What is a “sex toy?
In theory, almost anything can take the role of a “sex toy.” Other than two human bodies, anything else introduced into sex play qualifies as either prophylaxis (contraception and disease prevention) or recreation, i.e., a toy. For our purposes, a sex toy is any object brought into sex play to enhance the pleasure of both people involved. There was some debate as to the question “what is a sex toy?” for the purposes of this FAQ. Some argued that this FAQ should cover those items that are only specifically for sex, whereas others rightly pointed out that that would exclude from discussion some very popular forms of sexual enhancement such as lingere’ or food. For our purposes, a sex toy will be anything that is either specifically intended for sexual enhancement or commonly used for same. We’re sure there are people out there that find mountain goats, hand puppets, and Un*x System Administration manuals suitable for sexual enhancement, but that’s not “common.” THE VIBRATOR.
Sex toys come in all different shapes and sizes! You can buy them from sex shops, online, or through mail order catalogues. They are designed with pleasure and orgasms in mind. A vibrator for instance is a penis-shaped plastic/rubber toy which vibrates and feels quite pleasant held against your clitoris or inside your vagina. Males also can use vibrators on the shaft of their penis or for the more adventurous type, anally to stimulate the prostate gland. What is a penis? The penis is the male organ used during sex and for urinating. The penis releases sperm and urine.
