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A '''glory hole''' (also spelled '''gloryhole''' and '''glory-hole''') is a hole in a wall, or other partition, often between [[public toilet|public lavatory]] stalls or [[adult video arcade]] booths, for people to engage in sexual activity or observe the person in the next cubicle while one or both parties [[masturbation|masturbate]].<ref name="Gay Ethics: Controversies in O">{{cite book |last=Murphy |first=Timothy F. |title=Gay Ethics: Controversies in Outing, Civil Rights, and Sexual Science |publisher=Haworth Press |year=1994 |pages=237|url=http://books.google.com/?id=__1rQUMMWnkC&dq=gloryhole
|accessdate=31 December 2007 |isbn=978-1-56023-056-4}}</ref><ref>"The Gloryhole [[FAQ]]," http://www.cruisingforsex.com/features/gholeFAQ.html, retrieved August 15, 2014</ref> The partition maintains [[anonymity]]. Body parts including fingers, tongue, and penis may be used for anonymous oral, vaginal, and/or anal [[Sexual intercourse|intercourse]]. [[Erotic]] literature and [[pornography|pornographic]] films have been devoted to the sexual uses of glory holes.<ref name="One-Handed Histories">{{cite book|last=Burger |first=John Robert |title=One-Handed Histories: The Eroto-Politics of Gay Male Video |publisher=Haworth Press |isbn=1-56024-860-2 |year=1995 |url= http://books.google.com/?id=Dt47wpS98JQC&dq=gloryhole|accessdate=31 December 2007}}</ref><ref name="site:nifty.org">{{cite web |title="Glory hole" site:nifty.org |publisher=Nifty.org Erotic Online Archives |year=2007 |url= http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&q=+%22glory+hole%22+site%3Anifty.org&btnG=Search|accessdate=31 December 2007}}</ref>


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A '''glory hole''' (also spelled '''gloryhole''' and '''glory-hole''') is a hole in a wall, or other partition, often between [[public toilet|public lavatory]] stalls or [[adult video arcade]] booths, for people to engage in [[sexual activity]] or observe the person in the next cubicle while one or both parties [[masturbate]].<ref name="Gay Ethics: Controversies in O">{{cite book |last=Murphy |first=Timothy F. |title=Gay Ethics: Controversies in Outing, Civil Rights, and Sexual Science |publisher=Haworth Press |year=1994 |pages=237|url=http://books.google.com/?id=__1rQUMMWnkC&dq=gloryhole|accessdate=31 December 2007 |isbn=978-1-56023-056-4}}</ref> In addition to the [[Human penis|penis]], fingers or the tongue may be inserted into the hole.
Previously, gay guides and currently Web sites offer directories of glory holes.<ref>http://gloryholelist.com/</ref><ref>http://gloryholeguide.com/</ref>


Glory holes are especially associated with [[gay]] male culture, and [[Anal sex|anal]] or [[Oral sex|oral]] sex,<ref name="Gay Ethics: Controversies in O"/><ref name="One-Handed Histories">{{cite book|last=Burger |first=John Robert |title=One-Handed Histories: The Eroto-Politics of Gay Male Video |publisher=Haworth Press |isbn=1-56024-860-2 |year=1995 |url= http://books.google.com/?id=Dt47wpS98JQC&dq=gloryhole|accessdate=31 December 2007}}</ref> but may also be used by [[bisexual]] or [[heterosexual]] men, or by [[Men who have sex with men|men who do not identify]] as gay, bisexual, or heterosexual. The partition maintains [[anonymity]]. Some gay websites offer directories of glory holes, and gay men may install private glory holes within their residences or other locations they control.
Some gay men install private glory holes within their residences or other locations they control.<ref>Your Cruisemaster, "Build It and They Will Cum," http://www.cruisingforsex.com/features/buildit.html, retrieved August 15, 2014.</ref>


Glory holes are sometimes the topic of [[erotic]] literature, and [[pornography|pornographic]] films have been devoted to the sexual uses of glory holes.<ref name="One-Handed Histories"/>
Glory holes are almost exclusively created by and used by men, primarily but not exclusively gay. {{Citation needed|date=September 2014}}


==Motivations==
==Motivations==
Numerous [[motivation]]s can be ascribed to the use and [[erotic]]ism of glory holes. For some, the sheer anonymity is itself arousing. Utilizing a gloryhole is also an easy way to mitigate any perceived physical shortcomings. One social theorist has described the attraction of this form of sexual encounter thus: "The ultimate sexual objectification of gay male sexual encounters is the glory hole in public toilets. As a wall separates the two participants, they have no contact except for a mouth, a penis, and perhaps a hand. Almost total anonymity is maintained as no other attributes are taken into consideration."<ref name = BLACHFORD>{{Cite book | title= Sexualities: Difference and the diversity of sexualities | first= Gregg | last= Blachford | contribution= Male dominance and the gay world | editor-first= Kenneth | editor-last= Plummer | publisher= Taylor & Francis | year= 2002 | page= 301 | url= http://books.google.com/?id=PXABwTllLggC&pg=PA301&vq=glory+hole&dq=glory+hole+gay | isbn= 978-0-415-21275-5 | postscript= <!--None-->}}</ref> The glory hole is seen as an iconic erotic oasis in gay subcultures around the world; people's motivations, experiences and attributions of value in its use are varied.<ref name = BAPST>{{Cite journal | title= Glory Holes and the Men who use Them | first= Don | last= Bapst | journal= Journal of Homosexuality | volume= 41 | date= June 2001 | pages= 89–102 | issue= 1 | doi= 10.1300/J082v41n01_02 | pmid= 11453517 | postscript= <!--None-->}}</ref><ref name = TEWKS>{{Cite journal | title= The Intellectual Legacy of Laud Humphreys: His Impact on Research and Thinking about Men's Public Sexual Encounters | first= Richard | last= Tewksbury | journal= International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy | volume= 24 | year= 2004 |page= 47 | issue= 3/4/5 | postscript= <!--None--> | doi=10.1108/01443330410790867}}</ref>
Numerous [[motivation]]s can be ascribed to the use and [[erotic]]ism of glory holes. For some, the sheer anonymity is itself arousing. Utilizing a gloryhole is also an easy way to mitigate any perceived physical shortcomings. One social theorist has described the attraction of this form of sexual encounter thus: "The ultimate sexual objectification of gay male sexual encounters is the glory hole in public toilets. As a wall separates the two participants, they have no contact except for a mouth, a penis, and perhaps a hand. Almost total anonymity is maintained as no other attributes are taken into consideration."<ref name = BLACHFORD>{{Cite book | title= Sexualities: Difference and the diversity of sexualities | first= Gregg | last= Blachford | contribution= Male dominance and the gay world | editor-first= Kenneth | editor-last= Plummer | publisher= Taylor & Francis | year= 2002 | page= 301 | url= http://books.google.com/?id=PXABwTllLggC&pg=PA301&vq=glory+hole&dq=glory+hole+gay | isbn= 978-0-415-21275-5 | postscript= <!--None-->}}</ref> The glory hole is seen as an iconic erotic oasis in gay subcultures around the world; people's motivations, experiences and attributions of value in its use are varied.<ref name = BAPST>{{Cite journal | title= Glory Holes and the Men who use Them | first= Don | last= Bapst | journal= Journal of Homosexuality | volume= 41 | date= June 2001 | pages= 89–102 | issue= 1 | doi= 10.1300/J082v41n01_02 | pmid= 11453517 | postscript= <!--None-->}}</ref><ref name = TEWKS>{{Cite journal | title= The Intellectual Legacy of Laud Humphreys: His Impact on Research and Thinking about Men's Public Sexual Encounters | first= Richard | last= Tewksbury | journal= International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy | volume= 24 | year= 2004 |page= 47 | issue= 3/4/5 | postscript= <!--None--> | doi=10.1108/01443330410790867}}</ref>


In light of the ongoing [[AIDS pandemic]], many gay men are re-evaluating their sexual and erotic desires and practices.<ref name="Beyond Sexuality"/> Glory holes allow for a physical barrier, which may be an extension of [[psychological]] ones where internalized [[homophobia]] (a result of many societies' widespread disgust about [[LGBT]] practices and people).<ref name="Beyond Sexuality">{{cite book|last=Dean |first=Tim|title=Beyond Sexuality|publisher=University of Chicago Press|year=2000|isbn=0-226-13934-4|url =http://books.google.com/?id=68hI6_16VGEC&dq=gloryhole |accessdate=31 December 2007}}</ref> For some gay men, a glory hole serves to depersonalize their partner altogether as a disembodied object of sexual desire, either sticking through or on the other side of the hole.<ref name="Beyond Sexuality"/> These motivations might be considered characteristically [[male]] motivations, as opposed to specifically [[gay]] and/or [[bisexual]] men's motives.<ref name="Sexing the Millennium">{{cite book|last=Grant|first=Linda|title=Sexing the Millennium: Women and the Sexual Revolution|publisher=Grove Press|year=1994|isbn=0-8021-3349-5|url=http://books.google.com/?id=6AhsobrKTPIC&dq=gloryhole|accessdate=31 December 2007}}</ref>
In light of the ongoing [[AIDS pandemic]], many gay men are re-evaluating their sexual and erotic desires and practices.<ref name="Beyond Sexuality"/> Glory holes allow for a physical barrier, which may be an extension of [[psychological]] ones where internalized [[homophobia]] (a result of many societies' widespread disgust about [[LGBT]] practices and people).<ref name="Beyond Sexuality">{{cite book|last=Dean |first=Tim|title=Beyond Sexuality|publisher=University of Chicago Press|year=2000|isbn=0-226-13934-4|url =http://books.google.com/?id=68hI6_16VGEC&dq=gloryhole |accessdate=31 December 2007}}</ref> For some gay men, a glory hole serves to depersonalize their partner altogether as a disembodied object of sexual desire, either sticking through or on the other side of the hole.<ref name="Beyond Sexuality"/> These motivations might be considered characteristically [[male]] motivations, as opposed to specifically gay and or bisexual men's motives.<ref name="Sexing the Millennium">{{cite book|last=Grant|first=Linda|title=Sexing the Millennium: Women and the Sexual Revolution|publisher=Grove Press|year=1994|isbn=0-8021-3349-5|url=http://books.google.com/?id=6AhsobrKTPIC&dq=gloryhole|accessdate=31 December 2007}}</ref>


==Legal and health concerns==
==Legal and health concerns==

Revision as of 21:59, 19 December 2014

A glory hole is visible in the wall (left) in this lavatory.

A glory hole (also spelled gloryhole and glory-hole) is a hole in a wall, or other partition, often between public lavatory stalls or adult video arcade booths, for people to engage in sexual activity or observe the person in the next cubicle while one or both parties masturbate.[1] In addition to the penis, fingers or the tongue may be inserted into the hole.

Glory holes are especially associated with gay male culture, and anal or oral sex,[1][2] but may also be used by bisexual or heterosexual men, or by men who do not identify as gay, bisexual, or heterosexual. The partition maintains anonymity. Some gay websites offer directories of glory holes, and gay men may install private glory holes within their residences or other locations they control.

Glory holes are sometimes the topic of erotic literature, and pornographic films have been devoted to the sexual uses of glory holes.[2]

Motivations

Numerous motivations can be ascribed to the use and eroticism of glory holes. For some, the sheer anonymity is itself arousing. Utilizing a gloryhole is also an easy way to mitigate any perceived physical shortcomings. One social theorist has described the attraction of this form of sexual encounter thus: "The ultimate sexual objectification of gay male sexual encounters is the glory hole in public toilets. As a wall separates the two participants, they have no contact except for a mouth, a penis, and perhaps a hand. Almost total anonymity is maintained as no other attributes are taken into consideration."[3] The glory hole is seen as an iconic erotic oasis in gay subcultures around the world; people's motivations, experiences and attributions of value in its use are varied.[4][5]

In light of the ongoing AIDS pandemic, many gay men are re-evaluating their sexual and erotic desires and practices.[6] Glory holes allow for a physical barrier, which may be an extension of psychological ones where internalized homophobia (a result of many societies' widespread disgust about LGBT practices and people).[6] For some gay men, a glory hole serves to depersonalize their partner altogether as a disembodied object of sexual desire, either sticking through or on the other side of the hole.[6] These motivations might be considered characteristically male motivations, as opposed to specifically gay and or bisexual men's motives.[7]

Public sex of any kind is illegal in many parts of the world, and police undercover operations continue to be used in order to enforce such laws.[8] Adverse personal consequences to participants in glory hole activity have included police surveillance, public humiliation in the press, often with marital and employment consequences, and imprisonment following a criminal conviction. Gay bashing (sometimes by the police), mugging, and bodily injury are further potential risks. For reasons of personal safety, as well as etiquette, men typically wait for a signal from the receptive partner to come through the hole before inserting any part of their genitals through a glory hole.

In addition to safety and legal risks, there is a heightened risk of sexually transmitted infections associated with having sex with infected partners. This risk can be reduced through the use of condoms, although their use in glory hole activity is unusual.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Murphy, Timothy F. (1994). Gay Ethics: Controversies in Outing, Civil Rights, and Sexual Science. Haworth Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-56023-056-4. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
  2. ^ a b Burger, John Robert (1995). One-Handed Histories: The Eroto-Politics of Gay Male Video. Haworth Press. ISBN 1-56024-860-2. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
  3. ^ Blachford, Gregg (2002). "Male dominance and the gay world". In Plummer, Kenneth (ed.). Sexualities: Difference and the diversity of sexualities. Taylor & Francis. p. 301. ISBN 978-0-415-21275-5.
  4. ^ Bapst, Don (June 2001). "Glory Holes and the Men who use Them". Journal of Homosexuality. 41 (1): 89–102. doi:10.1300/J082v41n01_02. PMID 11453517.
  5. ^ Tewksbury, Richard (2004). "The Intellectual Legacy of Laud Humphreys: His Impact on Research and Thinking about Men's Public Sexual Encounters". International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. 24 (3/4/5): 47. doi:10.1108/01443330410790867.
  6. ^ a b c Dean, Tim (2000). Beyond Sexuality. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-13934-4. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
  7. ^ Grant, Linda (1994). Sexing the Millennium: Women and the Sexual Revolution. Grove Press. ISBN 0-8021-3349-5. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
  8. ^ Jaffe, Harold (2005). Terror-Dot-Gov. Raw Dog Screaming Press. p. 28. ISBN 1-933293-09-8. Retrieved 31 December 2007.

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