What is a Sex Club?

To be clear, a sex club is indeed a club where people go to have sex, but it's more complicated than that. It's not a brothel, where you pay to have sex with someone who works there, either as an escort or prostitute. At a sex club members pay a fee - either a monthly or annual membership, or at the door when you enter - and they only have sex with each other at the events. The set up is a lot like a club, where there is typically a dance floor and a bar, but there is also separate section with couches, beds, and private rooms where the sex occurs.

While usually open to all adults, it is mostly couples who join and attend a sex club event together, and they will 'swap' with other couples there, or perhaps have group sex together. In this way, sex clubs are a huge part of the swinger lifestyle. You should note that 'sex club' is the usual term for a lot of membership-only adult clubs, which can include bathhouses, BDSM clubs, and occasionally strip clubs.

Who goes to Sex Clubs?

All sorts of people! Maybe even the people you work with! Sex Clubs are a big part of the swinging lifestyle which involves a couple who has sex with other people, typically another couple, ever since the first locations began to open in the 1970s. As the idea of what defined a relationship slowly changed, sex clubs became popular with the polyamorous (those in open relationships). According to most sex clubs, the average swinging couple is middle class and in their late-thirties or early forties, and can include different backgrounds and cultures, although it makes sense that they are very comfortable with sexual openness, for rather obvious reasons.

How did Swinging Get Popular?

While having affairs - even ones the other partner knows about - is as old as marriage itself, it was the sexual revolutions of the 1960s and the hippie communes that came with it that helped change how people looked at relationships and marriage. 'Wife swapping' and 'key parties' were popular at this time. The latter of which was where couples went to a party and the men threw their car keys in a bowl, and then the women take the keys out randomly, and go home with whoever's keys they are.

These days, the internet has made it very easy to connect with people who have the same tastes and fantasies, and this helped bring swinging and sex clubs into mainstream erotic culture.

What Do You Need To Get Into Swinging and Sex Clubs?

An important thing is that you should you definitely be comfortable with (and ideally, excited about) having sex with strangers you may have only just met. While there are many types of open relationships, some of them involve a couple only hooking up with people they are already friends with. Swinging and sex clubs, however, are much more open. This means that an adventurous mind and someone who loves exploring their sexuality with different people is a big plus for having fun in the swinging and sex club community. It is almost essential to find a partner who feels the same way, as this can become a lifestyle that's a big part of your relationship.

3 Fun Facts About the Swinging Lifestyle

1. You don't have to be in a relationship, but it's a big plus! Some sex clubs were started with couples in mind, and you always must attend events together. Some nights, however, single women and single men are permitted as well, although the club usually has a limit of how many men can enter. There's typically no limit to the amount of single women who can show up, but that's because not many attend alone. In fact, a single woman at a sex club is known as a 'unicorn' in swinging terminology, because they're so rare.

2. Most Sex Clubs are really Sex Night Clubs! Many people think that as soon as you enter a sex club, it's one big orgy on the ground (and some pillows). In fact, most sex clubs are built like night clubs. There is a dance floor, some couches and tables and chairs to chat, a bar counter where you can get a drink or a snack, and a DJ playing music, or even stage for a band. This is where members can dance and mingle before heading to the other part of the club, where things get much sexier.

3. Bathhouses are Sex Clubs, too! While mostly catering to the swingers in the gay community, bathhouses are very much like sex clubs, in the sense that membership is required to gain access, although that's usually paid at the entrance. Just like sex clubs, they have spaces where members can meet each other (like hot tubs and sun decks), and then a separate area with private, rented rooms where more intimate moments happen.

A Little Bit About Los Angeles

Los Angeles is one of the biggest cities in North America, and it is spread out over a huge area, so you almost certainly need a car to get around. It's still the home of a lot of TV and movie productions, and the name Hollywood still conjures up images of glitz and glamor. Los Angeles is known for its beaches and surfer-like laid back attitude just as much as it is for its traffic, smog, and deserts just beyond its mountains. It's one of the most popular cities in the world for tourists, and they come for everything from Disneyland to Winery Tours in Napa Valley.

The Los Angeles Sex Club History

Since Los Angeles began attract film studios here almost one hundred years ago (because constant sunshine made it easier to film outside in the early days), it wasn't long before a lot more risqué and erotic movies were also being produced in the city. In fact the area just north of central Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley became famous at point for being home to ninety percent of all the adult movies made (it was even nicknamed 'San Porn-ando Valley'). This means that LA had no problem embracing its hedonistic side, and sex clubs have been around for decades. The gay bathhouse, Roman Holiday Spa, has been around since the late sixties, and Threshold, a BDSM dungeon, started in 1974. There are many different choices for sex clubs in LA, from the ultra-premium playground for the rich (SNCTM), to the much more casual and affordable (Club Joi).

How to Stay Safe at a Sex Club

Two important things to keep in mind when attending a sex club event is consent and respect. No one should ever be forced into doing something that they do not want to do, or makes them uncomfortable. That's why it is expected that members look out for each other, to make sure everyone is enjoying themselves. Many clubs have very strict rules for this, and people can be escorted out or banned for unwanted behaviour.

Privacy is also a key part of the sex club experience. While it has become more accepted by mainstream society, most people prefer to keep 'swinging' a quiet part of their lives, for professional and personal reasons. This means that taking photos or videos - even with cell phones - is not permitted, and it is expected that guests do not talk about whatever activities went on at the club while they attended.

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