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Not to be confused with
frottage.
For the French actress, see
Catherine Frot.
Two men frotting.
Frot (
French frotter, to rub) is male-male
non-penetrative sex, where male partners engage in the rubbing of erect
penis on erect penis, typically while in full-frontal embrace. Various other
sexual positions for frot are of course possible.
Frot can be enjoyable because it mutually and simultaneously stimulates each partner's penis, especially the
frenulum nerve bundle on the underside of the shaft, just below the
urinary opening of the penis's
"head". (Some frot practitioners refer to the frenulum region of the penis as "the sweet spot" because they find that direct frenulum-to-frenulum rubbing is the most reliable way to create intensely pleasurable sensations.)
Subjectively, frot practitioners report that the high degree of "erotic
symmetry" inherent to frot can bring a feeling of deep sexual intimacy without the need for physical penetration. And more controversially, some frot advocates assert that this symmetry will also tend to generate a strong sense of
equality and shared
masculinity, with the implied accusation that male/male anal sex is likely to leave the receptive man feeling somewhat emasculated in comparison to the penetrating man. This charge by some frot advocates, namely that male/male anal sex should be seen as
psychologically less healthy than frot, has led to vigorous disputes -- often in terms connected more broadly to gay political ideology.
An alternate point of view is that frottage in general, is a unisex, or even female-oriented, sexual act, "something that can be enjoyed with anyone. The same goes for transsexuals of any stripe. Frottage is the ultimate equal opportunity conjoiner...Lesbians are the unsung heroes of rubbing. They can do it like no one else can (picture a pair of scissors), and they even have their own name for it: tribadism. The term was historically used interchangeably with “lesbian,”
[1] Wheras penetration, including anal penetration, is "male-defined" sexuality.
[2]
The term
frot specifies mutual male-male genital sex, as opposed to various methods of
frottage, but is sometimes used colloquially to mean
frottage (and vice-versa), nevertheless. The term
frictation can refer to the wider meaning of
frottage[3] but it can also refer to penis-penis sex specifically.
[4]
Since frot is a non-penetrative
sex act, the risk of passing
sexually transmitted infections that require direct contact between the
mucous membranes and
pre-ejaculate, or
ejaculate is greatly reduced. Notably,
HIV is among the diseases that require such direct contact, and is therefore very unlikely to be transmitted via frot
[5]. On the other hand, frot can potentially provide an "invasion" opportunity for a few
pathogenic organisms that need only skin-to-skin contact. In this category are the viruses causing
genital herpes and
genital warts, either of which can, in some cases, lead to serious health problems. Other microorganisms that might travel from partner to partner during a frot session include
molluscum contagiosum and
crabs -- which, although relatively trivial from a medical standpoint, may cause some degree of discomfort and embarrassment. At the same time, it should be understood that all of these "casually transmissible" diseases are
just as likely, if not more so, to be transmitted during male/male anal intercourse as during frot.