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'''Fisting''' (sometimes called handballing{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}) is a ] that involves inserting a hand into the ] or ]. Once insertion is complete, the fingers either naturally clench into a fist or remain straight. In more vigorous forms of fisting, such as "punching", a fully clenched fist may be inserted and withdrawn slowly. Fisting may be performed with or without a partner.
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'''Fisting'''—also known as '''fist fucking''' (FF),<ref name=":11" /> handballing, and brachioproctic or brachiovaginal insertion<ref name="Herrman">{{cite book|last=Herrman|first=Bert|title=Trust—the Hand Book: A Guide to the Sensual and Spiritual Art of Handballing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o1ZvK2UC4FQC|access-date=March 4, 2014|year=1991|publisher=Alamo Square Press|location=San Francisco|isbn=978-0-9624751-5-3|pages=46–47, 58}}</ref>—is a ] that involves inserting one or more hands into the ] (anal fisting) or the ] (vaginal fisting).<ref name=":11" /> Fisting may be performed on oneself (self-fisting)<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=The Ultimate Anal Fisting Guide |url=https://fistfy.com/anal-fisting-guide/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Fistfy |language=en-US}}</ref> or performed on one person by another. People who engage in fisting are often called "fisters".<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":18" />


==Techniques== == History ==
<!-- Please don't remove images without first seeking consensus on the talk page - your edit will be reverted -->Fisting's emergence as a sexual practice is commonly attributed to ].<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=Fisting, also called handballing, fist-fucking, brachiovaginal, or brachioproctic insertion |url=http://www.leatherpedia.org/fisting-also-called-handballing-fist-fucking-brachiovaginal-or-brachioproctic-insertion/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Leatherpedia |language=en-US}}</ref> However, its precise origin is disputed. Some claim fisting began in the twentieth century,<ref name="Damousi">{{cite book|first1=Joy |last1=Damousi |first2=Robert |last2=Reynolds|title=History on the Couch: Essays in History and Psychoanalysis|publisher=]|isbn=052285057X|year=2003|page=57|access-date=February 24, 2016|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f9NIWYP7MmkC&pg=PA57}}</ref><ref name="Bergman">{{cite book|author=David Bergman|title=The Violet Hour: The Violet Quill and the Making of Gay Culture|publisher=]|isbn=0231503830|year=2004|pages=206–207|access-date=February 24, 2016|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yam1zo4yUlsC&pg=PA206}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Piontek|first=Thomas|title=Queering Gay and Lesbian Studies|url=https://archive.org/details/queeringgaylesbi0000pion|url-access=registration|access-date=October 9, 2014|date=January 2006|publisher=]|isbn=978-0-252-03031-4|page=}}</ref> whereas others assert the practice dates back to the eighteenth century or earlier.<ref name=":16">{{Cite journal |last=Martin |first=Jarred H |date=2023-04-03 |title=Fisting intimacy: The sexual scripting of intimacy in gay men's anal fisting |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19419899.2022.2148119 |journal=Psychology & Sexuality |language=en |volume=14 |issue=2 |pages=416–431 |doi=10.1080/19419899.2022.2148119 |hdl=2263/88857 |s2cid=253530400 |issn=1941-9899|hdl-access=free }}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Jonathan |date=2011-08-15 |title=A Hand in the Bush - An Interview with Deborah Addington |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/jmvqx7/a-hand-in-the-bush-an-interview-with-deborah-addington |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> ] ], for example, claimed the practice dates back thousands of years.<ref>{{cite book |last=Taormino |first=Tristan |author-link=Tristan Taormino |date=1998 |title=The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women |publisher=Cleis Press |url=https://archive.org/details/ultimateguidetoa00taorrich |url-access=registration |page=103 |isbn=9781573440288}}</ref><ref name="1occupytampa.org">], "The Catacombs: A Triumph of the Butthole", in ''Leatherfolk: Radical Sex, People, Politics, and Practice'', Alyson Press, 1992, {{ISBN|1555831877}}, pp. 119-141; reprinted in ''Deviations: A Gayle Rubin Reader'', Duke University Press, 2011, {{ISBN|0822349868}}, {{cite web|url=http://occupytampa.org/files/tristan/introfem/final/introfem%20final%20final/Gayle_S._Rubin_Deviations_A_Gayle_Rubin_Reader_a_John_Hope_Franklin_Center_Book__2011.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=September 30, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006082917/http://occupytampa.org/files/tristan/introfem/final/introfem%20final%20final/Gayle_S._Rubin_Deviations_A_Gayle_Rubin_Reader_a_John_Hope_Franklin_Center_Book__2011.pdf |archive-date=October 6, 2014 }}, retrieved September 30, 2014.</ref>
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The "Silent Duck", also called "Duck-Billing", is the technique much often used in which the person engaging in hand insertion shapes the hand to resemble a duck's beak. Typically, fisting does not involve forcing the clenched fist into the vagina or rectum. Instead, all five fingers are kept straight and held as close together as possible (forming the ]-like "duck"), then slowly inserted into a well lubricated vagina or rectum.<ref>Herrman 1991, pp. 46-47</ref>


], a gay and lesbian ] leather fisting club, from the ]'s collection]]
"Double Fist/Side Prayer" is a very advanced technique which only few are capable of achieving. The person engaging in hand insertion (the fister) places the hands palm to palm, forming a position similar to one used when praying. The hands are then turned parallel to the floor, pointing fingers toward the subject's vagina and/or anus{{Reference necessary|date=November 2010}}
Fisting became more visible and popular around the time of the ], during which ]s partly or entirely dedicated to the practice emerged. The ] allowed fisters to surreptitiously solicit partners in public by wearing red handkerchiefs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gremore |first=Graham |date=2016-05-19 |title=Levi's Is Bringing Back The Hanky Code Just In Time For Pride |url=https://www.queerty.com/levis-bringing-back-hanky-code-just-time-pride-20160519 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> By 1973, gay bars, bathhouses and clubs such as the Red Star Saloon in ] were openly advertising fisting.<ref name=":22" /> The most famous fisting club was the ], a gay and lesbian ] ] fisting club in San Francisco that operated from 1975 to 1984.<ref name="occupytampa.org">{{cite book |last=Rubin |first=Gayle |author-link=Gayle Rubin |title=Leatherfolk: Radical Sex, People, Politics, and Practice |date=1992 |publisher=Alyson Press |isbn=1555831877 |pages=119–141 |chapter=The Catacombs: A Temple of the Butthole}}; reprinted in {{cite book |url=http://occupytampa.org/files/tristan/introfem/final/introfem%20final%20final/Gayle_S._Rubin_Deviations_A_Gayle_Rubin_Reader_a_John_Hope_Franklin_Center_Book__2011.pdf |title=Deviations: A Gayle Rubin Reader |date=2011 |publisher=Duke University Press |isbn=978-0822349860 |access-date=September 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006082917/http://occupytampa.org/files/tristan/introfem/final/introfem%20final%20final/Gayle_S._Rubin_Deviations_A_Gayle_Rubin_Reader_a_John_Hope_Franklin_Center_Book__2011.pdf |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Handball Express was another notable fisting club.<ref>{{cite book | first = Eric | last = Rofes | author-link=Eric Rofes | title = A Walking Tour of South of Market in the 1970s | location = San Francisco | date = 2005 | pages = 16–17 | chapter = The Handball Express, 975 Harrison Street | url=http://www.ericrofes.com/pdf/70s_Walking_Tour.pdf |access-date=November 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031170033/http://www.ericrofes.com/pdf/70s_Walking_Tour.pdf |archive-date=October 31, 2014 }}</ref> ] was commonly used as a ]—prominently featured in ]s like '']'' (1980)<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |title=Erotic Hands |url=https://gay.aebn.com/gay/movies/125210/erotic-hands |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=]}}</ref>—before ] became available.<ref name=":15" /><ref name=":8" />


During the ] in the 1980s, cities such as San Francisco<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=1984-10-10 |title=14 San Francisco Sex Clubs Told to Close to Curb AIDS |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/10/us/14-san-francisco-sex-clubs-told-to-close-to-curb-aids.html |access-date=2024-01-20 |work=] |page=8 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and ]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Carroll |first=Maurice |date=1985-10-26 |title=State Permits Closing of Bathhouses to Cut AIDS |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/26/nyregion/state-permits-closing-of-bathhouses-to-cut-aids.html |access-date=2024-01-20 |work=] |page=1 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> forcibly closed gay establishments that, accurately or not, were believed to permit ],<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Hank |first=Trout |date=2021-12-22 |title=The bathhouse battle of 1984 |url=https://www.sfaf.org/collections/beta/the-bathhouse-battle-of-1984/ |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> including fisting.<ref name=":15">{{Cite journal |last=Barcelos |first=Chris A. |date=2023-05-04 |title=Adventures in fisting |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/share/DPWUMPWCVITJDH2EKU2R?target=10.1080/14681811.2022.2061441 |journal=] |language=en |volume=23 |issue=3 |pages=279–286 |doi=10.1080/14681811.2022.2061441 |issn=1468-1811 |s2cid=248197422 |url-access=limited}}</ref> Consequently, most venues that permitted fisting, namely ] and ]s, permanently closed.<ref>], "Elegy for the Valley of Kings: AIDS and the Leather Community in San Francisco, 1981-1996", in ''In Changing Times: Gay Men and Lesbians Encounter HIV/AIDS'', ed. John H. Gagnon, Peter M. Nardi, and Martin P. Levine, University of Chicago Press, 1997, {{ISBN|0226278573}}, pp. 101-144.</ref><ref name=":8" /> While the closures were supported by some in the gay community (such as ]), others—including the ], ], and ]—criticized the decision as counterproductive and a violation of civil liberties.<ref name=":12" /> Many regarded the closures as a product of ] hysteria as well as ] attitudes and ] of gay sexual activity in particular.<ref name=":12" /> Meanwhile, ] advocates launched a public health campaign to promote the use of gloves.<ref>{{Cite web |title=one-2018001-p02335~01 (UC12335431) |url=https://doi.org/10.25549/one-c4-45746 |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=USC Libraries |date=2021 |doi=10.25549/one-c4-45746 |via=]}}</ref>
Fistees who are more experienced may take two fists (double-fisting) in the vagina or rectum. In the case of double-fisting, pleasure is derived more from the stretching of the ] or ] than from the ]ing (in-and-out) movement of hands.<ref>Herrman 1991, p. 58</ref>


Fisting's visibility and popularity has grown in the twenty-first century,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-24 |title=Exploring The Pleasures Of Fisting: A Guide To Safe And Enjoyable Fisting Sexual Experiences |url=https://www.allohealth.care/healthfeed/sex-education/fisting-sexual |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Allo Health |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Beresford |first=Kaitlyn Hayes and Meka |date=2016-06-23 |title=UK sex trends: "Fisting is the new black" |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2016/06/23/uk-sex-trends-fisting-is-the-new-black/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> likely due in large part to the ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cheves |first=Alexander |date=2019-07-10 |title=4 Perspectives On How The Internet Has Changed Kink |url=https://www.them.us/story/how-the-internet-has-changed-kink-bdsm-leather |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> and greater ]. Fisting ] is now widely available online<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Dickson |first=E. J. |date=2014-10-21 |title=Is fisting the Internet's last taboo sex act? |url=https://cashmeremag.com/fisting-taboo-law-75692/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Cashmere Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> and fisters can easily meet via ], some of which are tailored for fisting (e.g. ]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Joseph |date=2016-05-10 |title=Another Day, Another Hack: Is Your Fisting Site Updating Its Forum Software? |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/qkjj4p/rosebuttboard-ip-board |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-26 |title=Kinky Dating App {{!}} Recon Review |url=https://www.fetish.com/magazine/kinky-dating-site-reviews/recon-app-review/ |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=Fetish.com |language=en}}</ref> Gay bathhouses have made a comeback, with some even advertising fisting parties and live demonstrations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-24 |title=IML 2017: International Mr. Leather in Chicago |url=https://www.windycitytimes.com/lgbt/IML-2017-International-Mr-Leather-in-Chicago/59220.html |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=]}}</ref><ref name=":15" />]
For anal fisting a lubricant is typically used. ] is a popular lubricant for this purpose amongst the ]/] communities, with other ]s, such as J-Lube and silicone based products, also very popular.<ref></ref><ref></ref>

== Techniques ==
=== Hands ===
A common technique, particularly for beginners, is to extend four fingers straight with thumb tucked beneath. Some refer to this technique as the "silent duck" or "duck-billing", because the hand position resembles a ] ].<ref name="Herrman"/><ref name=":2" />
]In more vigorous forms of fisting, often referred to as "punching" or "punchfisting", the hand is partly or fully clenched into a ] before, during, and/or after insertion.<ref name=":17">{{Cite web |last=Wallace |first=Megan |date=2023-04-27 |title=The ultimate guide to fisting |url=https://mashable.com/article/fisting-vaginal-anal-how-to |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>

Taking two hands at once is referred to as "double fisting".<ref name=":18" /><ref name=":8" /> In the case of double fisting, pleasure may be derived more from the stretching of the ] or vagina than from the in-and-out movement of hands.<ref name="Herrman" />

Oftentimes, hands are inserted up to the ].<ref name=":16" /> Some experienced fisters enjoy deeper penetration, sometimes referred to as "depth play",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gum |first=Kim |date=2023-08-29 |title=Unveiling the Secrets of Depth Play |url=https://oieffur.com/blogs/depth-training/unveiling-the-secrets-of-depth-play |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=Oieffur |language=en}}</ref> in which hands may be inserted as far as the elbow.<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":18">{{Cite web |last=Cheves |first=Alexander |date=2016-02-12 |title=30 Kinky Terms Every Gay Man Needs to Know |url=https://www.advocate.com/love-and-sex/2016/2/12/30-kinky-terms-every-gay-man-needs-know |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>

Sometimes a penetrative partner may insert their penis or a sex toy at the same time as their hand(s), to ] inside the receptive partner's rectum or vagina.

While rare, some experienced fisters are capable of taking three hands.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2020-09-22 |title=How Far Can You Go |url=https://www.fistrik.com/fistrik/all-about-fisting/how-far-can-you-go/ |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=Fistrik |language=en-US}}</ref>]

=== Lubricants ===
Lubricants designed specifically for fisting or with fisting as an intended use are widely available in some countries.<ref name=":19">{{Cite web |last=Cheves |first=Alexander |date=2018-05-09 |title=25 Tips for Your First Fist |url=https://www.advocate.com/sexy-beast/2018/5/09/25-tips-your-first-fist |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Sex toys ===
Fisters commonly use ]s to loosen the vagina or anus before or during a fisting session.<ref name=":18" /><ref name=":20">{{Cite web |last=Wolf |first=Dolan |date=2018-07-19 |title=Expert advice: 8 steps for first-time fisters |url=https://www.sfaf.org/collections/beta/expert-advice-8-steps-for-first-time-fisters/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Terminology ==
Common fisting-related terms include:

* Fist; fist fuck: "the practice of inserting the hand (and part of the arm) into a partner's anus (or vagina) for the sexual pleasure of all involved."<ref name=":11">{{Cite book |title=The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English |publisher=] |year=2018 |isbn=9781351765206 |editor-last=Dalzell |editor-first=Tom |edition=2nd |location=New York}}</ref>
* Fister; fist-fucker: a practitioner of fisting; or, depending on context, a penetrative partner in a fisting session involving two or more people.<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":18" />
* Fistee: a receptive partner in a session involving two or more people.<ref name=":18" />]
* Punch fisting: fisting in which the hand is partly or fully clenched into a ] before, during, and/or after insertion.<ref name=":17" />
* Double fisting: fisting in which two hands are inserted into the anus or vagina.<ref name=":18" /><ref name=":8" />
* Rosebud or ]: when walls of the rectum have prolapsed to such a degree that they protrude out of the anus. Can be induced by fisting or other ass play (named due to the prolapse's resemblance to a ]).<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-01-19 |title=Rectal Prolapse: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment |url=https://bespokesurgical.com/2022/01/19/rectal-prolapse/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Bespoke Surgical |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-03-17 |title=What is a Rosebud? Do you want to develop a Rosebud? |url=https://fistfy.com/what-is-a-rosebud/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Fistfy |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-20 |title=Anal Prolapse? Such A Thing Exists And Gay Fisting Causes It |url=https://redixx.com/anal-prolapse-such-a-thing-exists-and-gay-fisting-causes-it/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Redixx |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Bloom: "bloom" is used as a verb (e.g. "blooming") to describe the act of inducing a rosebud or prolapse, or the moment when a rosebud or prolapse becomes visible.<ref name=":4" />
According to ''The ] Dictionary of Modern American ] and Unconventional English,'' "fisting" and "fist fuck" entered the American slang lexicon no later than 1969.<ref name=":11" />


==Risks== ==Risks==
Fisting can cause ] or ] of the ], ], ], or ], resulting in serious injury<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Cohen|first1=C. E.|last2=Giles|first2=A.|last3=Nelson|first3=M.|title=Sexual trauma associated with fisting and recreational drugs|journal=]|date=2004|volume=80|issue=6|pages=469–470|doi=10.1136/sti.2004.011171|pmid=15572616|pmc=1744939}}<!--|access-date=March 6, 2014--></ref> and even death.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Preuss|first1=Johanna|first2=Marco|last2=Strehler|first3=Reinhard|last3=Dettmeyer|first4=B.|last4=Madea|title=Death after anal "fisting"|journal=Archiv für Kriminologie|date=2007|volume=221|issue=1–2|pages=28–35|pmid= 18389861}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Torre|first=Carlo|title=Delayed death from "fisting"|journal=]|date=1987|volume=8|issue=1|page=91|doi=10.1097/00000433-198703000-00026|pmid=3578218}}<!--|access-date=March 6, 2014--></ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Fain|first1=Dawn B.|first2=George M.|last2=McCormick|title=Vaginal "fisting" as a cause of death|journal=]|date=1989|volume=10|issue=1|pages=73–75|doi=10.1097/00000433-198903000-00019|pmid=2929548}}<!--|access-date=March 6, 2014--></ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Reay|first=Donald T.|author2=John W. Eisele|title=Sexual abuse and death of an elderly lady by "fisting"|journal=]|date=1983|volume=4|issue=4|pages=347–350|doi=10.1097/00000433-198312000-00013|pmid=6666762}}<!--|access-date=March 6, 2014--></ref><ref name=":8" /> As anal fisting may cause damage to the rectal mucosa, it may increase the likelihood of transmission of ]s.<ref>{{cite book |last=Auerbach |first=Judith |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wq7fSNgUZKQC |title=AIDS and Behavior: An Integrated Approach |date=January 15, 1994 |publisher=National Academies Press |isbn=978-0-309-05093-7 |page=49 |access-date=March 4, 2014}}</ref> In addition, sexual activities that force air into the vagina can lead to a fatal ], predominantly during pregnancy.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Kaiser|first=Rachel T.|title=Air embolism death of a pregnant woman secondary to orogenital sex|journal=Academic Emergency Medicine|date=1994|volume=1|issue=6|pages=555–558|doi=10.1111/j.1553-2712.1994.tb02552.x|pmid=7600403|doi-access=free}}<!--|access-date=March 6, 2014--></ref><ref name=":8" />
Vaginal fisting has caused death by means of ].<ref>Torre, C. Delayed death from fisting. ''Am J Forens Med Pathol'' 1987; '''8''':91.</ref><ref>Fain, D.B.; McCormick, G.M. Vaginal "fisting" as a cause of death ''Am J Forens Med Pathol'' 1989; '''10''':73&#8211;5.</ref><ref>Reay, D., Eisele, J. Sexual abuse and death of an elderly lady by "fisting". ''Am J Forens Med Pathol'' 1983; '''4''':347&#8211;9.</ref> In general, sexual activities that cause air to enter the vagina can be fatal, with heightened risk during pregnancy.<ref>Kaiser, R.T. Air embolism death of a pregnant woman secondary to orogenital sex. ''Acad Emerg Med'' 1994; '''1''':555&#8211;8.</ref> Anal fisting can cause severe injuries to the receptive participant, who may require hospitalization and surgery;<ref>Cohen, C.E., Giles, A., Nelson, M. Sexual trauma associated with fisting and recreational drugs. ''Sex Transm Infect'' 2004; '''80''':469&#8211;70.</ref> in the absence of treatment it has also been known to cause death.<ref>Preuss, J. Death after anal "fisting". ''Arch Kriminol'' 2008; '''221''':28&#8211;35.</ref>


A 2021 study found that men who practiced anal fisting were more likely to experience ] than men who engaged in other forms of anal sex. 18.1% of men who engaged in fisting experienced some form of fecal incontinence in the last month, compared to 7.2% of men who did not engage in fisting.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Baxter |first=Rachel |date=2022 |title=Factors Associated With Fecal Incontinence After Receptive Anal Intercourse in Men Who Have Sex With Men |url=https://www.smsna.org/patients/blog/factors-associated-with-fecal-incontinence-after-receptive-anal-intercourse-in-men-who-have-sex-with-men |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=SMSNA |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name=":21">{{Cite journal |last1=Garros |first1=Aurélien |last2=Bourrely |first2=Michel |last3=Sagaon-Teyssier |first3=Luis |last4=Sow |first4=Abdourahmane |last5=Lydie |first5=Nathalie |last6=Duchesne |first6=Lucie |last7=Higuero |first7=Thierry |last8=Damon |first8=Henri |last9=Velter |first9=Annie |last10=Abramowitz |first10=Laurent |date=2021 |title=Risk of Fecal Incontinence Following Receptive Anal Intercourse: Survey of 21,762 Men Who Have Sex With Men |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1743609521006238 |journal=The Journal of Sexual Medicine |volume=18 |issue=11 |pages=1880–1890 |doi=10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.07.014 |issn=1743-6095 |pmid=34645594 |s2cid=258136104 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Chen |first=Avital Bar |last2=Kalichman |first2=Leonid |date=2024-11-01 |title=Pelvic Floor Disorders Due to Anal Sexual Activity in Men and Women: A Narrative Review |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-024-02995-2 |journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior |language=en |volume=53 |issue=10 |pages=4089–4098 |doi=10.1007/s10508-024-02995-2 |issn=1573-2800 |pmc=11588838 |pmid=39287780 |doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Sarah |date=2022 |title=Is It Safe to Have Anal Sex? |url=https://www.goodrx.com/health-topic/sexual-health/anal-sex-safe |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> However, more research is required to establish a causal link, and whether or not this is temporary or has a long-term impact.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":21" />
Anal fisting carries risks of colorectal perforation; participants are advised to use latex gloves and lubricant, and designate a ], the utterance of which will call an immediate halt to the activity. The practice along with the insertion of hard objects into the anus has been significantly related to the traumatization of the rectal mucosa in increasing the likelihood of infection, including ].<ref>, Judith Auerbach. National Academies Press, 1994. ISBN 0309050936, 9780309050937. p. 49</ref>


A 2022 report published in the journal '']'' found that "clinical and forensic research has over-inflated the ‘dangers’ of fisting without an understanding of contexts in which fisting takes place."<ref name=":15" /> It also found that anal and vaginal fisting present "low to no risk" of sexually transmitted infections.<ref name=":15" />
==In pornography and performance==
Pornographic actresses who have engaged in the act on camera include ], ],<ref> at iafd</ref> ],<ref> at iafd</ref> ],<ref> at iafd</ref> ],<ref></ref> ],<ref></ref> and ].<ref> at iafd</ref> The 1978 film '']'' features two fisting scenes.<ref> at iafd</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adultdvdtalk.com/reviews/read_review.dlt/sku=6824/candy-stripers.htm|title=Candy Stripers reviewed by greybeard|publisher=adultdvdtalk.com|date=2003-12-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adultdvdtalk.com/reviews/read_review.dlt/sku=4168/candy-stripers.htm|title=Candy Stripers reviewed by Flash|publisher=adultdvdtalk.com|date=2002-10-02}}</ref>


Gloves, lubricant, and fingernail trimming can help reduce risk.<ref>{{cite book|last=van Dyk|first=Alta C.|title=HIVAIDS Care & Counselling|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BZQ9LqUHDWYC&pg=PA156|access-date=March 4, 2014|edition=4|year=2008|publisher=Pearson South Africa|isbn=978-1-77025-171-7|page=156}}</ref><ref name=":19" /><ref name=":20" />
An erotic actress specializing in fisting (both vaginal and anal) and large dildos is O-Pearl.<ref></ref><ref></ref> The popular internet nude model ] (Sandy) sometimes engages in vaginal fisting for ].<ref></ref>


== In popular culture ==
== Gallery of fisting hand positions ==
Fisting has been depicted or referenced in art, music, cinema and other forms of popular culture. Examples include:
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Image:Silentduck.jpg|The beak-like "silent duck" used in the initial stages of fisting.
=== Art ===
Image:Sideprayerflat.jpg|Sideways hand-position used for Double-Fisting, also called 'The Doppelganger'.
* The ], opened in 2017, is art that honors ] and community members including Steve McEachern (owner of the ], a now defunct gay and lesbian ] ] fisting club in the South of Market area of San Francisco<ref name="occupytampa.org"/>) and Bert Herrman (a fisting community leader, author, and publisher).<ref name="A&A">{{cite web |author=Cindy |date=July 17, 2017 |title=Reginold Alley's Leather Memoir |url=http://www.artandarchitecture-sf.com/ringold-alleys-leather-memoir.html |access-date=July 7, 2018 |website=Public Art and Architecture from Around the World |publisher=Art and Architecture}}</ref><ref name="Jewish">{{cite news |last=Paull |first=Laura |date=June 21, 2018 |title=Honoring gay leather culture with art installation in SoMa alleyway |url=https://www.jweekly.com/2018/06/21/honoring-gay-leather-culture-with-art-installation-in-soma-alleyway/ |access-date=June 23, 2018 |newspaper=] |publisher=}}</ref>
Image:Gesture fist with thumb through fingers.jpg|Fisting position shaped like the ] in ]. The thumb is inserted between the ] and ]s after insertion of the fist.
* ] by ], including "Double Fist Fuck" (1977) and "Fist Fuck / Full Body" (1978)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Double Fist Fuck (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection) |url=https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/109GDQ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fist Fuck / Full Body |url=https://collections.lacma.org/node/2233389 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=]}}</ref> and “Helmut and Brooks, NYC, 1978”.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/254559/robert-mapplethorpe-helmut-and-brooks-nyc-american-1978/ |title=Helmut and Brooks, N.Y.C. (Getty Museum) |publisher=Getty.edu |date= |accessdate=2020-01-03}}</ref><ref name="independent1998">{{cite news|author=Jason Bennetto |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/mapplethorpe-images-cleared-1175348.html%3famp |title=Mapplethorpe images cleared |publisher=The Independent |date=1998-10-01 |accessdate=2020-01-03}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1999">{{cite web |url=http://www.uce.ac.uk/mapplethorpe/ |title=UCE pages on the Mapplethorpe controversy |accessdate=12 November 2002 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990209055420/http://www.uce.ac.uk/mapplethorpe/ |archivedate=February 9, 1999 }}</ref>
Image:Fisting-glove.gif|Gloves may be used to prevent ]s, prevent foreign bodies (such as rings) from getting 'lost' internally, and simply to reduce the likelihood of minor cuts and scratches caused by sharp fingernails. Gloves available include those made of latex or, for those with a latex sensitivity or allergy, vinyl or nitrile.
* ] by ],<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-03-21 |title=Tom of Finland - The Gay Icon Who Changed Pop Culture Forever |url=https://fistfy.com/tom-of-finland-the-gay-icon-who-changed-pop-culture-forever/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Fistfy |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Street |first=Mikelle |date=2021-01-04 |title=Your Favorite (Explicit) Tom of Finland Art Is Now a Set of Magnets |url=https://www.out.com/art/2021/1/04/your-favorite-explicit-tom-finland-art-now-set-magnets#toggle-gdpr |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> ],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tom of Finland Foundation Galleries, Galleries of Artists: Etienne/Stephen |url=https://www.tomoffinland.org/toff-gallery/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Tom of Finland Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref> ],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Poster of Leatherman/Biker in Chaps fisting a bound nude man with can of Crisco at feet #1/10 by The Hun - 1981 |url=https://biblio.com.au/book/poster-leatherman-biker-chaps-fisting-bound/d/1397088558 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> ],<ref name=":22">{{Cite web |title=Red Star Saloon S.F. (UC1STO551521) |url=https://doi.org/10.25549/one-c4-46788 |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=USC Libraries |date=2021 |doi=10.25549/one-c4-46788 |via=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chuck Arnett collection |url=https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c82z1cb6/entire_text/ |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=] |series=Collection Number: 1997-42}}</ref> ],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bayly |first=Zac |date=2024-08-22 |title=Gengoroh Tagame: Japanese Author of Brutal Sadomasochistic Comics Is Actually a Big Softy |url=https://buttmagazine.com/interviews/gengoroh-tagame/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=] |series=Issue 33 |language=en}}</ref> and ]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-17 |title=Artworks |url=https://www.drubskin.com/2023/,%20https://www.drubskin.com/2023/ |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=] |language=en-US }}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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* '']'' (2020) by ]

==== Performance art ====
* In ''Solar Anus'' (1999), ] challenged the ] and ] associated with male penetration by both giving and receiving penetration through self-fisting.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gallego |first1=Julia R. |date=2014 |title=The Dissector's Cut, the Wound and the Orifice: Seeing Ron Athey's performances through a cultural anatomy of the vagina |journal=Performance Research |volume=19 |issue=4 |pages=74–84 |doi=10.1080/13528165.2014.947124 |s2cid=191537518}}</ref>
* In ''Being Green'' (2009), ] was fisted while dressed as the ] ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Being Green |url=https://www.jessdobkin.com/jd_work/being-green/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=] |language=en-US |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114222122/https://www.jessdobkin.com/jd_work/being-green/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dupuis |first=Chris |date=2021-09-16 |title=Jess Dobkin, a Performance Artist With a Unique Sense of Humor |url=http://hyperallergic.com/677439/jess-dobkin-a-performance-artist-with-a-unique-sense-of-humor/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In 2013, ]-based artist Jerry Vile placed a 4-ft. tall can of Crisco in front of the fist-shaped '']'' for "helping to ease the pain of ]."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-08-08 |title=Detroit's massive jar of Crisco up for sale on eBay |url=https://www.michiganradio.org/offbeat/2013-08-08/detroits-massive-jar-of-crisco-up-for-sale-on-ebay |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Olshansky |first=Clara |date=2013-07-31 |title=Artist Gives Detroit Crisco, "To Ease the Pain" |url=http://artfcity.com/2013/07/31/artist-gives-detroit-crisco-to-ease-the-pain/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Art F City |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Music ===
* The ] for '']'' by ] (1977) depicts gay porn star ]'s fist clenching "Disco" ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frank |first=Gillian |date=2015-02-19 |title=Straight After Death: Misremembering the Queer Life and Times of Rod McKuen |url=https://notchesblog.com/2015/02/19/not-by-my-definition-remembering-rod-mckuens-queer-life-and-times/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=NOTCHES |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":13">1977 cover art for ''Slide Easy In'' by Rod McKuen, digitized and published on on January 29, 2015. Inscription on cover reads, in part: "If this album sounds different, it tried to be. The performers, producers, the players (whether part of the enormous rhythm section or the full symphony complement of strings) knew this was a project everyone had to get into; not just on the surface, but deeply—and together. If you don't feel "easy in" then perhaps your threshold of pain or pleasure needs looking into. Photos of Bruno courtesy of Target Studios. Bruno Courtesy of The Bull Pen. Special thanks to Target."</ref> The inscription states "this was a project everyone had to get into; not just on the surface, but deeply—and together. If you don't feel "easy in" then perhaps your threshold of pain or pleasure needs looking into."<ref name=":13" /> (The European edition of the album featured a different cover because the original was considered "too outrageous.")<ref>{{Cite web |last=Doyle |first=JD |title=Rod McKuen "Slide...Easy In" LP |url=https://www.queermusicheritage.com/oct2012mckuen.html |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Queer Music Heritage}}</ref>
* "]" (1984) by ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hilton |first=Danny |date=2014-03-28 |title=The 10 best songs about gay sex |url=https://www.queerty.com/the-10-best-songs-about-gay-sex-20140328 |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=]}}</ref>
* "]" (1996) by ]
* Music video for "]" (2017) by ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michelson |first=Noah |date=2017-02-10 |title=This Singer's 'Shocking' XXX Music Video Is A 'Royal F**K You' To The Trump Era |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/brendan-maclean-house-of-air_n_589dc5d9e4b03df370d5811c |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>
]'', which made headlines in 2013 for what was widely considered a fisting joke]]

=== Film ===
* '']'' (1979)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bray |first=Catherine |date=2023-05-19 |title='An irresistible mix of art and genitals': Caligula finally comes to Cannes |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/may/19/an-irresistible-mix-of-art-and-genitals-caligula-finally-comes-to-cannes |access-date=2024-01-14 |work=] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
* '']'' (1980)<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Rachel Rabbit |date=2019-04-18 |title=Sex Scenes: 'Cruising' Through 1970s Gay NYC |url=https://garage.vice.com/en_us/article/gy4bd4/sex-scenes-cruising-through-1970s-gay-nyc |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>
* '']'' (1999)<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Hochman |first=David |date=1999-07-09 |title=Putting the 'R' in ''South Park'' |url=https://ew.com/article/1999/07/09/putting-r-south-park/ |access-date=2024-01-20 |magazine=] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":11" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Usher |first=Shaun |date=2009-09-30 |title=P.S. This is my favorite memo ever |url=https://news.lettersofnote.com/p/ps-this-is-my-favorite-memo-ever |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=Letters of Note |language=en}}</ref>
* '']'' (2015)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wang |first=Joy Y. |date=2015-02-16 |title=Least sexy scene in 'Fifty Shades' is also the most progressive |url=https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/least-sexy-scene-fifty-shades-also-the-most-progressive-msna530936 |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>

==== Pornographic films ====
* '']'' (1974)
* '']'' (1978)
* '']'' (1978)
* '']'' (1980)<ref name=":14" />
* '']'' (1999)

=== Television ===
* In 1993, ] joked "I've just been fisting ] 'round the corner" during a live broadcast of the ] viewed by 13 million people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Emma |date=2019-09-23 |title=Julian Clary doesn't regret that infamous Norman Lamont joke |url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/09/23/julian-clary-doesnt-regret-infamous-norman-lamont-gag-good-joke-10793365/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>
* In '']'' season 5 episode 14 ("]," December 2001), ]' father watches the film "Fisting Firemen 9" at a gay ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vivona |first=Veronica |date=2017-06-24 |title=South Park: 15 Times Butters Didn't Know What Was Going On |url=https://screenrant.com/south-park-times-butters-had-no-idea-oblivious/ |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>
* Judges and contestants on '']'' and its ] are known to sometimes make fisting-related jokes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Henderson |first=Eric |date=2018-03-23 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Season 10, Episode 1, "10s Across the Board" |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-10-episode-1-10s-across-the-board/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Frank |first=Jason P. |date=2023-06-16 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Recap: Yes, And? |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-recap-season-8-episode-7-forensic-queens.html |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |date=2017-06-01 |title=Watch 'Drag Race' Queens Crack RuPaul up During Shady Puppet Challenge |url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/06/01/rupaul-drag-race-shady-puppet-challenge/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |magazine=] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Literature ===
* ''All'' trilogy (1969–1971) by ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gunn |first=Drewey Wayne |date=2014-11-06 |title=Remembering Dirk Vanden |url=https://lambdaliterary.org/2014/11/remembering-dirk-vanden/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>
* ''Maitreya'' (1978) by ]<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Riobó |first=Carlos |date=2013 |title=Raiding the "Anales" of the Empire: Sarduy's Subversions of the Latin American Boom |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43279288 |journal=Hispanic Review |volume=81 |issue=3 |pages=331–352 |doi=10.1353/hir.2013.0029 |jstor=43279288 |s2cid=162388356 |issn=0018-2176}}</ref>
* ''The Divine Androgyne According To Purusha'' (1981) by Peter Christopher Larkin<ref>{{Cite news |last=Saylor |first=Steven |orig-date=1982-04-29 |title=A Search for Ecstasy |url=https://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/sfbagals/Sentinal/1982_SFS_Vol09_No12_Apr_29.pdf |access-date=2024-01-14 |work=] |location=San Francisco |pages=11 |via=] |volume=9 |issue=12}}</ref>
* ''Trust: The Handbook: A Guide to the Sensual and Spiritual Art of Handballing'' (1991) by Bert Herrman<ref name="Herrman" />
* '']'' (1997) by Deborah Addington<ref name=":7" />
], a fisting club in France]]

=== Clubs ===
* ], discotheque in New York City (1970s-1980s)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sawyer |first=Drew |editor-last=Fowles |editor-first=Sev |title=Crisco Or How To Do Queer Theory With Things |url=https://www.columbia.edu/~sf2220/TT2007/web-content/Pages/drew2.html |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=] |series=Thing Theory (2007)}}</ref>
* ], sex club in San Francisco (1975 to 1981, reopened at another location from 1982 to 1984)<ref name=":15" />
* ], bar and sex club in New York City (1976–1985)
* ], sex club in San Francisco (1980–1984)
* Crisco Club, gay bar and sex club in ] (est. 1981)<ref>{{Cite web |title=LGBTQ Florence |url=https://www.feelflorence.it/en/dalle-redazioni/lgbtq-florence |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Feel Florence - ] Official Tourism Website}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Una Bella Storia |url=http://www.criscoclub.com/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Crisco Club - American Crisco Club Firenze}}</ref>
* ], fisting guesthouse in ] (2007–2018)
* Le One Way, gay bar and sex club in Paris, France<ref>{{Cite web |title=One Way (UC12333964) |url=https://doi.org/10.25549/one-c4-46937 |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=USC Libraries |date=2021 |doi=10.25549/one-c4-46937 |via=ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=One Way |url=https://www.parislgbt.com/en/listing/one-way/ |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=Paris LGBT+ Guide |language=Fr}}</ref>

=== Other ===
], the color red signifies interest in fisting.]]
* In 2011, adult performers ] and Courtney Trouble proclaimed ] as "International Fisting Day," which Lee described as "a day of international celebration and education" intended in part to combat ].<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":15" />
* In the ], the color ] signifies interest in fisting.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cornier |first=J. Raúl |date=2019-04-23 |title=Hanky Panky: An Abridged History of the Hanky Code |url=https://historyproject.org/news/2019-04/hanky-panky-abridged-history-hanky-code-0 |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=The History Project}}</ref>

== Legal status ==

=== United Kingdom ===
In the ], performing fisting<ref name="extreme-porn-trial">{{cite news|author=] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/aug/08/extreme-porn-trial-simon-walsh |title=Extreme porn trial: consensual sex and the state |newspaper=] |date=August 8, 2012 |access-date=January 4, 2013 |location=London}}</ref> and fisting pornography are both legal.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Long |first=Matilda |date=2019-01-31 |title=Ban on fetish porn including BDSM overturned in England in landmark ruling |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/violent-porn-including-bdsm-no-longer-illegal-uk-long-performers-consenting-155930303.html |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=] |language=en-GB}}</ref> However, until 2019, the ] (CPS) considered publication of fisting material to be grounds for prosecution under the ]<ref name=":9">{{cite web |title=Obscene publications: Legal Guidance |url=http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/l_to_o/obscene_publications/#a05 |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215064811/http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/l_to_o/obscene_publications/#a05 |archive-date=2016-12-15 |access-date=April 20, 2023 |website=]}}{{void|comment|Fabrickator|Evidently, fisting had been removed from the website by about 2019, claim may need to be reviewed and updated}}</ref> and ], the latter of which prohibits so-called "extreme pornography."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Extreme Pornography |url=https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/extreme-pornography |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=] |archive-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118000008/https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/extreme-pornography |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1998, the ] was involved in a controversy when a library book by ] was confiscated from a student by the police, who informed the university that two photographs in the book (including one involving fisting) would have to be removed. If the university agreed to the removal (which it did not) the book would be returned. The two photographs, which were deemed possibly prosecutable as obscenity, included “Helmut and Brooks, NYC, 1978”, which shows anal fisting.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="independent1998"/><ref name="autogenerated1999"/> However, after a delay of about six months, the affair came to an end when Peter Knight, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, was informed that no legal action would be taken.<ref name="independent1998"/><ref name="autogenerated1999"/> The book was returned to the university library without removal of the photos.<ref name="Smartt2011">{{cite book|author=Ursula Smartt|title=Media and Entertainment Law|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qCLR5fyc7N0C&pg=PA277|date=19 April 2011|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-136-73641-4|pages=277–}}</ref> In '']'' (2012), the jury found Michael Peacock not guilty of breaching the Obscene Publications Act for selling ]s containing anal fisting.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Beaumont |first1=Peter |last2=Hodgson |first2=Nichi |date=2012-01-07 |title=Obscenity law in doubt after jury acquits distributor of gay pornography |url=https://www.theguardian.com/law/2012/jan/07/obscene-publications-act-future-doubt |access-date=2012-01-07 |newspaper=]}}</ref> That same year, a jury took less than 90 minutes<ref>{{Cite news |last=Davies |first=Caroline |date=2012-08-08 |title=Former Boris Johnson aide cleared of possession of 'extreme pornography' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/aug/08/boris-johnson-aide-extreme-pornography-cleared |access-date=2024-01-17 |work=] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ] for possession of images of anal fisting that the ] (CPS) alleged constituted illegal, extreme pornography.<ref name="extreme-porn-trial" /> In 2019, the CPS declared it would no longer prosecute pornography produced by consenting adults engaging in legal acts,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Waterson |first=Jim |date=2019-01-31 |title=Pornography of adult consensual sex no longer taboo, says CPS |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jan/31/pornography-of-adult-consensual-sex-no-longer-taboo-says-cps |access-date=2024-01-18 |work=] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> including fisting.<ref name=":10" />

=== United States ===
Fisting is on the Cambria List, meant to be a list of sex acts that carry risk of prosecution under ], created by ] in 2001 to help producers avoid obscenity lawsuits.<ref name=":6" /> However, as of 2019, the Cambria List is generally regarded as obsolete within the American ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zorkin |first=Gene |date=2019-06-12 |title=Are Obscenity Prosecution Concerns Obsolete? |url=https://www.ynot.com/obscenity-prosecution-obsolete/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=YNOT |language=en-US}}</ref>


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* Donovan B; Tindall B; Cooper D. Brachioproctic eroticism and transmission of retrovirus associated with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). ''Genitourin Med.'' 1986 Dec;62(6):390-2. * Donovan B; Tindall B; Cooper D. Brachioproctic eroticism and transmission of retrovirus associated with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). ''Genitourin Med.'' 1986 Dec;62(6):390-2.
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Sex act

An illustration of a woman fisting her own vagina
Vaginal self-fisting

Fisting—also known as fist fucking (FF), handballing, and brachioproctic or brachiovaginal insertion—is a sexual activity that involves inserting one or more hands into the rectum (anal fisting) or the vagina (vaginal fisting). Fisting may be performed on oneself (self-fisting) or performed on one person by another. People who engage in fisting are often called "fisters".

History

Fisting's emergence as a sexual practice is commonly attributed to gay male culture. However, its precise origin is disputed. Some claim fisting began in the twentieth century, whereas others assert the practice dates back to the eighteenth century or earlier. Sex educator Robert Morgan Lawrence, for example, claimed the practice dates back thousands of years.

A patch for The Catacombs, a gay and lesbian S/M leather fisting club, from the Leather Archives & Museum's collection

Fisting became more visible and popular around the time of the gay liberation movement, during which sex clubs partly or entirely dedicated to the practice emerged. The hanky code allowed fisters to surreptitiously solicit partners in public by wearing red handkerchiefs. By 1973, gay bars, bathhouses and clubs such as the Red Star Saloon in South of Market, San Francisco were openly advertising fisting. The most famous fisting club was the Catacombs, a gay and lesbian S/M leather fisting club in San Francisco that operated from 1975 to 1984. The Handball Express was another notable fisting club. Crisco was commonly used as a lubricant—prominently featured in pornographic films like Erotic Hands (1980)—before specialized products became available.

During the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, cities such as San Francisco and New York forcibly closed gay establishments that, accurately or not, were believed to permit unsafe sex, including fisting. Consequently, most venues that permitted fisting, namely gay bathhouses and sex clubs, permanently closed. While the closures were supported by some in the gay community (such as Randy Shilts), others—including the gay press, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, and San Francisco Human Rights Commission—criticized the decision as counterproductive and a violation of civil liberties. Many regarded the closures as a product of anti-gay hysteria as well as anti-sex attitudes and disapproval of gay sexual activity in particular. Meanwhile, safe sex advocates launched a public health campaign to promote the use of gloves.

Fisting's visibility and popularity has grown in the twenty-first century, likely due in large part to the internet and greater HIV prevention and treatment options. Fisting pornography is now widely available online and fisters can easily meet via social media platforms, some of which are tailored for fisting (e.g. Recon). Gay bathhouses have made a comeback, with some even advertising fisting parties and live demonstrations.

Anal fisting performed by a man on himself
Anal self-fisting

Techniques

Hands

A common technique, particularly for beginners, is to extend four fingers straight with thumb tucked beneath. Some refer to this technique as the "silent duck" or "duck-billing", because the hand position resembles a duck beak.

"Silent duck" hand position

In more vigorous forms of fisting, often referred to as "punching" or "punchfisting", the hand is partly or fully clenched into a fist before, during, and/or after insertion.

Taking two hands at once is referred to as "double fisting". In the case of double fisting, pleasure may be derived more from the stretching of the anus or vagina than from the in-and-out movement of hands.

Oftentimes, hands are inserted up to the wrist. Some experienced fisters enjoy deeper penetration, sometimes referred to as "depth play", in which hands may be inserted as far as the elbow.

Sometimes a penetrative partner may insert their penis or a sex toy at the same time as their hand(s), to masturbate inside the receptive partner's rectum or vagina.

While rare, some experienced fisters are capable of taking three hands.

A man inserts his hand into a vagina
A man fisting a woman with the duck-beak method

Lubricants

Lubricants designed specifically for fisting or with fisting as an intended use are widely available in some countries.

Sex toys

Fisters commonly use dildos to loosen the vagina or anus before or during a fisting session.

Terminology

Common fisting-related terms include:

  • Fist; fist fuck: "the practice of inserting the hand (and part of the arm) into a partner's anus (or vagina) for the sexual pleasure of all involved."
  • Fister; fist-fucker: a practitioner of fisting; or, depending on context, a penetrative partner in a fisting session involving two or more people.
  • Fistee: a receptive partner in a session involving two or more people.
    Picture of a red rose
    A blooming rose is a common symbol and metaphor for fisting
  • Punch fisting: fisting in which the hand is partly or fully clenched into a fist before, during, and/or after insertion.
  • Double fisting: fisting in which two hands are inserted into the anus or vagina.
  • Rosebud or rectal prolapse: when walls of the rectum have prolapsed to such a degree that they protrude out of the anus. Can be induced by fisting or other ass play (named due to the prolapse's resemblance to a rose flower).
  • Bloom: "bloom" is used as a verb (e.g. "blooming") to describe the act of inducing a rosebud or prolapse, or the moment when a rosebud or prolapse becomes visible.

According to The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English, "fisting" and "fist fuck" entered the American slang lexicon no later than 1969.

Risks

Fisting can cause laceration or perforation of the vagina, perineum, rectum, or colon, resulting in serious injury and even death. As anal fisting may cause damage to the rectal mucosa, it may increase the likelihood of transmission of sexually transmitted infections. In addition, sexual activities that force air into the vagina can lead to a fatal air embolism, predominantly during pregnancy.

A 2021 study found that men who practiced anal fisting were more likely to experience fecal incontinence than men who engaged in other forms of anal sex. 18.1% of men who engaged in fisting experienced some form of fecal incontinence in the last month, compared to 7.2% of men who did not engage in fisting. However, more research is required to establish a causal link, and whether or not this is temporary or has a long-term impact.

A 2022 report published in the journal Sex Education found that "clinical and forensic research has over-inflated the ‘dangers’ of fisting without an understanding of contexts in which fisting takes place." It also found that anal and vaginal fisting present "low to no risk" of sexually transmitted infections.

Gloves, lubricant, and fingernail trimming can help reduce risk.

In popular culture

Fisting has been depicted or referenced in art, music, cinema and other forms of popular culture. Examples include:

Art

Performance art

Music

The Monument to Joe Louis, which made headlines in 2013 for what was widely considered a fisting joke

Film

Pornographic films

Television

Literature

La Fistinière, a fisting club in France

Clubs

  • Crisco Disco, discotheque in New York City (1970s-1980s)
  • Catacombs, sex club in San Francisco (1975 to 1981, reopened at another location from 1982 to 1984)
  • Mineshaft, bar and sex club in New York City (1976–1985)
  • Caldron, sex club in San Francisco (1980–1984)
  • Crisco Club, gay bar and sex club in Florence, Italy (est. 1981)
  • La Fistinière, fisting guesthouse in Assigny, France (2007–2018)
  • Le One Way, gay bar and sex club in Paris, France

Other

In the handkerchief code, the color red signifies interest in fisting.
  • In 2011, adult performers Jiz Lee and Courtney Trouble proclaimed October 21 as "International Fisting Day," which Lee described as "a day of international celebration and education" intended in part to combat censorship.
  • In the handkerchief code, the color red signifies interest in fisting.

Legal status

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, performing fisting and fisting pornography are both legal. However, until 2019, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) considered publication of fisting material to be grounds for prosecution under the Obscene Publications Act 1959 and Section 63 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, the latter of which prohibits so-called "extreme pornography." In 1998, the University of Central England was involved in a controversy when a library book by Robert Mapplethorpe was confiscated from a student by the police, who informed the university that two photographs in the book (including one involving fisting) would have to be removed. If the university agreed to the removal (which it did not) the book would be returned. The two photographs, which were deemed possibly prosecutable as obscenity, included “Helmut and Brooks, NYC, 1978”, which shows anal fisting. However, after a delay of about six months, the affair came to an end when Peter Knight, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, was informed that no legal action would be taken. The book was returned to the university library without removal of the photos. In R v Peacock (2012), the jury found Michael Peacock not guilty of breaching the Obscene Publications Act for selling DVDs containing anal fisting. That same year, a jury took less than 90 minutes to acquit Simon Walsh for possession of images of anal fisting that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) alleged constituted illegal, extreme pornography. In 2019, the CPS declared it would no longer prosecute pornography produced by consenting adults engaging in legal acts, including fisting.

United States

Fisting is on the Cambria List, meant to be a list of sex acts that carry risk of prosecution under U.S. obscenity law, created by Paul Cambria in 2001 to help producers avoid obscenity lawsuits. However, as of 2019, the Cambria List is generally regarded as obsolete within the American pornography industry.

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