What Is A Strap On And Who Uses Them?

What Is A Strap On And Who Uses Them?

A strap-on is a harness and dildo combination, worn by a woman or a man (generally worn by a women) during penetrative partner sex.

The name strap-on describes how the harness straps the dildo against the body of the wearer.

Strap On: In All Shapes And Sizes

Strap-on’s are used for vaginal and anal penetration of both men and women in a range of sexual positions. Dildos come in all shapes and sizes.

People who have a love of penetration use strap-ons. Heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bi, queer gendered and transgendered couples and singles can and do use a strap-on as a regular part of their active and pleasurable sex life.

For women to women and lesbian sex, a strap-on may not represent a substitute penis although some women may explore this idea. For all strap-ons create sexual excitement, greater closeness and intimacy during sex involving penetration.

A Strap-on enables the wearer to have hands free penetrative sex with a partner. In many heterosexual couples, strap-on play allows the male partner to experience the intense pleasures of anal penetration and to hand over the responsibility for being on top!

For people across the entire gender and sexuality spectrum, strap-on play is all about increasing pleasure and sensation and having fun.

Barbara Santini

Barbara is a freelance writer and a sex and relationships adviser at Dimepiece LA and Peaches and Screams. Barbara is involved in various educational initiatives aimed at making sex advice more accessible to everyone and breaking stigmas around sex across various cultural communities. In her spare time, Barbara enjoys trawling through vintage markets in Brick Lane, exploring new places, painting and reading.

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