Kink (sexuality)

In human sexuality, kinkiness is the use of non-conventional sexual practices, concepts or fantasies. The term derives from the idea of a "bend" (cf. a "kink") in one's sexual behaviour, to contrast such behaviour with "straight" or "vanilla" sexual mores and proclivities. It is thus a colloquial term for non-normative sexual behaviour. The term "kink" has been claimed by some who practice sexual fetishism as a term or synonym for their practices, indicating a range of sexual and sexualistic practices from playful to sexual objectification and certain paraphilias. In the 21st century the term "kink", along with expressions like BDSM, leather and fetish, has become more commonly used than the term paraphilia. Some universities also feature student organizations focused on kinks, within the context of wider LGBTQ concerns.

Kink sexual practices go beyond what are considered conventional sexual practices as a means of heightening the intimacy between sexual partners. Some draw a distinction between kink and fetishism, defining the former as enhancing partner intimacy, and the latter as replacing it. Because of its relation to conformist sexual boundaries, which themselves vary by time and place, the definition of what is and is not a kink varies widely as well.

In a study published in 2016 it was found that nearly half of respondents reported an interest in some form of paraphilia and about a third had engaged in paraphilic behavior at least once.

See also

• Alt porn
• Dominance and submission
• Glossary of BDSM
• Kink.com
• Master/slave (BDSM)
• Kink Aware Professionals (KAP)
• Risk-aware consensual kink (RACK)
• Safe, sane and consensual (SSC)
• Sexual roleplay
• Sex shop

References

Further reading

• Sensual, Erotic, and Sexual Behaviors of Women from the “Kink” Community Sensual, Erotic, and Sexual Behaviors of Women from the "Kink" Community, Articles of Sexual Behavior, International Academy of Sex Research
• Kinky - The Sensual Consciousness, The Sultry Revolution of the Senses, Chic Today Magazine
• Dossie Easton, Catherine A. Liszt, When Someone You Love Is Kinky, Greenery Press, 2000. ISBN 1-890159-23-9.
• Jensen, Nate (2009). Japanese-English Guide to Sex, Kink and Naughtiness. (First edition, version 3). CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1-4421-0876-9.
• Shahbaz, Caroline; Chirinos, Peter (2016). Becoming a Kink Aware Therapist. Routledge. ISBN 9781315295312.
• International Association of Rubberists Archived 2006-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
• Jay Wiseman, SM 101: A Realistic Introduction, Greenery Press, 2000, ISBN 0-9639763-8-9.
• Stephanie Clifford-Smith, Kink: A Straight Girl's Investigation, Allen and Unwin, 2010, ISBN 978-1-74175-912-9

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