- Acupressure
- Pressure points on the body that induce certain responses, some sexual
- Anal Play
- Stimulating or penetrating the anus to derive or impart sexual pleasure
- Analingus
- Rimming or penetration of the anus with the tongue
- Androgyny
- Having both male and female characteristics
- Aphrodisiacs
- Drugs stimulating a sexual response
- Autoerotic Asphyxiation
- Arousal from lack of oxygen
- Autoerotica
- Self induced arousal from fantasies, pornography, erotica or other aids
- BDSM
- Acronym for bondage, domination, sadism/submission and masochism; used as a generic term to describe one portion of the alternative sex community
- Binding
- Wrapping the feet or genitals with string, rope or lace
- Bisexual
- People who are sexually attracted to both sexes
- Blindfolding
- Covering the eyes during sexual play
- Body Painting
- Drawing or painting temporary designs on the body
- Body Worship
- Sex game in which one partner is made to adore another's body
- Bondage
- Physical or mental restriction of a partner
- Bottom
- Passive partner who experiences stimuli during sex games; also known as a masochist, slave or submissive
- Caning
- A whipping with a switch or cane to discipline your partner
- Chastity Belts
- Leather or metal belts used to prevent genital penetration
- Cock Rings
- Rings placed around the base of the male genitals to maintain erections
- Corseting
- Body modification or oxygen restriction from using corsets
- Costumes
- Dress-up clothes for sexual fantasy play
- Cross-dresser
- A person who wears the apparel of the opposite sex
- Cunnilingus
- Oral sex performed on a woman
- Discipline
- Punishment and control of a partner during sex play
- Dominance/Submission
- Power exchange between partners
- Dominatrix
- A person, usually a woman hired, to function as a top or sadist
- Dungeons
- Rooms that are decorated for SM play
- Erotica
- Sexual literature and photos
- Fantasy Play
- Acting out sexual fantasies
- Fantasy
- A mental image or illusion, sometimes sexual
- Fellatio
- Oral sex performed on a man
- Fetish
- An object that replaces people as primary object of love
- Fisting
- Inserting a fist or hand into the vagina or anus
- Flagellation
- Striking a person with an object
- Frottage
- Rubbing one's body against a partner or object for arousal
- Gay
- A man who prefers sex with another man
- Genital Massage
- Stimulating the genitals with the hands, usually during sensual massage
- GLBT
- Generic descriptive term for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community
- Handkerchief Codes
- Color codes that identify sexual preferences
- Harness
- Body harnesses used in suspension or penis restriction, or straps worn to support a dildo for penetrating another partner
- Hermaphrodite
- Person who has both female and male genitalia
- Homoeroticism
- Sexual arousal from a person of the same sex
- Hot Wax
- A sex game in which hot wax is melted onto a partner
- Kegel Exercises
- Exercise of the pelvic muscles that control orgasm
- Lap Dancing
- Squatting above a sitting person and rubbing against them to create arousal without touching their genitals
- Lesbian
- A woman who prefers to have sex with other women
- Masochism
- Inflicting pain on one's self to induce sexual arousal
- Massage
- Rubbing the body to increase circulation
- Masturbation
- Stimulating one's own sexual organs and erogenous zones
- Menage á Trois
- Three people having sex together
- Online Sex
- Verbal sex between partners via email, chat room or other Internet device
- Orgy
- Group sex
- Paraphilia
- Sexual arousal to an unusual or socially unacceptable object or act
- Pheromones
- Natural chemicals or hormones that induce a sexual response
- Phone Sex
- Verbal sex between partners on a phone
- Play Room
- A room equipped with sex paraphernalia and used primarily for sex play
- Play
- The consensual acting out of a role or game, sometimes sexual
- Polygamy
- One person with multiple marriage partners
- Queer
- Generic descriptive term for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community
- Rimming
- Penetrating the anus with the tongue
- Ritual Sex
- Sex performed with specific rules of conduct (i.e., Wicca, weddings, slave training)
- Sadism
- Empowerment and arousal derived from injuring others
- Sadomasochism
- The combination of inflicting and receiving pain as a means to sexual arousal
- Sensory Deprivation
- Using lack of sensations to create desire
- Sensual Massage
- Combining elements of sensuality with massage to produce arousal and possibly orgasm
- Sex Magick
- The use of witchcraft rituals for sexual purposes
- Sex Slave
- Person who enjoys being dominated
- Sex Surrogates
- People who are trained to help other people overcome sexual dysfunctions
- Sex Toys
- Mechanical objects used to assist in masturbation or sex play
- Sexologists
- People who study the science of sex
- Shaving
- Removing the hair of a partner or oneself, usually pubic, with a razor for arousal
- Slaves
- Person who contracts to be sex slave
- Slings
- Swings or other forms of support or suspension from which a person may engage in sex
- SM
- Abbreviation for sadomasochism
- Spanking
- Using one's hand to slap a partner's buttocks for sensory enhancement and arousal
- Stripping
- Removing one's clothes, sometimes performed on stage in an erotic manner
- Submission
- Surrender to and trust of a partner
- Swing
- An object that allows a person or two to be suspended and move back and forth during sex
- Swinging
- Group sex or wife swapping
- Tantra
- Yoga-type sexual discipline
- Top
- The person who controls the stimuli during sex games
- Transsexual
- Person in the process of physically changing sexes
- Transvestite
- Person aroused by cross-dressing
- Voyeurism
- Arousal by watching others without their consent
- Whipping
- Striking or flagellating a partner for sensory enhancement
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