BDSM
Variety of often erotic practices or roleplaying involving bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism, and other related interpersonal dynamics.
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Bondage (BDSM)
Bondage, in the BDSM subculture, is the practice of consensually tying, binding, or restraining a partner for erotic, aesthetic, or somatosensory stimulation.
Human sexual activity
Manner in which humans experience and express their sexuality.
Sexual activity may also include conduct and activities which are intended to arouse the sexual interest of another or enhance the sex life of another, such as strategies to find or attract partners (courtship and display behaviour), or personal interactions between individuals (for instance, foreplay or BDSM).
Discipline (BDSM)
Discipline in BDSM is the practice in which the dominant sets rules which the submissive is expected to obey.
Sexual roleplay
Roleplay that has a strong erotic element.
Many of the most common sexual roleplays involve a power differential and form part of the dominance and submission aspect of BDSM.
Dominance and submission
Set of behaviors, customs, and rituals involving the submission of one person to another in an erotic episode or lifestyle.
It is a subset of BDSM.
Sexual fetishism
Sexual fixation on a nonliving object or nongenital body part.
This broader usage of fetish covers parts or features of the body (including obesity and body modifications), objects, situations and activities (such as smoking or BDSM).
Whip
Tool or weapon designed to strike humans or other animals to exert control through pain compliance or fear of pain.
Certain religious practices and BDSM activities involve the self-use of whips or the use of whips between consenting partners.
Top, bottom, switch
The terms top, bottom, and switch are used to describe roles for the duration of a sexual act or they may more broadly denote a psychological, social, or sexual identity, or indicate one's usual preference.
The terms top, bottom, and switch are also used in BDSM, with slightly different meanings.
Animal roleplay
Form of roleplay where at least one participant plays the part of a non-human animal.
Animal roleplay may also be found in BDSM contexts, where an individual may take part in a dominant/submissive relationship by being treated as an animal.
Sadomasochism
Giving and receiving of pleasure from acts involving the receipt or infliction of pain or humiliation.
Similarly, sexual sadism within the context of mutual consent, generally known under the heading BDSM, is distinguished from non-consensual acts of sexual violence or aggression.