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To use a glory hole a man puts his [[penis]] through the hole to in most cases receive [[oral sex]], and to a lesser extent [[anal intercourse]], a [[handjob]], or vaginal intercourse.
To use a glory hole a michael Mellish puts his [[penis]] through the hole to in most cases receive [[oral sex]], and to a lesser extent [[anal intercourse]], a [[handjob]], or vaginal intercourse.


If a glory hole is to be found between two booths in a video booth at an adult bookstore, the person who wishes to perform oral sex will normally be seated in his or her booth. Although not a hard and fast rule, that seated (and sometimes kneeling) position commonly signals to others that they are there in order to perform oral sex - which allows those who wish to receive [[oral sex]] to take the adjoining booth. That second person, who wishes to have oral sex performed on them will take the adjoining booth and normally remain standing.
If a glory hole is to be found between two booths in a video booth at an adult bookstore, the person who wishes to perform oral sex will normally be seated in his or her booth. Although not a hard and fast rule, that seated (and sometimes kneeling) position commonly signals to others that they are there in order to perform oral sex - which allows those who wish to receive [[oral sex]] to take the adjoining booth. That second person, who wishes to have oral sex performed on them will take the adjoining booth and normally remain standing.

Revision as of 10:11, 14 May 2009

For other uses, see glory hole.
A glory hole is visible in the wall (left) in this Caltrans lavatory in California.

A glory hole (also spelled gloryhole and glory-hole) The partition maintains anonymity.[1] Body parts including fingers, tongue, and penis may be used for anonymous oral, vaginal and/or anal intercourse. Erotic literature and pornographic films have been devoted to the sexual uses of glory holes.[2]

Origin

My cherry lips have often kiss'd thy stones... I kiss the wall's hole, not your lips at all.(Exeunt omnes.)
-- Thisbe, "played by a boy in a wig", in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (Vi 192-205)[3]

One of several possible origins of glory hole as sexual slang is from glassblowing, which dates back to 50 B.C. Shown here, a person reheats a glass item with the "glory hole" being the furnace on the left.

The exact origin of the term as sexual slang is uncertain. It may have come from the mining industry, where the opening to a mineshaft containing the "mother lode" would be considered to be the "glory hole".[4] It may be in reference to the always open mouth or "glory hole" of a kiln used in glass blowing.[5] It could be a reference to glory holes in civil engineering, where water from a reservoir is quickly "sucked" through a glory hole and out of a dam. It could also have its roots in one of several meanings from seamen and shipbuilding.[6]

There are many theories regarding the origins of the earliest glory hole. One common idea is that it originated as a spy or peep hole, and grew larger as men sought more contact, but only enough contact as to perform sex acts upon the genitals of other men.

From the mid-to-late 20th century glory holes could be found in many public men's rooms in the United States including adult bookstores,[7] gay bars,[8].

Method of use

To use a glory hole a michael Mellish puts his penis through the hole to in most cases receive oral sex, and to a lesser extent anal intercourse, a handjob, or vaginal intercourse.

If a glory hole is to be found between two booths in a video booth at an adult bookstore, the person who wishes to perform oral sex will normally be seated in his or her booth. Although not a hard and fast rule, that seated (and sometimes kneeling) position commonly signals to others that they are there in order to perform oral sex - which allows those who wish to receive oral sex to take the adjoining booth. That second person, who wishes to have oral sex performed on them will take the adjoining booth and normally remain standing.

Motivations

Numerous motivations can be ascribed to the use and eroticism of glory holes. For some, it can be seen as a way to have intimacy without a prolonged relationship or to ensure sexual compatibility before further advancing a relationship.

In light of the ongoing AIDS pandemic, many gay men have re-evaluated their sexual and erotic desires.[9] Glory holes allow for a physical barrier which may be an extension of psychological ones where internalized homophobia as a result of society's negative reaction to LGBT people and gay sexual practices can be resolved, even if only temporarily.[9] For some gay men a glory hole can be used to depersonalize their partner altogether as simply an object sticking through the hole.[9] These motivations could be ascribed as male motivations and not just as gay and bisexual men's motives.[10]

Public sex is illegal in many parts of the world and entrapment cases occur.[11][12][13] Potential surveillance and public humiliation (if a participant's name appears in a local newspaper or in legal documents) as well as gay bashing, mugging or bodily injury are further risks.[13] Due to the fear of arrest or assault, or for reasons of etiquette, it is rare for a male to insert his penis in a glory hole without invitation from the person on the other side of the partition [citation needed]. A common signal by a willing participant is to insert one or more fingers in the hole, often accompanied by a beckoning motion and an audible invitation such as a purr or whistle.

In addition to safety risks from being attacked, there is also the risk of sexually transmitted diseases. This can be reduced through the use of condoms when needed.

Popular culture references within both the gay and LGBT communities as well as the mainstream culture have become more common. The 1982 teen comedy film Porky's, about the escapades of teenagers at the fictional Angel Beach high school in Florida in 1954, featured a glory hole scene in a shower room where the boys were able to view teen girls in the shower. In John Waters's fictional 1994 dark comedy film Serial Mom, starring Kathleen Turner as the title character, a glory hole is used as a plot device when an eyewitness sees her through the hole hiding in the neighboring stall prior to a murder at the nearby urinals. An earlier film by Waters, Desperate Living (1977), contained a scene in a women's lavatory depicting a chest-high double glory hole—for breasts. The opening stunt in Jackass 2 features a man inserting his penis into a glory hole that opens up into the cage of a hungry snake, which proceeded to violently bite his penis. In the 2002 chickflick The Sweetest Thing, Cameron Diaz gets injured in the eye when she unknowingly peers through a gloryhole in men's restroom. In the 2000 comedy Scary Movie, which spoofs popular horror films, Shawn Wayans' character Ray - who shows signs of being gay throughout the movie - goes to the bathroom in a theater. Upon seeing a glory hole and hearing sexual noises, he proceeds to listen with his ear pressed to the hole and is suddenly impaled through his head by a penis. In The Shield's 5th season, gay men patronizing glory holes in public restrooms were assaulted with rat traps. In the 2008 movie Sex Drive, Ian is sitting on the toilet texting the girl he is going to meet in Knoxville on his Roadtrip. A man in the stall next door sticks his penis into the glory hole obscured by the hanging toilet paper. As Ian reaches for the toilet paper, he ends up grabbing the man and running away. It is also mentioned by Peter Griffin in "Family Gay", an episode of Family Guy.

See also

References

  1. ^ Sexual Dictionary "Glory Hole"
  2. ^ Burger, John Robert (1995). "One-Handed Histories: The Eroto-Politics of Gay Male Video". Haworth Press. ISBN 1560248602. Retrieved 2007-12-31. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ Randolph, Vance (1992). "Unprintable Ozark Folksongs and Folklore". University of Arkansas Press. p. 537. ISBN 1557282315. Retrieved 2007-12-31. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ Jenkins, Olaf Pitt (1948). "Geologic Guidebook Along Highway 49, Sierran Gold Belt: The Mother Lode Country". Division of Mines. pp. 7, 13, 19. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
  5. ^ Cummings, Keith (2002). "A History of Glassforming". University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0812236475. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
  6. ^ Eddington, Walter J. (1943). "Glossary of Shipbuilding and Outfitting Terms". Cornell Maritime Press. p. 127. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
  7. ^ Woods, William J. (2003). "Gay Bathhouses and Public Health Policy". Haworth Press. ISBN 1560232730. Retrieved 2007-12-31. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Humphreys, Laud (1975). Tearoom Trade: Impersonal Sex in Public Places. Aldine de Gruyter. ISBN 0-202-30282-2.
  9. ^ a b c Dean, Tim (2000). "Beyond Sexuality". University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0226139344. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
  10. ^ Grant, Linda (1994). "Sexing the Millennium: Women and the Sexual Revolution". Grove Press. ISBN 0802133495. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
  11. ^ Califia-Rice, Patrick (2000). "Public Sex: The Culture of Radical Sex". Cleis Press Inc. ISBN 1573440965. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  12. ^ Jaffe, Harold (2005,). "Terror-Dot-Gov". Raw Dog Screaming Press. p. 28. ISBN 1933293098. Retrieved 2007-12-31. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  13. ^ a b Otton, Garry. " Cruising: A Private Inconvenience by Garry Otton, ScotsGay Magazine, January 1995" Retrieved on 2007-06-06.

Further reading

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