SPEAKING OF SHAVING DOWN THERE

Many guys who opt for smooth schlongs shave themselves for looks. A pubic bush obscures the base of the cock, after all, so an obsession with size is well-served by a simple procedure that exposes every last millimeter to the naked eye. Compared to the expense and hassle of penile implant surgery, buying an extra can of Foamy is no big thing.

Of course, it helps to keep shaving regularly; growing-back stubble can itch like crazy and be uncomfortably scratchy to your sex partner.

Kinkier overtones do come into play when two or more guys do a shaving scene. Shaving another guy's crotch has sexual dimensions that some kinksters find way hot. "Steve wanted me to shave him," says Peter, "and I discovered it was a great dominance/submission scene. I loved it all: the buzz of the electric clippers as I trimmed his pubic hair way down; the smell of the shaving cream; the sound of the razor shaving away the last traces of his hair. Even the smell of the baby powder I used afterwards. I had a hard-on the whole time. And so did he."

The dominance/submission aspects of shaving play can be further heightened by tying down the bottom, or blindfolding him while he is, like Samson, being "robbed of his manhood." Role-playing can be incorporated, too: a trip to the Kinky Barber, anyone?

Using a straight-edge razor would be way exciting but a tad dangerous. The less skilled among us should use electric clippers or a pair of sharp scissors to trim the hair down to near skin level, then finish the job with plenty of shaving cream and a new safety razor. (Yeah, you could use an electric razor instead, but a Philishave just doesn't seem to have the same erotic charge.) Take it slow and careful; shaving the ballsac can be particularly tricky. A styptic pencil will staunch bleeding from little nicks, and the shavee will want to keep other men's cum out of fresh cuts. (Or his own, for that matter; it can sting like a bee.)

But most of the edginess is perceived, not real: many men squirm at the mere thought of sharp metal blades near their dicks, and that squirminess can add a delicious dimension to shaving scenes.

So if the look of a dolphin-smooth crotch seems hot, or if you and your boyfriend want to try out a kink scene with "toys" that already are in your bathroom, then why not give shaving a try? At the very least, your partner won't have to pull your pubic hairs from between his teeth.

Simon Sheppard

San Francisco artist and activist Simon Sheppard is best known for his contributions to the erotic literary scene. He wrote hundreds of stories that appeared in S/M magazines; erotic anthologies; and over twenty editions of Best Gay Erotica and Best American Erotica. His Sextalk column has appeared on OutUK for more than 20 years. You can find out more about Simon Sheppard in this OutUK feature and tribute, or take a look at some of his many books that are still available:

       

Looking for something very sexy and just as smart? Man on Man collects the best and hottest gay sex writing by Simon, who is also co-editor of Rough Stuff: Tales of Gay Men, Sex, and Power as well as a collection of gay erotica called Hotter Than Hell.

In KINKORAMA : Dispatches from the Front Lines of Perversion he takes readers behind the unmarked doors and black vinyl curtains that lead to the sometimes shocking, often hilarious, relentlessly arousing scenarios of extreme sex. There are also stories of bears in Tales from the Bear Cult: Beat Bear Stories from the Best Magazines.