Male submission or malesub[1] is a situation in BDSM and other sexual activities in which the submissive partner is male.[2] A 2015 study indicates that 46.6% of men who are active in BDSM expressed a preference for a submissive role, 24% consider themselves to be switches and 29.5% prefer the dominant role.[3]

A dominatrix and a male-sub at a sex show in Austria.
Two dominant women humiliating their submissives at Folsom Street Fair.

Male submission in BDSM can take many different forms and include a variety of activities, including cock and ball torture, forced feminization, chastity, cuckoldry, erotic humiliation, facesitting, golden showers, pegging, foot fetishism, and clothed female, naked male.[4][5][6]

During the 18th century, some European brothels began specializing in restraint, and flagellation, as well as other activities which involved female domination and male submission.[7]

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References

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  1. ^ "malesub". English Wiktionary. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  2. ^ "Dominant or Submissive? Paradox of Power in Sexual Relations". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  3. ^ Silva, Andrea Duarte (2015). "Through Pain, More Gain?: A Survey into the Psychosocial Benefits of Sadomasochism". University of Oslo. p. 41.
  4. ^ "Sexually Dominant Women and the Men Who Desire Them Part III". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  5. ^ "Dominant or Submissive? Paradox of Power in Sexual Relations". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  6. ^ "A beginner's guide to foot fetish". Metro. 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  7. ^ "A Loving Introduction to BDSM". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
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