The swinging twenties: Inside London's new golden era of sex

A Club Antichrist is a “goth industrial metal fetish mayhem” club night that usually takes place in Kings Cross.B Le Boudoir has been described as one of the capital’s most exclusive swingers’ clubsC Catnip is a queer play party led by a trans, sex worker and POC inclusive team.D Dominium Vita is a private members’ society “devoted to the art of hedonism”.E Ethically non-monogamous is a relationship style where people have multiple romantic or sexual partners with the consent of everyone involved.F The Fox Den is a sex positive community that hosts events ranging from erotic dinner parties to tantric workshops.G A gloryhole is a hole in a wall for anonymous sex. Use your imagination…H Named after the notorious 18th-century institution, the Hellfire Club is a swinging, fetish and BDSM club in Sunbury-on-Thames. I Described as “Heathrow’s hottest layover”, Ignite is an adult spa only a stone’s throw from the airport.J Joyride is a queer, sex-positive rave recently hosted at Corsica Studios.K Killing Kittens is a shame-free community for dating, sex-ed and hedonistic events.L Lucid is a sober social and play party for queer, non-monogamous and kink communities.M Monogamish is a relationship style where a couple are mainly romantically and sexually exclusive… but exceptions are sometimes made.N No strings attached is an arrangement involving physical intimacy without commitment.O One Night is a FLINTA (female, lesbian, intersex, non-binary, trans and agender) event series dedicated to “pleasure, education, entertainment and liberation”. P Pinky Promise is an event collective that hosts pleasure parties, intimacy workshops, cabaret shows and more.Q Quench is a Vauxhall-based queer POC sex-positive party that plays dancehall, Afrobeats and R&B (essentially anything but techno).R Riot Party is a politically focused queer sex-positive rave that celebrates marginalised communities.S A new addition to London’s kink scene, STÜCK is a minimalist“third space” in Dalston where you can have sex.T Torture Garden claims to be the world’s largest monthly fetish event, running events in London since 1990.U A unicorn is someone who joins a couple for sexual or romantic adventures.V Klub Verboten is a queer “pro-pervert” rave that champions Berlin-style electronic music.W WAX is a social app for “pleasure-positive people” (you can find Killing Kittens parties on here). X For an out of town adventure, Xtasia is a fetish club, hotel, spa and dungeon in the West Midlands.Y YKINMKBYKIOK is a sex-positive phrase meaning “your kink is not my kink, but your kink is OK”. Z A zapper wand is used for “electro-play” (small electric shocks that some find arousing).