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Lovers in a Missionary position, Gustav Klimt, 1914.
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Lovers in a Missionary position, Gustav Klimt, 1914.

This list of sex positions includes descriptions of sexual activities, including various forms of sexual intercourse and other sexual acts between people. Sexual acts are generally described by the positions the participants take in order to perform those acts.

Genital sex positions

Genital sex involves the mutual contact of each partner's genitals, such as the penetration of a penis or strap-on dildo into a vagina or anus (the specific case of male-female penetration is called "coitus"); however, these positions can also be used without penetration.

Missionary

From behind

Receiving partner on top

Sitting and kneeling

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Standing

The stand and carry position without a support
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The stand and carry position without a support

Positions to promote conception

Pregnancy is a potential result of unprotected sex in any position between healthy ovulating females and sexually mature males. Those who follow the advice of old wives' tales seem to believe certain sexual positions produce more favorable results than others. See old wives' tale (section: "Having sex standing up is a contraceptive") and urban legend.

Positions during pregnancy

The goal is to prevent excessive pressure on the belly and to restrict penetration as required by the particular male partner.

Some of the positions below are popular positions for sex during pregnancy.

Less common positions

T-square position
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T-square position

These positions are more innovative, and perhaps not as widely known or practiced as the ones listed above.

Male-male genital sex

A variety of sexual positions are possible for penile-penile frottage, or Frot, including reclining, sitting, kneeling, and standing.

In King of Clubs position both partners recline on their backs, one partners legs over the other, somewhat similar to double Y in women. [link]

While facing his partner in close proximity a man can masturbate his and his partner's penises simultaneously with one hand. He can also masturbate their penises with the foreskin of one penis over the glans of the other in a position called docking. Circumcised men can also use a sex toy called a "docking sleeve," a tube-shaped device made of silicon, rubber or Cyberskin which takes the place of the foreskin.

Tribadism - scissoring position
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Tribadism - scissoring position

Female-female genital sex

Tribadism is female-female genital sex; also called tribbing, scissoring, donut bumping, bumping squids, etc. Two female partners rub their vulvas together until orgasm. Tribadism done with both partners lying on their backs, genitals facing each other, is known as scissors , bumping cunts or double Y. It can also be done with one partner on her back and the other in a kneeling position with one leg between the other's legs and the other outside; this usually requires one of the legs of the lying-down partner to be held up - preferably on the shoulder of the kneeling partner.

Oral sex positions

Cunnilingus

Fellatio

Simultaneous oral sex

Females in the 69 position
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Females in the 69 position

Anal sex positions

Most male-female genital sex positions can be adapted anally, especially from behind, although some with difficulty because of the different angles for anal versus vaginal entry. Also vaginal masturbatory positions, such as fingering or fisting, can be adapted anally.

Mutual masturbation positions

Non-penetration

Penetration

Other sex positions

Use of special apparatus

Most sex acts are typically performed on a bed or other platform. As the range of supports available increases, the range of positions that are possible increases (for example, see the sitting and standing positions above).

Various forms of erotic furniture and other apparatus such as fisting slings and trapezes have been used to facilitate even more exotic sexual positions.

Group sex

Oral threesome with one male and two females
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Oral threesome with one male and two females

Threesome with two males and one female
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Threesome with two males and one female

Various assemblages of people may participate in group sex, having the common characteristic structure of participating in a sexual act.


Multiple penetrations

Threesome with three females
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Threesome with three females

Penetration may be accomplished by fingers, toes, sex toys (especially women wearing strap-on dildos), or - most classically - penises.

Woman being penetrated by two men in her vagina and anus simultaneously.
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Woman being penetrated by two men in her vagina and anus simultaneously.

Other sources of sex positions

In the Indian Kama Sutra and Arabic Perfumed Garden, the act and manner of sex was an art-form. In the Khajuraho statues, it has religious meaning. The Joy of Sex was one of the first widely accepted modern sex manuals to describe sexual positions. In the Kama Sutra, sixty-four sex positions are explained as arts. These may be considered yoga positions for a couple. Tantric yoga, as applied to couples, is sometimes called the yoga of union and is the supposed spiritual context for these positions.

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