Fetish club
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| - | :''[[mondo sexy]]'' | + | A '''fetish club''' is a [[nightclub]], [[Bar (establishment)|bar]] or other entertainment venue which caters to clientele interested in some of (but not necessarily all) [[fetish fashion]], [[Bondage (BDSM)|bondage]], [[Domination & submission (BDSM)|dominance/submission]], and/or [[sadism and masochism]] (For short, [[BDSM]]). Some clubs have active "play" going on inside the club while others are a socialising place for like-minded people. |
| - | '''Sex clubs''' are clubs where people can engage in [[sex act]]s with one another in public areas. The term can also be used more generally to refer to establishments such as a [[gay bathhouse]] where sexual activity often takes place in private rooms. Larger establishments may also include the facilities of an ordinary [[nightclub]] such as a [[bar (counter)|bar]] and a dance floor. | + | ==General information== |
| - | + | [[Fetish Community]] events take place at specialty fetish clubs (such as ClubQuest), or are sometimes hosted at other public venues and night clubs (such as Fetish Factory's Alter Ego Fetish Party or Skin Two Rubber Ball). | |
| - | Sex clubs differ from [[brothel]]s in that, while sex club customers pay a fee to enter the club, they have sex with other customers rather than with staff of the establishment. Some sex clubs cater exclusively to male/female couples, others to 'gang bangs' where several male customers have sex with a female customer, others to [[gay men]] or [[lesbian]]s. Some clubs do not make any restrictions on the sexuality of their clients, and other clubs hold different kinds of events for different sexualities on different nights. | + | |
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| - | Typical sex clubs also differ from [[gay bathhouse]]s in that they have few to no private rooms, encouraging sexual activity to take place in the open. In an effort to curb the spread of [[sexually transmitted infection]]s, some jurisdictions have banned bathhouses, with their private rooms, while allowing sex clubs, where sexual activity can be monitored to ensure that [[safe sex]] guidelines are being followed. | + | |
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| - | Most sex clubs in the [[United States|U.S.]] and [[Canada]] do not serve alcohol, but some allow customers to bring their own. Some sex clubs have formal membership and requirements that can include membership fees, showing proof of identity, attending a formal orientation, providing [[Sexually transmitted disease|STD]] test results or showing that one is part of a stable, long-term relationship and is attending with that partner. Clubs with such requirements tend to cater to the [[swinging]] subculture. Other clubs are open to any person willing to pay an admission fee. | + | |
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| - | Former 2004 [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] [[United States Senate]] candidate [[Jack Ryan (Senate candidate)|Jack Ryan]] from [[Illinois]] dropped out of the election because of a [[political scandal]] involving allegations that he took his wife [[Jeri Ryan]] to sex clubs and asked her to have sex with him there, while others could watch. | + | |
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| - | ==Genres== | + | |
| - | A similar type of club is a [[masturbation]] club in which members, either single-gender or mixed, masturbate together in public or private rooms. Sexual intercourse is generally prohibited in such clubs. | + | |
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| - | There is also a very large and growing group of private sex clubs across the U.S. and around the world that do not operate in a specified location. These organizations focus on private parties in homes or rented facilities and make use of the Internet to build their membership. There is usually a small door fee and most are invitation-only. In addition to sexual orientation, these smaller groups often stratify on specific criteria, e.g., heavy men with beards or those who are HIV-positive. The first sex club of this type exclusively for African American gay men was Black Jack, started in 1986 by Alan Bell. | + | |
| - | == See also == | + | |
| - | * [[Fetish club]] | + | |
| - | * [[Gay bathhouse]] | + | |
| - | * [[Happening bar]] | + | |
| - | * [[Swinging]] | + | |
| - | * [[Exhibitionism]] | + | |
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Sex club]] | ||
| + | * [[Play party (BDSM)|Play party]] | ||
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A fetish club is a nightclub, bar or other entertainment venue which caters to clientele interested in some of (but not necessarily all) fetish fashion, bondage, dominance/submission, and/or sadism and masochism (For short, BDSM). Some clubs have active "play" going on inside the club while others are a socialising place for like-minded people.
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General information
Fetish Community events take place at specialty fetish clubs (such as ClubQuest), or are sometimes hosted at other public venues and night clubs (such as Fetish Factory's Alter Ego Fetish Party or Skin Two Rubber Ball).
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