Slammers - Chem Sex
From the sexual revolution of the 1960’s through to the present day, drugs and sex have been entwined. This is represented across a broader swathe of society, but a recent subsection within the gay men’s community is chemsex. While chemsex is appearing with growing frequency in the media, it is important to note that the phenomena of chemsex is not the norm for most gay men in Britain, even in major urban areas like London where chemsex practice is relatively prevalent.
The origins of chemsex originate on sexual networking apps for gay men, the phrase coined by the gay men’s health sector, referring to the use of any combination of drugs that include crystal methamphetamine, mephedrone and/or GHB/GBL by men who have sex with men (MSM), before or during sex. The result or aim is to have sex that can last for hours, or even days. There is also little to no need for food either. Chemsex is characterised by the easy availability of these drugs through geo-sexual networking sites.
Due to the sexually disinhibiting nature of the ‘high’ provided by the chems it is often associated with multiple partners and a sense of invulnerability to harm/risk. This can translate into reduced concern for safer sex practices and feelings of confidence, being sexually adventurous, heightened sense of pleasure, stamina, and endurance that may last for days without sleep. Unwanted side effects while under the influence can include aggression, paranoia, hallucinations/perceptions of persecution and overdose.
Men Fisting
As the name suggests, fisting is a sexual activity in which a hand is inserted into the rectum or vagina. Once the hand is inside, the fingers can be clenched into a fist or kept straight, this is down to personal preference or choice. Although commonly practised with a second person, fisting can be performed solo.
Other names may include: handballing, fist fucking, hoofing, fister, giving a Muppet, or the five-finger butt blast, to give just a few.
The aim of a fisting is to get the fist into the rectum. Besides the prostate, the wall of the rectum has special set of nerves, I think these are to communicate to the body that the rectum is full. Stimulating these nerves is highly pleasurable and is probably the main draw card. The pleasure is unique to this part of the body, there is no name for it.
While the fist is in the rectum there is no pain because the rectal wall cannot feel pain. In theory while the wrist is in place there could be pain at the sphincters but this rarely occurs as the wrist is significantly smaller than the hand.
