Fisting (also FF, or Fist Fucking) is a human sexual behaviour that involves inserting the entire hand, and sometimes part of the arm, into the or anus (hand balling or anal fisting) of a sexual partner. The medical term for this practices is brachioproctic eroticism (anal). The practice was first documented in San Francisco in the 1960s and 1970s. Often, fisting does not involve forcing the clenched fist into the anus. Instead, all five fingers are kept straight and held as close together as possible (forming a beak-like shape), then the hand is slowly inserted into a well-lubricated vagina or anus. Once insertion is complete, the fingers either clench into a fist or remain straight, but in more extreme forms of this practice, such as "punching," a fully clenched fist may be inserted and withdrawn.

Incidence

Due to the potential risks, lack of knowledge, perceived pain level and taboos, the number of people who engage in fisting of any kind is likely much smaller than for other sexual activities. While hand balling is popularly associated with gay men, it is practiced by people of all sexual orientations. Hand balling is pleasurable for some men because it results in direct stimulation of the prostate.

Vaginal fisting is known to be practiced by lesbians, bisexuals, and heterosexuals; a few women with very flexible bodies and wrists are able to perform it on themselves. Perineal massage, an exercise recommended to couples who are preparing to give birth, sometimes results in fisting.

In the 1980s and 1990s depictions of fisting lapsed into taboo in North American-produced pornography, and on several occasions in which such acts were depicted, the producers of videos and films often found themselves defending against obscenity charges in court. One of the highest-profile cases, People of the State of California v. Adam Glasser, et al., involved producer Seymore Butts (born Adam Glasser) who was taken to court over a fisting scene in his 1999 video Tampa Tushy Fest. Glasser pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of "production, distribution or exhibition of obscene matter" and "advertising or promoting matter represented to be obscene." Glasser reached a favorable plea bargain in 2002 in which all obscenity charges were dropped. Fisting is no longer considered a porn taboo, although it is still rarely depicted on screen. However, pornographic videos involving fisting are not allowed to be shown in England.

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