Genital jewellery, also known as sex jewellery and adult jewellery, is

jewellery Jewellery ( UK) or jewelry (U.S.) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes. From a wester ...

which is designed specifically for wear on or to accentuate the

genital A sex organ (or reproductive organ) is any part of an animal or plant that is involved in sexual reproduction. The reproductive organs together constitute the reproductive system. In animals, the testis in the male, and the ovary in the female, a ...

s. In a wider sense also nipple rings and some butt-plugs may be called genital jewellery. Genital jewellery includes

cock ring A cock ring or cockring (also called a C ring, erection ring, penis ring, shaft ring, tension ring, or Arab strap) is a ring worn around the penis, usually at the base. The primary purpose of wearing a cock ring is to restrict the flow of ...

s and vaginal jewellery as well as

anal piercing An anal piercing is a body piercing in the surrounding area of the human anus, usually the perineum. Despite the name, piercing of the anal sphincter itself is rather rare, because even once the wound canal has healed, piercings through a functi ...

s. These items often blur the line between jewellery and

sex toys A sex toy is an object or device that is primarily used to facilitate human sexual pleasure, such as a dildo, artificial vagina or vibrator. Many popular sex toys are designed to resemble human genitals, and may be vibrating or non-vibrating ...

. Genital jewellery is available for men and women and some models may be worn by both sexes. While some genital piercings have been around since at least Victorian times (e.g.

Prince Albert piercing The Prince Albert (PA) is one of the most common male genital piercings.Gage, Simon; Richards, Lisa; Wilmot, Howard; and Boy George (2002). Queer', p. 159. Da Capo Press, The PA is "a ring-style piercing that extends along the underside of the ...

jewellery), a recent increase in popularity and social acceptance has resulted in the fusion between function and

fashion Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fashion in ...

that is sex jewellery. The practice is not new, however, with genital piercings, designed to stimulate as well as to decorate, being described as early as 300 in ''The Kama Sutra''. Wearing genital jewellery in

nudist resort A naturist resort or nudist resort is an establishment that provides accommodation (or at least camping space) and other amenities for guests in a context where they are invited to practise naturism – that is, a lifestyle of non-sexual socia ...

s may sometimes be considered inappropriateFederation of Canadian Naturalists
Retrieved 17 May 2010 because it may be seen as overtly sexual (see

Issues in social nudity Social nudity is the practice of nudity in relatively public settings not restricted by gender. This occurs both in public spaces and on commercial property, such as at a naturist resort. Some isolated indigenous nudity still exists in the tr ...

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