Pup gays
In recent years, the world of kink lifestyles and subcultures has gained increasing attention. Kink is a general legal title that includes various expressions of unconventional or non-traditional sexual desires. This encompasses a wide array of practices, including power dynamics, intense sensations/stimuli, role-playing and more.
One such form of role-play that is often misunderstood is established as pup perform. Pups are consenting adults who roleplay by dressing and acting as immature canines, or pups.
We are researchers within nutrition and health research with a focus on diverse gender and sexualities. In this project called Puppy Philms, we look for to more deeply understand how meanings ascribed to bodies are socially manufactured for gay, multi-attracted , transgender and gay men within the pup community.
For this project, we used a technique called cellphilming. The term cellphilm was coined to portray films made with cell phones. We worked with pups who created cellphilms to learn more about their people, particularly how entity a pup might help people navigate body-image concerns.
We recruited 17 self-identifying queer , bisexual, transgender and queer men who are pups across Canada. They att
Last weekend, I was hanging out at the Cuff, the leather bar at 13th and Pine, when a man to my left pulled out a pink rubber ball. He held it up in the air, and around the patio half a dozen guys suddenly dropped what they were doing and turned to stare. He swayed his arm a few times, the men in front of him following every advance with their eyes—and then, with a quick flick, he tossed the ball into the middle of the crowd, provoking furious barks as they all clambered over each other, desperate to snatch the ball and return it to him, or maybe just retreat to a corner to blissfully chew on it.
This was the scene at the monthly mosh held by Seattle Pups and Handlers (SEA-PAH), our local puppy-play organization. Surely you've heard of puppy play: It's surging in popularity among the gays, and, if history is any guide, will be surging among the straights in five years when we've moved on to something else.
Let's be clear about this. Puppy play means role-playing as a dog, down on all fours and barking, and yes, it's weird. Of course it is. But I know you're not the sort of person who uses "weird" as a pejorative phrase, because you're reading The Stranger. You weirdo.
If you're having
Pup play: Behind the sexual fetish, a caring community
Olivier Ferlatte
Credit: K.HoA research venture sheds light on the body image benefits of pup play, a role play in which people pretend to be dogs.
Pup play is a role-playing game in which humans adopt canine characteristics and behaviours: wearing dog masks, barking, crawling on all fours, drinking from a bowl, play-fighting with other pups and engaging in other dog-like activities.
While still a niche subculture, its visibility is growing, particularly among gay, bisexual, gender non-conforming and queer (GBTQ) men. Pup play has its roots in BDSM (bondage and discipline, domination and submission, sadomasochism) and particularly the leather community, but it is more a social and community-building outing than a sexual practice.
Olivier Ferlatte, a professor in the School of Universal Health at Université de Montréal and a mental health researcher specializing in LGBTQ+ communities, and his colleague Phillip Joy from Mount Saint Vincent University looked at the benefits of pup play for the body image of its practitioners.
Dispelling the stigma
In their study, the investigate team investigated the partnership betw
Photos by Rachel Robinson
Already the howls leak onto 12th Street. And as you pass through the heavy shadowy doors of San Francisco’s go-to queer biker hangout, The Eagle, the scene that greets you isn’t the expected handful of dudes quietly gathered at the bar to catch the Warriors game. It’s more like a rave at the SPCA.
Bare-assed except for tail-shaped butt plugs and Vile Pig jock straps, sporting custom leather puppy masks and MMA mitts, several go-go boys hop and fidget to Berlin techno above the packed crowd. Huge cutouts of snarling pooches and giant bones loom over the sway floor. On the back patio, a hunky daddy dressed to the leather nines sits in a large chair, reading a newspaper, puffing a obese stogie, and resting his feet on a coiled human pup, who excitedly chews on a squeaky SpongeBob. A bootblack and a barber, both dressed only in latex aprons, ply their grooming trades with fanatical skill. Over in the corner a big cage rattles, as the human pups inside bark and hurl themselves against the bars.
This is Pound Puppy, the monthly party that’s quickly turn into one of the most successful in San Francisco, combining fetish imagery from
Is Pup Play Only For (Gay) Men?
Hello, fellow pup enthusiasts! Today, we’re diving headfirst into a topic that has been wagging its tail on the outskirts of our pup play world – “Is Pup Play Only For (Gay) Men?” The reality is, our pup people is like a large, welcoming dog park where everyone is invited to play.
Setting the Write down Straight: Pup Play’s All-Inclusive Haven
If you’ve ever wondered whether pup play is an exclusive playground for gay men, we’re here to unravel the correctness – it’s not! The pup community is a haven of inclusivity and open-mindedness that welcomes individuals from all walks of life.
Whether you’re a woman, non-binary, belong to different sexual orientations, or represent a variety of age groups, our paw-some community has a identify just for you. But if that’s the case, why does this misconception persist? Well, let’s unearth deeper and uncover the fascinating dynamics that decorate the pup play canvas.
Crunching the Numbers: Unveiling Gender and Sexuality in the Pup Scene
Numbers speak volumes, and when it comes to pup play, they paint an intriguing picture. In a wide-scale pup survey, participants r