Fetishes & Other Kinks

Q. What exactly is a fetish anyway?

A. Something not typically sexual that causes sexual excitement.

More to Come

Abduction/Kidnapping
Articles

Consensual Kidnapping Scenes

The Seduction of Abduction Play

FetLife Groups

Abduction & Kidnap Play

Aliens
Articles

Welcome to the Very Real World of Alien Egg Implantation Fetishes, on InsideHook

Autoerotic Asphyxiation

(See also Breath Play below)

Caution: Very high risk

Articles

Erotic Asphyxiation: Safety, Risk and Guidance, on Sexual Health Alliance

Baldness
FetLife Groups

Bald Chicks and the Men who love them

Bald Headed Men and the Women Who Adore Us

Blood Play
Articles

Everything You Need to Know About Blood Play, on Inside Hook

Videos

Bloodplay: Stigma, Fear and Play on the Edge, by Evie Lupine

Bootblacking/Boots
Articles

Many how-to and other informative articles on Anyone Can Shine: Bootblacking for Everyone

Books

Beyond Bootblacking: A Guide To Selecting And Caring For Leather Gear, by Daddy Wendell

The Passion of Bootblacking, by Amelia Horo / Linda A. Dominguez

FetLife Groups

Bootblacking: tons of info in the indexes

Videos

The Art of Bootblacking, on Kink Academy (free)

Bootblacking 101: How To Shine Your Boots!, by Eagle Leather Community Television Network

Sexy Bootblacking: Tips You Should Know, on Kink Academy (free)

Breath Play

Very high risk

Articles

Breath Control Play: A Long and Technical Outline of Practices and Risks, on Twisted Windows

The Psychology Behind Breath Play, on Psychology Today

FetLife Groups

Choked

Videos

Intro to Kink — Breath play, on gasm org

Breeding (Impregnation Fetish)
Articles

People With 'Breeding Kinks' Share Why They Find It So Freakin' Hot, on Men's Health

What Is a Breeding Kink? How Unprotected Sex Became a Turn-On, on VICE

What to know about breeding kink, where you're aroused by the risk of pregnancy or impregnating someone, on Business Insider

FetLife Groups

Impregnation

A Need to Breed

Cages
Articles

Adding a Cage to Your Slave’s Life, on the BDSM Training Academy

BDSM Cage Play and Bondage Cage Types, on KinkLovers

Understanding BDSM Cages: A Beginner’s Guide, on The Guy Shack

FetLife Groups

Cage

Chastity
Articles

Chastity play – The complete guide to having fun without pleasure, on Ayzad

Chastity play 101: What it is and how to put on a chastity cage?, on The Sex Shed

33 BDSM Chastity Game Ideas & Tips for Wicked Keyholders and Playful Subs, on Lovense

Three Levels of Chastity, on KinkWeekly

FetLife Groups

Chastity

Chastity Devices

Enforced Chastity

Male chastity & Orgasm tease & denial!

Choking (see Breath Play)

Very high risk

Corsets
Articles

The Corset: Fashioning the Body: photos and history from The Museum at FIT, on Google Arts & Culture

The dangers and benefits of aesthetic waist training, on MyMed.com

Taking a Look at Corsets and the Fetish World, on Glamorous Corset

The Ultimate Guide to Waist Training in 2024, on Orchard Corset

Books

The Corset: A Cultural History, by Valerie Steele

FetLife Groups

Corset Training

Everything Corsets!

Cross Dressing
Articles
Books

Cross Dressing, Sex, and Gender, by Vern L. Bullough/Bonnie Bullough

FetLife Groups
Videos

Cross-Dressing Transformation: Preparation, on Kink Academy (free)

Dollification
Articles

Becoming Barbie: An Intro To Dollification, on Kink Academy

Come on Barbie, Let’s Go Party: Inside the World of Dollification Kinksters, on VICE

Dollification – How to Enjoy Doll Fantasies in a Safe Space, on KYS

FetLife Groups

Human Dolls, Dollification, & Dollers

Videos

Dollification Kink, Barbie and The "NPC" Trend [BDSM], by Evie Lupine

Sunny Megatron's Dollification TikTok

E-Stim
Articles

The Best Beginner’s E-Stim Sex Toys, From Paddles to Wands and Beyond, on VICE

Electrosex Stimulation explained, on ESTIM

FetLife Groups

E-Stim Play

Videos

What is E Stim. A handy guide to the world of Electrosex and Electroplay, by E-Stim Systems Ltd

Enemas
Articles

Enema Play 101: Everything You Want to Know about Giving Enemas in Kink Scenes, on Kinky Reviews

The Good, the Bad, and the Messy of Enema Play, on b-Vibe

FetLife Groups

Enemas

Butt Plugs, Anal Toys & Enema Enthusiasts

Exhibitionism
Books

Exhibitionism for the Shy, by Carol Queen

Articles

Show me – the world of exhibitionism, on Ayzad

FetLife Groups

Cyber Exhibitionism

Public and Outdoor Nudity, Flashing, and Exhibitionism

Videos

Exhibitionism, Dirty Talk, and Water Sports, by VICE

When You Are Their Sex Prop: Exhibitionism, Autoeroticism, Masochism, by Prof Sam Vaknin

Fire Play

Very high risk

Articles

Burn Baby Burn - The erotic art of Fireplay, on Jo Divine

Mitigating Risk in Fire Play, on Kynk 10

FetLife Groups

Fire Play

Videos

BDSM 101: Fireplay, by Evie Lupine

Food
Articles

Fetishes: Playing With Food, on Sexual Health Alliance

Food Fetish: 13 Kinks Involving Food and Eating, on KinkLovers

FetLife Groups

Food Control

Food Play

Food Play and Bondage

Foot & Shoe Worship
Articles

A Beginner’s Guide to Foot Fetishes, on VICE

People With A Foot Fetish Answered Questions About Their Kink, And It's Enlightening TBH, on BuzzFeed

Books

Explorations in Foot Fetishism: a guide for couples and others, by Don Tootsies

How To Get Feet: Footacular’s 5 Chapter Guide On Expressing Your Foot Fetish To Women, by Footacular

The Toybag Guide To Foot And Shoe Worship, by Midori

FetLife Groups

Foot Fetish & Worship

Videos

Introduction to Foot Fetish, on Kink Academy (free)

Gags
Articles

Everything You Need to Know About BDSM Gags, on Kinky World

A Primer on the Safe Use of Gags in BDSM, on Lascivity

FetLife Groups

Gags of all Shapes & Sizes

Videos

BDSM 101, by Evie Lupine

Golden Showers/Piss Play/Watersports
Articles

A Beginner's Guide to Golden Showers and Piss Play Fetishes, on Allure

Golden Showers 101: Everything You Need to Know About Watersports, on Them

FetLife Groups

Extreme Piss Play

Watersports

Gun Play

Unloaded only

Articles

Mitigating Risk in Gunplay, on Kynk 101

What You Should Know About Gun Kink & How to Do It Right, on KYS: worth a look for the illustrations and mini opener story alone

FetLife Groups

Gunplay

Hair (Trichophilia)
Articles

Why Do Hair fetish Turn You On? The Secrets of Trichophilia, on KYS

FetLife Groups
Videos

Playing With Hair, on Kink Academy (free)

Human Furniture
Articles

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Hypnokink
Articles

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Knives
Articles

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Lactation
Articles

FetLife Groups

Latex
Articles

Into the Rubber World: What Is a Latex Fetish? on Laidtex: covers a lot more than just what it is

Books

High Gloss Dolls, photography book by Fraulein Ehrhardt

FetLife Groups

Latex Lovers: has a super-thorough FAQ

Videos

Latex: Cleaning, on Kink Academy.com

Leather
Articles
FetLife Groups

Macrophilia (Giantism)
Articles
FetLife Groups

Mummification
Articles

Simple Mummification Fun! on Kink Weekly

Videos

Reflections on Mummification, on Kink Academy (free)

Muscles
Articles

Muscle Worship – Everything You Need to Know about this fetish, on KYS

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1950s Household
Articles
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Nylons
Articles
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Objectification
Articles
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Play Piercing (Needles Etc.)
Articles
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Pregnancy
Articles
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Quirofilia (Hands)
Articles
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Remote Control Devices
Articles
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Robots
Articles
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Role Playing
Articles

A Beginner’s Guide to Hot Role Play, on VICE

Books

The Ultimate Guide to Mind-Blowing Erotic Role Play: 125 Naughty Scenarios that Make Your Wildest, Hottest Fantasies Come True, by Matthew Larocco

FetLife Groups

Online Roleplaying

Rough Body Play
Articles
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Rough Sex
Articles
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Rough Sex

Rubber (see Latex)

Scat
Articles

Did You Know? Scat Fetish in Simple Terms, on KYS

FetLife Groups

Sensory Deprivation
Articles

How to Lose Control but Gain Sensation with Sensory Deprivation Fetish, on KYS

FetLife Groups

Sex in Public
Articles
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Sissification
Articles

Sissy Training: A Complete Beginner’s Guide, on Roanyer

So You Might Be A Sissy: A Beginner’s Guide To Sissification, on Sexual Health Alliance

Books

Beginner's Guide For The Serious Sissy, by Robbie Gold

How to Be a Sissy: Sissy Instructions for Sissy Bois, by Mistress Dede (audiobook)

The Single Man’s Guide to Sissification: How to become a Sissy, by Heidi Kessler

FetLife Groups

A Place for Sissies

Enforced Feminization

Sissies and Sissy Maids

Sissy Training

Sounding (Urethral Insertion)

See Impact & Torture Play section

Sploshing (Messes)
Articles
FetLife Groups
Videos

Sploshing: Getting Started, on Kink Academy (free)

What Is Sploshing?, on Kink Academy (free)

Taboo Kinks (Racial, Nazi, Family Relation Roleplaying Etc.)
Articles

What Makes People Try Incest Kink and How to Do It Right, on KYS

FetLife Groups

Tentacles
Articles

How to Try the Pleasure of Tentacle Fetish?, on KYS

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Tickling
Articles
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Vacuum Beds

Not for solo use!

Articles
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Vampirism
Articles
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Vomit (Emetophilia)
Articles

Emetophilia or How to Understand Weird Vomit Fetish, on KYS

FetLife Groups

Voyeurism
Articles
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