a victim. Males among many tribes morphosis: change of form) m ean s would not consume fema les for fear of attributing human characteristics to other emasculation. Tribes in New Guinea suf- entities, particularly animals. The sexual as- fered from Kuru, a slow virus, carried in the pect of anthropomorphism involves cartoon characters that are part animal, object, etc.,

ANTHROPOPHAGY 15 APHRODISIACS brains of deceased r elatives that were con- he carried a pair of scissors with him. H e sumed as a ritualistic practice. This caused was never successful in accosting a woman, shivering and led to eventual death. but when he came close he would cut off and eat a piece of his own skin instead. This Cannibalism was also used in magical act produced an immediate orgasm for him. and rituali stic ceremonies. These ancient rituals required that a person consume a NECROPHAGY Necrophagy (necro: small amount of blood or flesh from the sac- corpse, death, and phagy: the practice of rificed victim. The Greeks sacrificed a priest eating) is the act of cannibalizing a corpse, who symbolized god and by eating his flesh u sually one whose death the m olester did these congregates were to become one with no t cause. M an y cases of reported their god. T his custom very closely resem - nec rophili a include cannibalism or other bles the rationale of the sacram ent of the forms of sadism and it is believed that many E u chari st . others fantasize ab out doing it. On e of the more bizarre cases was in the southern People who h ave consumed h u man United States. A woman repeatedly invaded blood and flesh reportedly claim to experi- the caskets of her family vault and ate the ence an intoxicating euphoric effect. This genitals of her d eceased husband, son, and reaction is similar to that experien ced b y broth e r ( Perverse C rim es in History, b y anyone who satisfies a strong sexual craving Masters/Lea, p . 118). that is n ot considered n ormal (exh ibition, necrophilia, rape, etc .) . H owever , in this PARTHENOPHAGY Parthenophagy case, it must have reinforced the beliefs of (parth-enos: a virgin, and phagy: the prac- worshippers that indeed their god was pre- tice of eating) is the act of eating young girls sent in the vic tim. Reports indicat e that can- or virgins. Several lust murderers were nibalism is still practiced as part of ancient known t o consume the flesh of their victims. religious and magical rituals. F ritz H aarm a nn (England, d ied 1924) and his male compan ion ate away the throats of Cannibalism was also practiced by the 24-50 victims. Albert Fish (Washington, medical profession. The famou s first- cen- D.C., died 1935) confessed to having canni- tury G reek physician, Galen, compiled a balized 8-15 childre n b y cutting them up reference of all known medical remedies; and u sing the meat in stews. Fish claimed to these included potions con sisting of human be the C h r ist who had com e to take brains, livers, flesh, and bu rned b ones. vengeance on a depraved society and prided himself o n n ever h avin g p enovaginal se x W e fi nd sexu al cannibalism in spider s, with his vic tim s; h e wo uld m as turb a te scorpions, crickets, praying manti ses, empis instead. A no the r c an niba l, M ene sclou flies, and som e grasshoppers. However, it is (1880) , was convicted of mu rdering a four- d oubtful that this act ever existed in human s year-old girl and rem oving pa rt of her body as any sort of natural reaction. In a society to be eat en later. that doesn't practice cannibalism, those wh o CAU T ION: Anthropophagy is illegal and, kill their own victims are assu med to suffer because it invo lves b o d y fl u id s, i s da n - from sociopathy. g erou s. Certain di seases carried by ' slow viruses', such as kuru and C reutzfeldt-Jakob Three oth er varieties of anthrop oph agy disease, can be transmitted by cannibalism . are autophagy, necro phagy, and p arth- en ophagy. (See also COPROPHAGY, L UST MURDER, M UT ILATION, NEC ROPHILIA, O R GIES, AUTOPHAGY Au top hagy r efe rs to RITUAL SEX, SITOP H ILIA, VAMPIRISM and ingesting one's own fl es h . Krafft-Eb ing ZO OPHILIA/BESTIALSADISM) recorded the case h istor y of a man wh o at 13 became infa tu ated with a young white- APHRODISIACS An aph ro disiac is a skinned girl. However, instead of d esiring chemical that increases or enhances sexual intercourse, h e was o verwhelmed by the urge to b ite off a piece of her flesh and eat it. H e b egan stalking women, a nd for years

APHRODISIACS 16 APHRODISIACS desire and stamina. The term comes from who otherwise wo uldn't be of interest. Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and There are two variations of aphrodisiacs: beauty. dietary and drugs. Each will now be dis- cussed separately. Authorities generally agree that the best aphrodisiac is found in good health, supple- DIETARY mental vitamins, meditation, exercise, and rest-not in recreational drugs. Orgasms use BLOOD: Many cultures have believed in the a lot of stored energy. If a person's energy power of blood to increase vitality but some level is low, they may not be able to achieve attributed sexual potency to blood. the orgasmic intensity they would like. A Historians wrote of Romans rushing into person who is ill, physically exhausted, on the arenas to drink the blood of slain gladia- certain prescription m edication, caffeine, tors with the hope of restoring their sexual nicotine, or who is under stress may not libido. have the energy required for a dynamic orgasm and should not expect it. TESTES: Throughout history people have eaten all types of animal testes for virility . Narcotics and alcohol are not recom- These contain testosterone, the male hor- mended for sex play, with the possible mone, and may have had some positive exception of the small quantities some effect for that reason. people need to feel relaxed and loosen inhi- bitions. When a person uses a depressant to KOREAN GINSENG: This is taken as a sup- make them feel relaxed they may compro- plement and acts as a stimulant. People take mise the intensity of their sensations during this daily for no more than two consecutive the sexual experience. Drugs and alcohol months. are never recommended for sex and a par- ticular warning applies for any type of sex DAMIANA TEA CONCENTRATE: People play that requires mental, verbal, or physical add a drop to th e ir drink 15 -30 minutes before they have sex. skills. A natural a phrodisiac is that of pro- VIGOREX FORTE: This product is extracted from oats and, in studies conducted by the longing the courtship phase of a relation- Institute for the Advanced Study of Human ship. Time is needed to build anticipation, Sexuality, it seemed to enhance sexual per- affection, and respect for a partner. People formance for the majority of men. Blood wh o have casual or spontaneous sex with a samples showed an increase in the level of fairly new acquaintance may compromise testosterone for those who had low or the intensity of the act and may feel they normal levels prior to taking the extract. need artificial methods to elevate arousal. T he recommended dose is 300mg per day. The first episode may have the excitement of something novel and daring, but that VITAMIN B-6 (NIACIN): A dose of 50- fades in successive episodes. Strangers or lOOmg is taken at least 1/2 hour before sex. casual acquaintances tend to be much more critical of sexual performance than a long- VITAMIN C: People begin with a l ,000mg term friend; therefore, with strangers there dose every day and build to a· dose they can is m ore emphasis on p erformance, perfect tolerate. V itamin C is also thought to bodies, and the overall rating of how a improve the immune system and to restore partner compares to a fa ntasy lover. This col lagen to aging skin, but this is n ot situation makes the use of a n aphrodisiac proven. seem more necessary than it would be ordi- narily . VITAMIN E: The highest levels of this vitamin are found in the testes, adrenal Many people use aphrodisiacs to com- glands, and the pituitary. Some people pensate for feelings of inadequacy, to build claim that it restores not only sexual vitality the intensity of passion in a partner to but fertil ity in men. The recommended match that of a fantasy model, to overcome daily dosage is about 25mg, but a person exhaustion, or to create desire for a person

APHRODISIACS 17 APHRODISIACS can take as much as 1,000mg a day without the penis if injected directly into that region. serious complications. Vitamin E is found It is extremely p sychologically habit forming naturally in asparagus, wheat germ, sun- and its use can be fatal. flower seeds, almonds, peanuts, and olive oil. ICE: Ice is methyl amphetamine, and when smoked it has effects similar to cocaine bu t DRUGS In general, drugs, even when with an action that lasts for 12-24 hours taken in moderation, will lower inhibitions instead of the regular 20 minutes for crack and have a slight analgesic effect, making it cocaine. Ice is new in the United States. It possible for some premature ejaculators to also is extremely addictive. last longer; however, many make orgasm impossible. Drugs do not initiate sexual KETAMINE : This is either injected or arousal, but enhance the feeling if it is snorted, with the effects lastin g 10-20 m in- already present. utes. The person loses sense of everyt11ing around them until the drug starts wearing ALCOHOL: Champagne, beer, and wine are off. This produces an effect of slowly used in s ma ll to m oderate amounts. becoming aware of oneself as having a However, too much is a depressant and can body, followed b y an emerging recollection have negative results. Heavy use can lead to of one's memory or identity, also known as impotence later in life. a 'rebirth' experience. AMPHETAMINES : These create a sudden LSD: This is a hallucinogen that may inten- burst of energy that the b ody will have to sify any mood of the user. Its effect is like replace later. The drugs speed up a p erson's the altered state of consciousness that mys- cardiovascular system- an effect similar to tics achieve by fasting, deprivation, or flag- that of adrenalin. Some people are able to ellation. There may be a transposition of have sex in this condition and some aren't. sight and sound, that is, people report A danger is that amphetamines are psycho- seeing music and hearing objects move. logically habit forming. Another possible effect is depersonalization; the person loses the sense of having a sepa- AMYL NITRJTE: (Also called poppers.) This rate body and seems to dis solve into pa rt of drug is used by heart patients to dilate a liquid or flowing universe. (See ORGASMS arteries, thus decreasing blood pressure and /ALTERED STATES) LSD is an u n pre- giving a sense of slow m otion and light- dictable drug. headedness. This makes the orgasm seem to last longer for some people. MARIJUANA: This drug is smoked or eaten in food to create an increased awareness of BARBITURATES: These are depressants (or body sen sations, analgesia, and euphoria. A \"downers\") and are sometimes used to person may have the sense of being able to induce sleep or to counteract the effect of think clearly and have faster reflexes, amphetamines . They are likewise addictive although research has proven that the oppo- and an overdose can kill. site is true. It is a hallucinogen and may also comp romise the immune system. Regul ar COCAINE: For some, this drug increases sex use may destroy a p erson's ability to cope drive and loosens inhibitions. There is an with str ess and weaken their ambitions for immediate increase in h eart rate and blood the future. pressure; people r ep ort feelings of content- men t, exhilaration, r elief from fatigue and MDA: This is an amphetamine that has a depression. It also has a local numbing mild psychedelic effect. It speeds up the effec t. It can be eaten in its natural leaf cardiovascular system but slows reflexes. It state, used intranasally, smoked, injected, or also has a euphoric effect that can last up to u sed topically. The lo ng-term n egative eight hours. effects are fatigue, restlessness, and irri- tability. It can damage the nasal passages if MDMA: Known as \"ecstasy\" or the \" hug snorted, and can do irreparable damage t o drug,\" it is an amphetamine and

APHRODISIACS 18 APOTEMNOPHILIA empathogen similar to MDA and is part of the pepper family. It is a CNS agent reported to induce the desire to give and that raises blood pressure and, like Spanish receive affection or to caress a partner. The fly, creates itching or irritation of the ure- first-time user often reports retaining a thra. Its use for impotence is controversial, long-term attraction for the person or object but it does cause castrated rats to mount they interacted with on this drug. fe mal e rats. It has sometimes had serious side effects when mixed with some medica- MESCALINE: This is a derivati ve of the tions. peyote cactus. Its effects are similar to a higher dose of marijuana, but supposedly CAUTION: There are many issues in- without loss of mental acuity. M escaline is volved in a decision to use alcohol or drugs not thought to be addictive; however, what to improve sexual arousal. Some drugs are is sold on the streets is usually a substitute extraordinarily destructive. A self analysis or mixture of other drugs. would involve questions about one's emo- tional security, fear of impotence, sexual NITROUS OXlDE: Also known as \" laughing boredom with current partner, fear of inti- gas,\" it produces light-headedness and acts macy with casual partners, risk of chemical as an analgesic. Prolonged use or overdose addiction, and performance anxiety. A can cause brain and liver damage. person who insists on using drugs to enhance the sex act may also risk damaging QUAALUDES: These are depressants that the partner's self-esteem by making him or induce a state of euphoria and confidence. her feel sexually inferior or inadequate. They can become addictive and fatal with even a small overdose. (See also CHARMS, FERTILITY RITES, LOVE POTIONS and RELICS) SPANISH FLY: This drug is m ade from the wings of the Cantharis vesicatoria beetle. It APOTEMNOPHILIA (Amelota tion- causes dilation of blood vessels that can loss of limb) Apotemnophilia (apo: away produce prolonged erections. It also causes from; temp: to pull; philia: attachment to) the genitals to itch intensely when the drug describes people who are arou sed by the passes through the urethra. People are idea of themselves losing a limb or having a driven to sex as a method to relieve the body part surgically removed. Such people itching this drug causes. A dose of more will occasionally injure th emselves to an than .06 grams can be fatal and, therefore, extent that requires amputation by a sur- until recently was used only in breeding ani- geo n. However, most ar e content to fan ta- mals. Anal electrical p robes now replace this size about the loss as they masturbate. A drug in large farm animals. few men crossdress as females and fake some sort of disability. TRAZONDONE: This drug is prescribed for depression and is known to cause priapisms There are many theories fo r this (erections that may last several hours) and behavior. One explanation is similar to that has recently been documented as causing an for why men cross-dress. As children, these increased libido in three women. In one case men felt that females and amputees r eceived the patient began masturbating and initiated special compensations . As adults, they sexual relationships with three men. After prefer an unusual sex object or practice due ending the therapy, her sex drive, to her dis- to early- life sexual repression and guilt appointment, slacked off to what it had imposed by parents. They select safe objects been before treatment. Two other cases for their lust. These may be prostitutes or a were similar. (Nanette Gartrell, M.D ., handicapped person. CAUTION: Actual \" Increased Libido in Women Receiving removal of body parts causes p ersonal dis- Trazodone,'' American Journal Psychiatry ability and if it is done under unsterile con- 143:6,June 1986, p.78 1) ditions serious infections may r esult. YOHIMBINE: This chemical originally came (See also ACROTOMOPHILIA, AUTO- from the bark of a tree that was considered MASOCHISM, CICATRIZATION, DYSMOR-

APOTEMNOPHILIA 19 AUCTIONS PHOPHILI A, MASO CHISM, MUTILATION , b lock (Sex and R ace by J . A . R oger s, p . NECROPHILIA and TRANSVESTITES) 197) . ARACHNEPHILIA Arachnephilia A few E uropean men sold their wives in (arachne: sp ider; philia: attac hme nt to ) lieu of divorce (a total of 387 cases reported refe rs to those wh o are arou sed b y sex play in England between the 16th and 19th cen- involving spid ers. Spider sce nes utilize a turies) . Some of these were so ld to the person 's fear of spiders to increase wife's lover in order to gain some r ecom- adrenalin. T he bottom may be tied down pense (Untying the K not by Rodrich Phillips, and the spider either brought close to them Cambridge Press, p. 85). or placed on their body to crawl around. CAUTION: Poison ous spiders are dan- Although auctions of women for prosti- gerous because there is a chance that th e tution no longer exist, there are still those bottom will be bitten. who illegally barter with the future of those under their control. Now they use a facade (See also FORM1COPHIL1A) such as an international employment agency for models or entertainers. Once in a foreign AUCTIONS S lave auc tion s were country without government assistance, common until a hundred years ago in the money or friends, many will end up working U nited States. The New Orleans bordellos in the sex industry for their abductors. were among those who bid fo r fair-skinned young female slaves. The pseudo-slave auctions found in Interb reeding was so Am erica today are lega l and consensual. common at this point Often a popular charity will sponsor an auc- that some slaves had tion to raise money. Men are used and the b lue eyes and blond item bid on is the date rather than sex with h air. Other slaves were the man, although women often let fantasies white children who cloud their expectations . L ocal businesses were either abducted donate dinners for two, theatre passes, a nd from northern farms by so forth. The money bid by the winning the slave brokers o r women goes to the charity. were bastard children purc hased fro m sl ave The other type of auction is sponsored wo men in whose care by S/M clubs; at these events consenting the unwed mother had d ominants and submissives are auctioned left t he m . The s lave qff for SIM p lay. The Society of Janus has brokers often kept the fairest fo r their own an annual event with an auctioneer and a sleep ing com panion business, in w hich a crowd of 200 bidders. The Back D rop C lub man was able to lease a fa ir skinned slave in Richmond, California has a slave auction for on e night, a month, a year, or whatever every Friday night where people introduce he wished. Two of Pres ident Th om as and auction them selves for the type of Jefferson's educated auburn-haired daugh- activity in which they want to participate. ters (born to him by Sally Hemings or Typical of m ost S/M participants, these \" Black Sal,\" an octoroon) were sold upon peo ple u se th e drama an d intrigue sur- his death in I 826 and taken to New Orleans rou nding th e original auctio ns to set the for this fate . The you ngest escaped and stage for sex play. These auctions are legal com mitted suicide. They weren't the only because only play money is used and there slave daughters of a n American President; are house rules against genital penetration. twenty years later President Tyler' s mulatto The following is an account of a female who daughter tried to elope with her white fiance was auctioned at one of these parties: to another country, and upon being caught, her father commanded that she likewise be W'hat does one wear to a slave auction; would I sent to New Orleans and sold on the slave have the nerve lO buy a man and what would I do with him? These questions occupied my thoughts f or a week. The evening approached and I had rationally decided lO take a slave

AUCTIONS 20 AUTAGONISTOPHILIA collar and dog leash with me in case I rallied ance of my buckaroos. She graciously accepted. the nerve to bid. I entered ihe older San The bidding continued as 10 or 15 more slaves Francisco home and paid my $20 cover charge were sold. The best of the show was a couple of to the club that gave most of their proceeds to bi-sexual females who were auctioned as a pair, an AIDS organization. I was given $10, 000 of just before me. They waited until they were on privately printed SIM buckaroos to use as play stage lO simultaneously expose their breasts, money during the bidding. I immediately immedia tely driving up the bidding. Now it entered the auction hall to check out the partic- was my turn, I didn't expect to still be appre- ipants and get instructions on bidding. The hensive or have stage frighi, bui I did. The auctioneer was handing out forms to the partic- auciioneer began the bidding for what I think ipants. Many people were getting into costume he called a virgin; the bidding coniinued for 20 and others had begun to barter for buckaroos. It minules or more as the room divided inio com- seems that an hour is spent before the auction, peting factions. All were willing to donate engaging in eve1y sort of negotiaiion. This is money a t this point because there was no reason left to save ii. S oon people were obvi- apparently necessary if a woman is to be pur- ously bidding more money ihan ii was possible to have and the auctioneer stopped ihe biddi ng. chased. Eve1yone begins with the same amount One genlleman in the back of the room sug- of money, $10, 000, and bidding for a f emale gested that everyone put their money together starts oui above that amount. A man on the and buy me. The auctioneer then sold me to the corner of the stage was collecting $2, 000 a whole room. I doubt that many people have minute for letting others suck on his lover's nip- had to make decisions while in a state of shock. ples. At this point~ I was overcome with the M y concern was lO be fair to all those who desire to get into costume myself. I stripped off seemed intenl on winning, ilzerefore I suggested the remnants of my chaste persona leaving only £hat they get into a line and I would spend four black garters, hose and panties. I siudied myself minutes wiih each. One man volunteered to be in a wall mirror and decided that the outfit th e Lime-keeper and w e began . Most men looked out of balance, so I placed the black wanted to be massaged, to have their nipples leather collar around my neck. The time for the squeezed, or to be kissed. One gorgeous man bidding came closer, and with the encourage- asked me to simply run my finger down the ment of others, I decided that in order to get the fron t of his latex vest for ihe full four minutes. fullest benefit from the event I should allow A transvestite, who told me that as a male he myself to be auctioned. Without deliberating was a bottom and as a f emale he didn't know further I asked the auctioneer for a form . I gave what he w anted to be yet, asked to run his my name, experience (none), sexual preference, long, red, manicured fingernails down my body and S IM role preference (rap, bouom or switch) while we stood in front of the mirrored walls. and then waited in terror. I looked around the One older male had me switch in a spanking room, selecting those I most wanted to have bid scene and when the Lime- keeper's turn came, he on me and then ihose I worried about winning pinched my shoulder and iried to make me and how they might want me to perform. These submit to his dominant commands. fears quickly subsided as the firs£ slave walked Unfortunately, I becam e overwhelmed and on stage and the bidding began. The room was exhausted before everyone had.their turn and now packed with what must have been over after apologizing, got dressed and drove home 200 people. Soon there was a good-looking with memories of what will probably be the male slave in his late 30s and without caring most unique experience of my life.- K.H. about his particulars I jumped into the bidding and won. H e came over a nd collected the (See also PEDOPHILIA, PROSTITUTION amount and we agreed to get together after the and SLAVES) auction to negoiiale on the type of play in which we wanied lO engage. Then another AUTAGONISTOPHILIA (Exhibition- good-looking guy was up for bid, a bruneue ism) Autagonistophilia (autos : self, agonistes, from L os Angeles, I bid, but soon lost to a dramatic actor, philia: attachment to) refers female f riend. How ever, not one to accept to those who are aroused by being on stage defeat, I bartered with her for access lO her new or performing for a cameraman. slave for 2 0 minutes in exchange for the bat-

AUT AGONISTO PHI LIA 21 AUTOE R OTIC ASPHYXIA (See also EXHIB ITION ISM and HOMILO - by Asians befor e it was introduced to PHILIA) Europe b y French Foreign Legionnaires returning from war in Indo-China, where AUTOASSASSINOPHILIA Joh n the technique was performed by prostitutes Money coined the phrase autoassas- to increase the client's sen sation of ejacula- sinophilia which refers to \"stage-managing tion\" (Michaldimitrakis, M., \"Accidental the possibility of one's own masoch istic death by murder. \" Money cited an example Death During Intercourse by Males.\" Am J in Lovemaps: Forensic Med Pathol 1986; 7:74. Cited in The masochis1ic drama of erotic death and \"The Pathology and Medicolegal Aspects of awnement may be enacted not as an autoerotic Sexual Activity,\" by William G , Eckert, monologue, but as a dialogue with a coopted M.D. , Steve Katchis, and William partner in collusion. The partner is not neces- Donovan. The American Journal of Forensic sarily a paraphilic sadist, buz rather a dare- M edicine and Pathology 12(1):3-15, 1991 , p. d evil hustler or mercenary given to trying 12). Sexual asphyxia was also portrayed in almosz anything for kicks, or for profit. This the Japanese movie In the Realm of the Senses was the type of hustler whom a young man which was based on the true story of a with a paraphilia of homosexual masochism couple during the 1930s. would pick up, one or more at a time, on the waterfront. With his beguiling brand of macho, Very little is known about people who he would cue the hustlers into their roles in his practice asphyxia because most do not seek masochistic drama. First he would supply them therapy and do not otherwise come to the with squeeze boules of mustard or catchup and attention of the medical profession un less a spray can of shaving cream to squirt on him they die. Two lead ing authorities on this as he lay naked, masturbating. Then he would subject, Ray Blanchard and Stephen J. direct them to bind him with rope, urinate on Hucker, both of Toronto's Clark Institute of him, degrade and abuse him verbally, hit him, Psychiatry, have collected a vast data bank and kick him with their heavy boots, harder of coroner's reports and other materials to and harder, until he would ejaculate, not try to understand this phenomena. They knowing whether a blow on the head would have found a correlation benveen this prac- wound or kill him (p. 43). tice and other paraphilias in their study of 11 7 males who died of autoerotic asphyxia. People e nga ging in thi s act1v1 t y do n ot \"This study investigated the relatio nships appear interested in dying but rather find between: asphyxiator's ages; two paraphilias the mortal fear itself arousing. commonly accompanying autoerotic asphyxia, bondage and transvestism; and (See AUTOEROT IC ASPHYXIA, HARPAX- various other types of simultaneous sexual OPHILIA, HYB RISTOPHILIA and MASO- behavior...Data concerning sexual para- CHISM) phernalia at the scene of death or among the deceased 's effects were extracted from AUTOEROTIC ASPHYXIA (Asphyx- coroner's files using standardized protocols. iaphilia, Hypoxyphilia, Autoerotic Strang- Anal self-stimulation with d ildos, etc., and ulation-strangulation for arousal, Scarfing self-observation with mirrors or cameras - use of scarf for autoerotic strangulation) were correlated with transvestism. Older Autoerotic asphyxia refers to self-induced asphyxiators were more likely to have been strangling or suffocation during masturba- simultaneously e ngaged in bondage or tion. This is estimated by some to take the transvestism, suggesting elaboration of the lives of 250 to 1,000 men every year. masturbatory ritual over time. The greatest degree of transvestism was associated with This practice appears to be an cient. intermediate rather than high levels of Professor Leopold Beitenecker, Director of bondage, suggesting that response competi- the Institute of Foren sic Medicine at the tion from b ondage may limit asphyxiators' University of Vienna \"claimed that the tech- involvement in a third paraphilia like nique had been practiced by Eskimos and transvestism \" (\" Age, Tran svestism,

AUTOEROTIC ASPHYXIA 22 AUTOMASOCHISM Bondage, and Concurrent Paraphilic Books). This man eventually used strangu- Activities in 11 7 Fatal Cases of Autoerotic lation techniques on himself. CAUTION: Asphyxia\"; The British Journal of Psychiatry, Autoerotic asphyxiation is of particular con- September 1991, Vol 159, pp. 371-77). cern because of the frequency of deaths associated with it. (\" Breath Control and People have different reasons for Carotid Artery Play\" by Michael Decker, engaging in this activity. However, these can QSM lecture, January 11 , 1992) only be guessed at because most cases are only learned of after the victim's death. We (See also BONDAGE, OXYGEN REGULA- do know that asphyxiation itself creates T ION and PHOBOPHILIA) excitement and eventual euphoria because of the adrenalin produced when the body AUTOMASOCHISM (Deliberate self- perceives a life-threatening condition. harm syndrome, Borderline self-mutilator, Suffocation also causes light-headedness. Sergeism-infliction of injury to suppress Scarves or ropes can be part of an auto- arousal, Munchausen's syndrome-re- bondage game which develops a simulta- opening a wound, Traumaphilia-arousal n eou s fear of death, control, and from trauma) Automasochism is the con- submission . A person build s a feeling of scious act of inflicting pain or injury on one- power or control by bringing themselves to self as a means of stimulating orgasm, an the edge and then releasing the device. Fear altered state, or an emotional release that is one of the strongest effects and it is usu- would act as a substitute for orgasm. ally enhanced either by using bondage with asphyxia or by having another person con- Examples of automasochism are lying on trol the scene. This is similar to bondage, as a bed of nails, flagellation, cutting, piercing, in the case of one woman who took burning, sun dancing, bell dancing, binding, strangers home to tie her up. She was not corsetting, and tattooing. Many cultures interested in submitting to people she knew have used forms of mutilation as part of because that lacked the risk or fear element. their tribal or religious rituals. A physical John Money has written an entire book, mark was used as verification of an adult's Breathless Orgasm, based on one asphyxi- ability to conquer pain. aphile's case history. It appears that this man became fixated on the idea of asphyxi- People who engage in any of these acts to ation as a child in the same manner others relieve stress or for subliminal sexual gratifi- have become acrotomophiles (attracted to cation are referred to as self-mutilators. The partners without a limb). This man specifi- fundamental reasons for automasochism cally writes, \"And then the girl who I and self-mutilation may be similar. Many thought was my sweetheart hopeful mutilators have low self-esteem, feelings of drowned while swimming at the beach; and guilt and self-denigration, depression, diffi- then my fascination of the word asphixia culty in expressing or verbalizing emotions, (sic] came into play. I used to sit and try to are from broken homes, or have em otionally imagine her nude body drowning under- distant or physically abusive parents. The water, and I wondered what it was like to more serious mutilators (e.g. removal of drown; and I started havin g dreams while penis) are considered p sychotic or sleeping about swimming underwater and schizophrenic. drowning, and then swimming like a fish where I didn't need any kind of air tank. But Motives for self-mutilation vary. It can I could swim and watch other people be done to gain attention and love, control drown, mostly girls. Then I started to mas- aggression, reduce tension, or end a state of turbate.. .\" (Lovemaps, Clinical Concepts of depersonalization or emotional numbness. Sexual/Erotic H ealth and Pathology, Events that often lead to an episode are Paraphilia, and Gender Transposition in arguments with family or the threat of losing Childhood, Adolescence, and Maturity b y a lover. John Money, p. 246, pub. Prometheus Some people sabotage their health with the goal being surgery and afterward they may reopen the wound. This is referred to as Munchausen's syndrome.

AUTO MASOCH ISM 23 AXILLISM P eople wh o compulsively injure t hem- injury: toward a biological basis,\" by I. selves seem to follow a consistent five stage J on es, Perspect B iol M ed, 1982; 26:p3 7- pattern: \" (l) the p recipita ting event (such as 150). loss of a significant relationship), (2) escala- tion of the dysphoria, (3) attempts to fore- People who engage in automasochism stall the self-injury, (4) self-mutilation, and m ay fin d professio nal therapy, self-help (5) the aftermath (for example, relief from tension)\" (\"The Inner Experience of the groups, or guidance in communicating B or derlin e Se lf- m u t il ator, \" by E. emotions and anxiety beneficial. Medication Leibenluft, DL Gardner, RW C owdry, such as \" dopamine antago nists, serotonin Journal Personality Disorders, 1987; 13 17- reuptake inhibitors, and opiate antagonists 1324) . m ay be of va lue\" in so m e cases (\"Self- Injurious Behavio r: A Review of the Automasochism has the same neurolog- ical effects as discussed in the Masochism Behavior and Biology of Self-Mutilation,\" section . These range from sexual arousal, by Ronald M. Winchel, M.D., and Michael euphoria, depersona lizatio n, and altered Stanley, P h .D., Am J Psychiatry 148:3, states. P eople who p erform self-mu tilation March 199 1, pp. 306 -3 15) . CAUTION: to end the depersonalization phase of the stress cycle may be subconsciously effecting Cutting can damage nerves and arteries a speedier recovery. P eop le who suffer which can lead to serious health complica- physical injuries after a disaster \"often fare better u ltimately than those who escape tions. unhurt\" (\"And Now, Emotional After- (See also ACROTOMOPHILIA, ALGO- shocks,\" by Anastasia Toufexis, reported by Andrea Dorman/New York and Joseph J. PHILIA, C ICATRIZATION, HUMILIATION, Kane/Atlanta, Time magazine, Octob er 30, MASOCHISM, MUTILATION, SADISM and 1989, p. 46). Speculation based on historic SLAVES) remedies involving acupuncture, bloodlet- ting, cu pp ing, electric shock, slapp ing AXILLISM (Hircusophilism- preference someone who becomes hysterical, etc. sug- for underarm hair, Maschalophilou s- ges ts that post-traumatic infliction of pain a rousal from armpits) Axillism (axilla: or injury triggers the neurological recovery armpit; ism : act) refers to the u se of the cycle or immune system of a patient. arm pit for sex. This is more common in Europe, where women Self-mutilatio n is com mon in hospitals, allow their armpit hair p risons, and a sylums. This is logical to grow. This area is because of the extra stress fel t by patients or very sensitive to the prisoners who are separated from their flicker of a tongue or. family, and who have a n ew strict routine th e warmth of a penis. imposed that severely limits their p ersonal Unshave n h air is also freedom . People naturally go through a said to retain phero- normal stress cycle when experiencing mones, the sex ho r- trauma : fear, avoidance behavior, anger, mones that cause compulsiveness, depression, depersonaliza- arousal when inhaled. tion, and numbness. Scientists have observed that \"practically all known reports The advantages of of self-injury in macaques [a primate] have axillism for m en are that of a tight fit, fric- been recorded when the animal is physically tion against the penis, close proximity to the restricted and usually when isolated\" (\"Self- breasts, and no risk of pregn ancy or disease. Axillism, when engaged in within a day of shaving, produces more sensation but later underarm stubble can cause irritation of the penile skin. (See also COITUS A INTERFERMORIS, COITUS A MAMMlLLA, GENUPHALLATION, HEAD STANDS and PYGOPHILIA)

B BATHS Baths have b een used throughout pies. G roup sex houses often have hot tubs history for personal hygien e, health, reli- on the premises. Some individuals h ave gious rituals, luxury, socializing, distraction, formed priva te pseudo-swing social groups. sexual arousal, and meeting prostitu tes. T h ey h ave weekly potluck din n ers wh ere guests may undress and relocate to the hot The importance of a tradition can some- tub or bedroom after eating. times be determined by the extravagan ce some use in their indulgence. For example, Most of the gay baths have been closed the Japanese Funabara Hotel allows guests as a result o f the campaign against AIDS. to bathe in a solid gold tub that is carved in There is serious doubt that AIDS is spread the shape of a chicken . The ancient Roman through chlorinated water but the sexual Baths of Caracalla were a mile in circumfer- activity engaged in before gays became en ce and could hold 1,600 bathers. In Bath, aware of AIDS and safe sex practices did England the baths were part of worship . put many at risk. Here the Romans built a temple to the god- dess Sulis M inerva over natural hot springs. (See also COITUS A UNDA and SHOWERS) Worshipers believed that hot springs were a gate to the fiery underworld and one could BED OF NAILS Lying on a bed of nails petition the gods' favor by bathing there or is a p assive form of masochism. A bed of by throwing coi ns or valuables into the nails is an apparatu s which consis ts of a water. People still throw coins in fountains rectangular piece of wood the length an d but u suall y without the knowledge of its width of the body, that has 4-5\" long, 2 religious significa nce. gauge or larger nails driven through at 1/2-1\" intervals. Public baths lost their popularity during the Dark Ages when C hristians, particularly This bed has been used in Eastern reli- those of the ascetic movement, condemned gions to create intense sensations, possibly bathing with perfumes as self indulgen ce sending the person into an altered state of and nudity as immoral. They managed to consciousness. Today it is done in India, convince others that a dirty body was a primarily as a tourist attractio n . So me proper method of mortifying the flesh as a American S/M communities have adopted it pena n ce for s in. Publi c bath s did n o t and use it as it was o riginally intended . become popular again until the crusaders returned from the Arab countries enthused T h e pain felt whil e lying on the bed about the Turkish baths they had seen . directs attention to t11e b ody and its sensa- Public baths became p opular as social gath- tions. This helps o n e to ig n ore the emo- erings with wine and m usic being provided tional pressu res from the rest of the day. It for the bathers. Brothels soon began to use becomes a 'stress purgative.' The sensation these baths as a way to increase their busi- is painful for the first few minutes but ness. Th is co ntinued until the bubonic becomes dull and decentralized after about plague caused their extinction in t h e 15th . 20 minutes. Physical p ain that one has con- century. trol over stimulates a person's immune system and people wh o engage in this type Public baths in the United States now of activity may regenerate the immunity that consist of hot tubs, spas, steam baths, and long term stress compromises. T he experi- jacuzzis. T hey may be part o f an apartment ence leaves the user feeling invigorated in com plex, private club, or house party. much the same manner as jogging or tennis. The re are establishments that specifically (For more discussion on the effects of pain cater to sexual en counters, som etimes pro- please see the sections on ALGOPHILIA vid ing private roo m s that can be rented. and MASOCHISM). Their clientele will usually consist of either gay and bi-sexual men or heterosexual cou- Pla ci n g the n a il s close to eac h oth e r reduces the risk of pain or accidental piercing. T he tips are also uniform with a

BED OF NAILS 25 BELL DANCI NG level top su rfac e. P eop le who construct pushed on to encourage it to sting. (Stings t he se beds modi fy the m to their own to the glans do not produce desired swelling body.CAUTION: The greatest risk of and the venom sack tends to penetrate the being injured is when the person gets on or skin too d eeply, causing difficulty in off the bed. Men will wear a pair of leather removing them.) briefs or jock straps and most u se a firm Bees leave their pillow to support their head. The person stinger in the penis next straddles the bed, squats into a push- and are not able to up position, and lowers himself or her self sting other parts of onto the bed so that the torso of the body t he bo d y. Stingers receives even and level support. T hey next have a small venom bring their legs into position and place the sac that pumps the pillow under their face. T he body remains r emaining poison still because moving around or twisting can into the flesh before cause nails to puncture the skin. H owever removal. Stings on the penis, unlike other cautious a person is who uses a bed of nails, areas, resem ble the bite of a mosquito. The there is always a risk of being accidentally primary discomfor t is produced by subse- p ierced a nd people rarely lie on the bed qu ent itching, although the penis will also while alone. Additionally, if blood contami- become tender and swell. A thick twin e or nates the nails it can be a transmitter of leather strip tied around the base of the blood borne diseases such as AIDS or hep - penis, allowing enough space to insert two atitis. fin gers between the penis and string, restricts the swelling in th.e penis from dissi- (See also ALGOPHILIA, AUT OMASO- pating into the body but will not cut off cir- CHISM, BELL DANCING and FAKIR culation. In this case the circumference of MUSAFAR) the man's penis increased from 6 1/2 inches to 9 1/2 inches. Swelling is greatest on the BEE STINGS (Melissophilia; Entomo- second day . There are two un expect ed cism-use of insects, E ntomophilia- effects, ho wever. The swolle n outer skin arousal from insects, Formicophilia may restrict blood flow into the penis and - arousal from ants) the swelling can become lopsided or uneven if pressu re is applied on only one sid e. Bee stings are used to extend the dura- CAUTION: Poisonous venom can h ave tion of orgasm, enhance sensations of the serious effects on about 5% of the populace. penis, and increase its circumference . Any of the following symptoms of anaphy- lactic shock following a bee sting require Bee sti ngs were once used as a fo lk emergency medical care: remedy by arthritis sufferers. The insects were captured and held on the affected joint difficulty breathing until they stung . T he poison and swelling it caused alleviated much of the pain in their chest pain joints. dizziness One male, having observed his grandpar- ents u se bees for this purpose and later nausea or vomiting having a fe m ale friend throw a bee on his genitals as a joke, discovered that the sting edema or general swelling on his penis extended the duration and intensity of his orgasm. Realizing that the blue coloration of lips bee sting was almost painless, he developed his own procedure. This procedure con- weak pulse sisted of catching two bees in a jar and shaking it to make the bees dizzy to prevent (See also FORMICOPHILIA and ZOOPHILIA) them flying away. T h ey were then grabbed by both win gs so that th ey were unable to BELL DANCING (Ball da ncing- balls twist around a nd sting. Each bee was placed or fr uit h anging from s kin h ooks) Bell just below each side of the glans penis and

BELL DAN C ING 26 BELLY DANCING dancing is a form of ritualistic self flagella- O n e of th e earl ie r forms of t he bell y tion where the dancer pierces the body to dance was called the \" awalem\" and was hang ornaments by strings into his or her used as sex education fo r newlyweds in flesh . Flagellation was one of th e various Egypt. T he dancer(s) wou ld stand in o ne spot and imitate the different sexual move- f'l, methods sha m e n ments required for coitus. The belly dance used to achieve an still consists of various b ody contortions altered state. Other performed in a restricted space. The dancer forms were fasting, changes positions only to give the audience drugs, and dances. a different perspective of the movements. Bell dancing com- bines the festive A second ancient dance, the \"ghaziyeh\", dance ritual with had only dancers with a scarf or p iece of cloth that they would swirl around and pull self flage Lla tion. This combination seems to back and forth against their ge ni ta ls until speed up the neurological process of orgasm. The dancers were females who had obtaining an altered state of consciousness. clitoridectomies performed while you ng and therefore had to stimulate their genitals by Bell dancing is performed by religious intense and p rolonged rubbing. U nlike the sects using bells, balls, lemons, or oth er silent belly dancers, these women would fruit. These are usually attach ed to sutures scream and m oa n like wild beasts until at one e nd and sewn into the ski n on the orgasm was reached; it was not un til then other. Enough ornaments are sewn on so that the dance ended and the orgy began that they eventually form a necklace or belt (Cradle of Erotica by Allen Edwardes and around the person. The person then dances R.E.L. Masters). to percu ssion instruments or possibly a flute. The dance or swirling causes the dan- Jacobus X wrote of another dance, one gling objects to beat against the person's performed by African Senegals. \" In the ana- body and to pull against the pierced skin mal is fubil, the dancer in his movements, where each strand is attached. The dancer's imitates the copulation of the great Indian primary desire is to experie nce an altered duck. This d rake has a member of a cork- state. screw shape, and a peculiar movement. The woman, for her part, tucks up her clothes, Bell dancing is a mixture of spiritual and and convulsively agitates the lower part of sensual sensations and, like other types of her body by the motion of her haunches; masochism, it can give the dancer a sensa- she alternatively shows her partner her tion similar to but much more intense than a vulva, and hides it from him, by a regular normal orgasm. CAUTION: This is consid- movement, backwards and forwards, of the ered a blood sport and unprotected contact body\" (Untrodden Fields of Anthropology by with a partner is not considered a safe sex Jacobus X, 1898). Victor Robinson, a turn practice. of the century m edical doctor, documented the ve rbal instructions given by a village (\" Rituals,\" by Fakir Musafar, Society of priest for an African Dance of the Bride- Janus lecture, November 30, 1989) Elect: (See also ALGOPHILIA, BED OF NAILS, 1. Prepare your skin (vibration). Go CHORE OPHILIA, CORSETS, FLAGELLA- to your place. TION, MASOCHISM and SAFE SEX) 2. Walk (wi th h ip swings) as th ough BELLY DANCING (Danse du ventre- to Huge Sacred Phallus. fertility dance) Belly dancing is a modern version of an a ncient religious dance signi- 3. Vibrate yo ur body. Ardently wish fying sex and childbirth. It can be .traced the phallus was entering you. throughout history in countries such as Phoenicia, Turkey, Egypt, Africa, and 4. Behold! Ct is standing to greet your Greece. It was introduced into the U nited wish, royally erect like the rising sun. States by Sol Bloom as an exhibit in the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.

BELLY DANCING 27 BELLY DANCING 5. Vibrate your body. The power of 27. Behold he (his life) gushes forth your ancestors is concealed within again. you. 28. I let go the juices of my loins. 6. Wonder of wonders! M y depths are entered by the Royal Phallus. 29. I give up every drop. 7. Ah! What glorious sexual union has 30. I will soon return to hjm-restored come to me. and refreshed. 8. L et us clamp our bodies together- 31. Now my eyes are full and my tighter and tighter-closer and closer. throat swollen. 9. Lean to the left side. 32. I am forced to my knees- I col- lapse. 10. Lean to the right side. 33. My navel and chest sink inwards. 11. Ah!!! What glorious sexual union has come to me. Ah.. .(ejaculation). 34. I open and shut my mouth with hugh breaths. 12. We tremble at the knees. 35. I long for the Sacred Phallus again 13. He becomes like sawdust: I am -strong, erect, glorious. Ah! I faint breathless: we collapse. with longing- I sleep (Encyclopaedia Sexualis, by Victor Robinson, M.D., 14. Soon he boasts to me-he will rise pp. 166-7). again soon. Belly dance motions are no longer overtly 15. W e close together in another glo- sexual. Instead they have become a n art rious sexual union. form that allures, teases, and promises an exotic experience that is more fantasy than 16. Still closer and closer-he will fill reality. The dancer must also express strong me with great progeny. emotions such as happiness, sorrow, love, and anger. These humanize the dancer and 17. Ah, ah, behold! Great and Royal if done well can create a bond that is emo- generations will arise (from this tionally and sexually stimulating. union) . The belly dance follows a basic routine. 18. Again we tremble at the knees. It begins with the dancer entering, moving with ·the grace of a serpent hypnotized by 19. We salute our posterity (swing to the sound of a flute. The music then gains the left) . in te mpo to become a folk dance. The dancer shakes and rolls her shoulders, head, 20. (Swing to the right). Soon we will stomach, and hips to the new rhythm. The clamp our bodies together again. music becomes deeper and as emotions intensify the dancer moves aroun d the floor. 21. Hurrah! he has risen again: he She selects a spot on which to go down to goes down my path: I dance with joy. her knees and lean back into the floor rou- tine. The dance ends as it began an d she 22 . He moves closer and closer, shimmies her way back into the harem or deeper and deeper into me. Turkish street whence she came. 23. Still closer-still deeper. There are books and classes where men and women can learn this erotic art form. 24. Hurrah-he goes down my path- Belly dancing, while gaining in popularity in I dance with joy. the rest of the world, has serio usly declined as an occupation among women in Egypt. 25. I groan as he presses closer and In November, 1989 there were only 50 closer, deeper and deeper. 26. He cleaves m e royally- I am amazed how gloriously he cleaves m e.

BELLY DAN C IN G 28 BINDINGS licensed dancers remaining in that country. At the same time such a person may benefit CAUTION: Belly dancing can cause back from therapy to help them discover the problems for some people. reason for this emotional dichotomy and to enable them to get both nurturing and pas- (See also CH OREOPHILIA, SEX SHOWS and sion in a single relationship. STRIPPING) (See also GAYS, HETEROSEXU AL and BESTIALITY See ZOOPHILIA HOMOPHOBIA) BI-SEXUALISM (Ambisexual, Amphi- BIASTOPHILIA (Raptophilia) Biasto- sex ual, A ndrogynophilia, Sexoschizia) Bi- p hilia (b iasto: rape or forced violatio n ; sexuals are attracted to either sex as philia: attachment to) refers to those who partners. T his predisposition is thought to are only aroused when sexually assaulting be based on biological (genetic, hormonal, an unwilling victim. The rapist loses interest and neurological) factors. Harry F . H arlow, if their v ictim submits. They nee d to see wh o led the research into primate psy- fear or tension in the partner. chology, st ated in his book Learning LO Love that \" Bisexual potential is a fact in humans (See also DACRYPHILIA, LUST MURDER, and monkeys, and judgment of any sex-role RAPE and SADISM) behavior as normal or abnormal is only in relation to some manmade standard, real o r BINDINGS Binding restricts movement fictitio u s\" (p. 93) . In tests, more than 50% a nd may include an area such as the geni- of females in a group sex scen e responded tals, feet, face, breasts, or all of the body, as to same sex intimacy compared to only 1% in t he fo rm of mummification . of the males. H owever, when anonymity is M ummification requires that a person guaranteed the ratio of male bi-sexuals totally submit to their partner, however with increases to an almost equal level. binding one only relinquishes control of a certain area, usuall y the genitals or breasts, Bi-sexuals may have dating relationships but no t a lways. Binding is pleasurable to with men and women at the same time or some due to the sensation of compression. may be seriall y monoga m ous with either . It may also be included with other types of Some married bi-sexuals have affairs with bondage. others of the same sex, but rarely with the opposite sex. This is because they separat e Any area of the body can be bound but love from lu st and do not consider pas- the following will only describe breasts, sionate sex with same sex partners a threat face, feet, penis, and mummification. to the love and commitment they feel for a spouse. BREASTS Breasts are bound with soft rope, scarves, Saran Wrap, Ace bandages, There are various reasons for bi-sexual soft leather strips, etc. They can be partially attraction. Some feel that all people are the bound, so that the base is squeezed and the same (i.e., a body is a body). Others find a fro nt area is left exposed for. nipple play, or distinct energy that uniquely characterizes they may be com pletely bound for sensation each sex. Bi-sexuals may be nurturing or from pressure. T his type of breast binding passionate wit h e ith er sex . H owever, t h ey is used by transvestites fo r crossdressing usu a lly separa te the two, being only nur- purposes. turing with one sex and passionate with the other. Famous bi-sexuals in history include FACE Occasionally people enjoy having Julius Caesar, who was said to be every thei r face o r head restricted. A person's woman's husband a nd every man 's wife, head is bound with scarves, soft th in rope, and the Emperor Hadrian. leath er straps, or latex hoods. These can be lethal if they slip out of place. Most tops Bi-sexuality can offer a person who only don't lea ve the room whil e their partner is responds to their partner with passion or bound. Latex also causes perspiratio n and nurturing an opportunity to enhance and the partner's discomfort determines how complete their sexual and emotional n eeds. long the hood remains in place. CAUTION:

BINDINGS 29 BINDINGS Closing off th e mouth and nose together or towel, and their partner's favorite sex toys. using the throat area as an anchor can be Wrapping materials consist of Saran Wrap, dangerous and even fatal. Ace bandages, or latex strips. Once the person is wrapped they are ready to be FEET Foot binding was originally prac- entertained. ticed in 950 A.D. among dancing girls of the Chinese T 'ang dynasty. I t spread Head harnesses are used to give max- throughout th e different levels of society imum support under a person's chin and and continued until the emancipation of the back of their head. The top of the har- wome n in the 1911-12 revolution. There are ness has a ring with which to attach the several theories related to its popularity. panic snap and c ha in . These are not The binding of a wife's feet made her more designed to support the weight of the subservient and more dependent. The person, only to assist their balance while binding of feet and the resulting effort standing. required to walk was thought by som e to aid in the tautness or development of muscles in The typical mummification scene pro- the vagina. This theory is controver sial and ceeds by a person undressing, having the the bindings may have become popular head harness fitted and then hooked to the simply because m en are aroused by frailty, chain that attaches to the ceiling. This is pain, or discomfort suffered by the opposite done to make sure the person is comfortable sex, especially when it is done for sexual and has the proper support before the wrap- reason s. This handicap was also a status ping begins. Next the padding is placed symbol in the same way as the aristocratic between the ankles and knees and the wrap- Chinese male's incredibly long fingernails, ping then begins at the ankles and moves both being symbols of wealth and leisure. upward. The person wrapping watches to make sure that he has not left any exposed Today many women wear high heels that skin between the wrapping to which the are uncomfortable or cause a similar slow duct tape might stick. Many prefer not to delicate gait. Women seem to wear this type wrap the person with their legs or arms of shoes as much for themselves and their touching other skin because of the discom- own sense of what makes them feel sexy as fort. The wrapping is continued, leaving the to please men. (See also ACROTOMOPHILIA, genitals or breasts exposed, and finished by loosely wrapping the n eck . Duct tape is APOTEMN-OPHILIA, DYSMORPHOPHILIA, applied to secure the wrapping material, a nd a blindfold is occasionally used .When MASOCHISM, PODOPHILlA and SADISM) the game is over, bandage scissors are used to cut the mummy out of the wrapping. The MUMMIFICATION Mummi- material may be cut loose while the person fication inv olves wrapping the is still suspended or afterward. Head har- whole body. The ancient Egyptians nesses are not unsnapped unless the partner preserved their dead in this is strong enough to support their body manner. Today it is used in the weight because many people are unable to S/M community as a form of stand on their own after mummification. bondage. If the bound partner Cutting is begun at the bottom between the prefers to play during the time they back of the ankles and continued to the are encased, the genitals, nipples, neck. The mummy is usually perspiring and or anus are left exposed. Negotia- has to be wrapped in a large towel or tion is very important and a safeword is blanket. A simpler type o f mummification is always agreed upon between partners before done with restraint type body or sleeping they play. (See NEGOTIATION) bags. The materials used for mummification Another form of mummification is the are bandages, scissors, a ceiling hook that wrapping of one's partner in toilet paper as can support the weight of their partner, a they stand. They are next sprayed (using a chain, panic snap, a head harness, padding water pistol or bottle spray) with a favorite fo r between the person's knees and ankles, material for wrapping, duct tape, a large

BI N DINGS 30 BIRTH CONT ROL liquid. The partner or partners then proceed crocodile dung, both being used by fe males. to lick the wet pap er off their body. This More recently th e 18th century Casan ova game is called \"sq uirt and li c k.\" CAU- used half lemons which must have acted as TION: It is psychologically important to the an acidic spermicide a nd cer vical cap. mummy to be touched and talked to by Abortion and sterilization are also typ es of their partner. The mummy is much more birth control that are ancient. likely to panic without constant reassurance. Many people have died attempting mummi- Historicall y, governments have h ad the fication while alone or with a partner who most control over sex, abortion, birth con- wasn't aware of proper p recaution s. trol, adoption, or the number of males and fe males allowed per family. T hese restric- PENIS Many methods ar e used to bind the tions were usually based on a country's need penis. There are prefabricated leather h ar- for additional soldiers a nd workers. M ost nesses with rings, snaps, and eve n attach- cu ltures had little or no provision for wel- fare, therefore, the ir o nly solution in pre- able vibrators. Some venting hu nger was to control the birth rate have a ring that can or population of their citizens. A woman accommodate a leash who accidentally became pregnant had the which is u sed to lead option of aborting before d eliver y, aban- naked men around a t doning, selling, or killing the child after its SfM parties. birth. The p enis is also Religions eventually became involved bound or wrapped with w ith r estri cti on o n bir th contro l and, in 6 feet of rope, thi n leather boot laces, strips som e cases sex in general. Europeans and of 1/2\" garment leather, or Ace bandages . Americans alike found that after the censor- Bandage scissors are kept in an accessible ship of sexual information during and fol- location in case of an emergency. A sample lowing the 19th century period of wrapping beginning with the center portion Victorianism birth control info rmation was of the strand being anchored gently under no t availa ble to the general public. A few the scrotum, both end s brought up, crossed notable people fought to bring wome n this at the top front of the scrotum, brought up information. P eople such as Francis Place, and across the top of the penis, and from Richard Carlile, Annie Besant, John Stuart there continues until the desired effect is Mill, C harles Knowlton, Dr. Aletta Jacobs, achieved. CAUTION: It is dangerous to and Dr. M arie Stopes foug h t for peo ple's wrap the b inding too tightly. Penis binding right to choose birth control. Even the man - is restricted to n o lo nger than 10 minutes agem en t of Syntex L abs had a stru ggle in and shorter if a tingling sensation develops. bringing the first birth control pill to the Safewords are used to signal the need for market. immediate release. If the bottom is gagged, an obvious gesture is agreed on in the event One of the last great social reformers was of any discom fort, nausea, or pain. Serious Margaret Sanger, wh o in 19 14 spearheaded damage can occur if not done safely. a movement to educate women on this sub- ject. She was a nurse who had not only seen (See also BONDAGE and CONSTRICTIONS) firs t hand the agony unplanned children had on poor fam ilies but h ad tend ed a patient BIRTH CONTROL Documented efforts who died o f an illegal abortion. It was she to p revent pregnancy are ancient. The Jews who first coined the term 'birth control' and first recorded coinis interruptus as a fo rm of began writing literatur e on the subject. She birth control in Genesis. Efforts a t birth soon found herself indicted under the direc- control are also fou nd in Egyptian papyri as tive of Anthony Comstock, the special agent ea r ly a s 1900 B .C . T h e Egyp ti ans u sed of the P os t Office and lobbyist fo r the many different meth ods. One was a barrier Com stock Ac t, whic h made obsce ni ty a of lint that was covered in acacia powder, felo ny. Comstock especially felt t hat birth ano th e r was a mixture whic h included control was a major evil. Mrs. Sanger left

BIRTH CONTROL 31 BIRTH CONTROL the country to avoid prosecution and this not until Tertullian interpreted Exodus angered Mr. Comstock. T o get revenge he 21: 22, which refers to legal action being set up her husband just as he had unsus- taken against a man who injures a pregnant pecting physicians in the past to provide woman, as encompassing a mother, doctor information about birth control to a sup- or midwife who performs an abortion. This posed couple who were desperately in need Church doctrine later became incorporated of it. Mr. Sanger mailed the informa tion, into secular legislation. Women in the was convicted, and imprisoned. Mrs. United States receive 1.5 million abortions a Sanger founded the American Birth Control year. World-wide the numb er is estimated League in 1921 which consolidated with at SO million with 200,000 related deaths. another agency in 1942 and became the The number of abortions always rise with Planned Parenthood Federation of America. the inability to obtain other forms of birth Even with her intense lobbying to undo the control. harm accomplished by Comstock there were statutes against birth control information Abortion clinics are currently operative being distributed through the mail or in most of the United States although often devices being sold until 1970. Many voters under protest and harassment by \" right-to- do not realize that some evangelical lobby- life\" groups. A woman checks into these ists today not only want anti-abortion laws clinics, is interviewed, and has several but are just as adamant about wanting to expandable sticks of seaweed (laminaria) rescind people's right to use birth control. inserted into the opening of her cervix, causing it to stretch open overnight. T he (See also ANTHONY COMSTOCK) patient goes home and returns the next day for a vacuum aspiration (a tube is inserted The governments of many countries now into the womb and the suction removes fetal recognize the need to control their own tissue) . This procedure is effective for up to birth rates, some even giving incentives to fourteen weeks into pregnancy. Small restrict the number of children in a family. underground groups of women have formed When family planning is made available, the to learn of alternative methods if ab ortio n birth rate has fallen in many third world becomes illegal. countries two to four times as quickly as it did in the West at a similar stage of develop- ANAL SEX Anal sex is today considered a ment. high risk activity for contracting AIDS, although in the past it was used in some cul- ABORTION Ancient methods used to tures both in preventing pregnancy and loss induce miscarriage were often concoctions of vi!ginity before marriage. of herbs. The H ottentot women drank hot badger urine, which when ingested for sev- CERVICAL CAP A cervical cap fits over eral days, often caused the fetus to abort. Australian women had the abdomen beaten the tip of the cervix and is made of rubber, with large stones or a stick; or might also lean against a tree and have two men roll the metal, or plastic. They ~~ stick down across her stomach. The pushing cannot be used by all was not only hard enough to cause the death women because of the _,...... of th e fetus but so metimes th at of the m other as well. In the Middle East slaves diffe rence in indi- ·' who were well endowed were some times used to abort pregnancies in their master's vidual shape of ·\\ harem. This was accomplished with violent cervixes. T h e cap is - \"'\"·--\":.•cc.,.-~cr thrusts of the slave's penis. similar in appearance Abortion had been practiced throughout history without much restricting legislation to the diaphragm but smaller and m ore dif- because it was not considered murder at that stage of prenatal development. That is, ficult to get into the proper position. They are manufactured in England and more popular in Europe than in the U.S. T he estimated success rate is 75-95%. COITUS INTERRUPTUS T his refers to withdrawing the penis from the vagina

BIR TH CON TROL 32 BIRTH CONT R O L before ejaculation and is one of the oldest from t he AIDS virus . Some condoms methods of birth control. It is u sed by already contain a small am ount of th is approximately 35 m illion people in the ingredient in th e lubricant. CAUTION: world today. Its success rate is 70-95%. Condoms do sometimes break. The ratio is 1 in 165 for vaginal sex and 1 in 105 for anal C O NDOM Condoms have also bee n used sex. The risk can be mi nimized by only throughout history. Goat bladders, lemon using fresh condoms and additional water halves, sheep intestines, fish intestines, seed based lubricants. pods, linen, silk, and leather have all been used to create a barrier between the penis A new female condom, WPC 333, has and vagina. Condoms are available in d if- been developed by the Wisconsin ferent shapes, textures, and sizes. T h e Pharmacal Company. It is n ow scheduled diameters begin at 1 1/4\" but can be larger for cli n ical trials with no (Mentor's Magnum, and Fourex). expected m a rketi ng date. T h e H owever, most condoms are between 1 1/4\" device has two rings, one that is to 1 1/2\" in diameter, and are 7 1/2\" long. inserted internally, in a similar The body of the condom stretches but the manner as a diaphragm, and the ring at the base can cause discomfort if it is other end lies against the outside too tight. There is a lso a new condom on of the vagina. Its efficacy has the market that only covers the glans penis. been rated as superior to the mal e condom and can be u sed without the necessity of a Proper placement of a condom requires sustained male erection to hold it in place. It several steps. First, the tip of the penis is also has the potential to reduce the possi- lubricated with a water based lubrican t (an bility of h erpes tra nsmission (The Helper, oil based lubricant will cause the latex to by the American Social Health Association, deteriorate). Next, the reservoir tip is held p. 9). T he female condom appears to be closed as the condom is rolled onto th e adaptable to sex play as a receptacle for glans penis. Men who are not circumcised stuffing food or drinks into the vagina. (See pull the foreskin back to expose this area. STUFFING) Names selected for this device The condom is then rolled over the rest of are Reality and Femidom. the penis taking care not to catch the hair at the pubic region. Some men find that by The re is a patent held by Ricardo J. using a lamb skin co nd om first and t h en putting a latex condom over it they create Esqueda for a facial prophylactic that pro- more sensation for both them and their tects the wearer partner. Additional water based lubrication from transmission can be added to the outside of the condom of diseases while if the man feels it is necessary. Caution is engaging in oral taken before withdrawing the penis after sex. The mask ejaculation by holding the bottom base of covers the person's the condom tightly to avoid it slipping off as face fro m the top it is p ulled out. O ne condom manufacturer, of the n ose to Mentor, has adhesive added at the base to help prevent this from hap penin g. A under the chin. The person breathes condom is 80-95% effective against preg- through a shaft that passes from the nostrils n a n c y. to the top of the mask. In addition to birth control, condoms CONTRACEPTIVE IMPLANT This protect p eo ple fro m many sexually trans- product was introduced into 17 countries in mitted diseases. A way to increase the safety 1991 and h as approximately 500,000 users. factor is to use a sperm icide with Small silicone rubber capsules are inserted nonoxynol-9 in conjunction with the under the skin of a woman's arm to provid e condom, although latest tests reveal that this protection against pregnancy for about fi ve is n ot a guarantee for avoiding infection years. These may be removed at any point in time. The implant is almost 100% effec- tive and lasts about five years

BIRTH CONTROL 33 BIRTH CONTROL DIAPHRAGM The diaphragm was The idea was conceived from the obser- invented in 1882. It is a half-ball-shaped vance of female camels having their fertility thin rubber device with a metal rim. A sper- period delayed by the insertion of a stone micide is placed into the cavity and the top into the uterus before long trips across the rim is pinched together in the center for desert. In 1930 E. Grafenberg began using a insertion into the vagina before sex. The coiled silver wire with success, however, due diaphragm, when in place, covers the cervix to controversy among gynecologists the and prevents sperm from entering through device did not gain popularity . In 1959 two the opening. The spermicide is only effec- more physicians, W. Oppenheimer and T. tive for 12 hours and needs at least 6 hours Ota d ocumented a success rate of over to kill sperm after intercourse. 97.5% with no significant complications and the device became a popular birth control The diaphragm can slip during inter- method. Two million Indian women were course and for this reason it is rated as only wearing these IUDs within 4 yea rs after 80-95% effective. introduction. TIJDs have lost popularity in th e United States due to complications DOUCHE A douche is the flooding of the involving infections among women exposed vagina by a liquid, usually water, but it may to sexually transmitted diseases. However, have another additive such as vinegar. they are still popular in China and safe for Disposable plastic bottles with nozzles most any female in a monogamous relation- (douch e bags) are available at drug stores. ship. Sperm can enter the cervix in as little as one minute after release of pre-ejaculate and for IUDs seem to work by interfering with this reason douching is rated as being the the ability of the fertilized egg to implant least effective form of birth control, falling itself in the uterine wall. An inflam mation behind the rhythm method. can occur for the first few days after inser- tion, but will usually disapp ear. Women HOME OVULATION DETECTOR A home may have later complications resulting in ovulation detector is under development by infertility. Therefore, they are only recom- a California firm. This unit provides a con- mended for women with established fami- venient method for women to monitor the lies. progesterone level in their urine. A rise in p rogesteron e signals the end of ovulation for Two TIJDs are currently marketed in the a particular monthly cycle. This product United States. One is GynoPharma's may be available by 1993. If used properly, Paragard and the other is the Progestasert. this method should be 100% effective. The Both look similar. The Progestasert was disadvantage is that sex without risk of invented by Dr. Alejandro Zaffaroni in 1976 pregnancy can only be guaranteed for 10 to and marketed by ALZA Corporation. This 14 days a month. IUD differs from o thers in that it releases progesterone to the uterus over a period of IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION Immuno- one year. T his low dosage of hormone does contraception is currently under research. not produce the same side effects found in This method works by using a vaccine to contraceptive pills and seems to have fewer build antibodies to bind proteins onto the complications than other types of IUDs. surface of the woman's egg, thus making it impossible for the sperm to penetrate its The Progestasert is about 97.5% effective surface. Another method vaccinates the against pregnancy. woman against sperm. The immune period lasts for up to five years, afterward dropping MENSTRUAL EXTRACTION Menstrual to a level that permits fertilization. (\"Have it extraction, or suction of uterine contents, is your way,\" by Margo Schneidman, Stanford done soon after a woman discovers her Medicine, Spring 1992, p. 23) menstrual cycle is late. This particular tech- nique has been endorsed by a few women's IUD Intrauterine Devices have been used groups for almost 20 years but has only intermittently since the nineteenth century. recently gained attention due to new laws

BIRTH CONTROL 34 B I RTH CONTROL threatening a woman's choice to obtain a factors involved with a male's decision to legal abortion. Menstrual extraction is used use the pill than exist for a woman. If a male by so me every few m onths as a precaution pill is introduced it may not be until around against possible pregnancy. This home the turn of the century. health technique is performed on women by other women through support groups. The PILL-CONTRAGESTIVE RU 486 is the technique itself requires a special skill and only contragestive pill on the market and as most practitioners are trained by other of 1992 was available in France, China and women. The actual suction device consists England. This pill can be taken after con- of a syringe with a by-pass valve, a cannula, ception and up to nine weeks during the tubing, a mason jar, and other attachme nts. gestation period. It is called a \" death pill\" CAUTION: Infectio ns and serious injury by antiabortionists. The dosage of three are possible, especially when the proced ure 200mg pills, followed by a small amount of is performed by women not trained in men- prostaglandin 48 hours later, is ad minis- strual extraction. tered by a physician. The success rate of embryo expulsion is 96% within the first PILL-CONTRACEPTIVE Scientists dis- day of receiving the prostaglandin. Some covered in 1934 that ovulation could be physicians fear that this drug might be sold inhibited through administration of estrogen on the black market where, without medical or progesterone but the doses needed were supervision, a woma n might take the pills too large to be practical in humans. Then in after the nine week limit, potentially causing 1951 Dr. Carl Djerassi succeeded in synthe- her death as a comp lication o f hemor- sizing steroids that were more potent and rhaging. thereby practical fo r administration in pill form. Further testing was done by Gregory RU 486 was developed by Etienne-Emile Pincus and the first contraceptive pill was Baulieu in the late 1970s while consulting fo r marketed by Syntex in the early 1960s. Roussel-Uclaf. Boycotts were threatened by both opposition and supporters of the new There are an estimated 65 million users p ill. It was not brought to th e m arket by of the contraceptive pill. These are taken for Roussel until French health minister C laude 20 to 21 consecutive days beginning with Evin said that the pill was the moral prop- the fifth day after th e m en strual cycle erty of all women and threatened to transfer begins. There can be side effects for some, the patent to another pharmaceutical com- however, the rate of effectiveness when the pany. FDA approval for RU 486 has not yet pill is taken properly can b e 100%. Some been filed in the United States (\"News and women are able to take 100 mcg of estrogen within 24 hours after sex and repeat that 12 comment,\" b y J. P alca, SCIENCE (Vol. hours later to prevent pregnancy. The con- tin ual use of the pill for several years grea tly 245),Sept. 22, 1989, pp. 1319-1 324). reduces a woman's risk of ovarian or endometrial cancer. RHYTHM METHOD (Na tur a l Family Planning) Women have diffe re nt fertility A male pill is being researched. One cycles and the purpose of this method is to method suppresses the gonadotropin- restrict sex to the cycle during which the releasing hormone which in turn inhibits the woman is not able to conceive. The number production of testosterone and sperm pro- of days from ovul ation to menstru ation is duction. To prevent a loss of sex drive, men fairly consistent at 13-15 days, however, the are given a bi-weekly injection of synthetic number o f days from the first sign of men- testosterone. The other m ethod requires a struati on t o ovu lation va ries g reatly. weekly injection of testosterone which P ro blems also arise with differe nces in blocks the pituitary secretion of hormones cycles between women and irregularity in and the production of sperm. The level of the same woman brought on by stress or ill- testosterone in the bloodstream remain s ness. Sperm can also live up to 5 days inside normal. There arc many more psychological the vagina and some wo men can ovulate twice. The rate of effectiveness is 65-85%. This is the only type of birth control