The Most-Talked-About Sex Trends of the Decade

From BDSM to analingus, the past ten years were extremely eventful for America's bedrooms

Sexuality in Conversation December 31, 2019


Pop some bubbly everyone, you somehow made it to the end of yet another decade. The 2010s saw quite a bit. We clawed our way back from a financial meltdown, the first photo was uploaded to Instagram, same-sex marriage was legalized, #MeToo rocked multiple industries, Uber became a verb, states started legalizing cannabis, and President Trump was impeached.

The past 10 years were also extremely eventful for America’s bedrooms. Here at PLAYBOY, you could call us a veritable archive of the country’s sexual mores, and we’ve seen everything from 50 Shades to the alleged pee pee tapes to analingus capture everyone’s imagination. While you’re saying cheers to what will hopefully be a sexy 2020, reflect and reminiscence on, in no particular order, the biggest sex trends of the decade.

BDSM comes out of the dungeon 

Analingus, no longer of the butt of jokes

Piss play becomes political

Consent plays a larger part of how we talk about sex

Sex toys become our new favorite way to play

Self-pleasure, or making sure you always come first

Male nudity becomes more commonplace

Boofing, a more satisfying way to *chug chug chug*

Sexting becomes our new form of dirty talk

Bodily autonomy—because if you aren’t outraged, you haven’t been paying attention 

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