Scuba fetishism is sexual arousal by scuba diving, snorkeling, or the wearing of diving equipment. It is a type of sexual fetish which falls under the broader category of aquaphilia. Aquaphilia in general is sexual arousal involving water in some form. Forms of aquaphilia include arousal by immersion, swimsuits, drowning, dolphins, and wet clothing (see [...]
Shoe fetishism, also known as retifism (after Nicolas-Edme Rétif), involves being fixated on shoes or other footwear to the extent it may interfere with sexual expression. Although shoes carry sexual connotations in mainstream culture, this is not generally considered to be shoe fetishism, although it may qualify as a form of partialism. Shoe fetishists often [...]
Spandex fetishism is a fetishistic attraction to people wearing shiny stretch fabrics or, in certain cases, to the garments themselves. Many people refer to spandex fetishism as Lycra fetishism, although Lycra is INVISTA’s trademark for their own brand of spandex fabric. One reason why spandex and other tight fabrics may be fetishised is that the [...]
Erotic spanking is the practice of spanking another for the sexual gratification of either or both parties. Erotic spanking is generally regarded as a form of BDSM activity (sadomasochism in particular), although many spanking devotees do not regard it as such. Spanking can be carried out with the bare hands or with implements such as [...]
Stocking fetishism is a sexual fetish relating to stockings. Stocking fetishists may find sexual partners clothed in stockings to be sexually stimulating, viewing the process of putting on stockings or taking them off sexually stimulating, or, in some cases, wearing them. This can be related to transvesticism. Fetishists may also be divided into many sub-categories [...]
A striptease is a performance, usually a dance, in which the performer gradually removes his or her clothing for the purposes of sexually arousing the audience, usually performed in nightclubs. The “teasing” involves the slowness of undressing, while the audience is eager to see more nudity. Delay tactics include additional clothes under clothes being removed, [...]
Tickling fetishism is a sexual fetish in which participants derive sexual stimulation from tickling, or being tickled by, another person. Erotic tickling may involve the physical restraint of a submissive by a dominant. Different individuals may find tickling of virtually any region of the body to be pleasurable, and this fetish can also involve excitement [...]
Transformation fetish is a form of sexual fetishism in which a person becomes sexually aroused by descriptions or depictions of transformations, usually the transformations of people into other beings or objects. It can be considered a paraphilia. Most transformation interests are not paraphilia-based, typically having their roots in mythological or literary accounts of transformation. The [...]
Transvestic fetishism is a sexual fetish for the clothing of the opposite gender. It is one of a number of cross-dressing behaviours and is primarily a psychiatric term. Transvestic fetishism, fetishistic transvestism and sometimes transvestism are also often used to describe any sexual behaviour or arousal that is in any way connected to clothes of [...]
Abasiophilia, considered by some to be a type of paraphilia, is a sexual attraction to disabled people who use orthopaedic appliances such as leg braces,orthopedic casts, spinal braces or wheelchairs. The etymology is from the Greek language abasios, meaning “lameness”. The attraction can be very strong. For some, it can be a source of guilt, [...]
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