For some people, there is little that is sexier than the sensation of being incapacitated. Having the use of your hands entirely removed can enhance this sensation like nothing else; you're rendered entirely helpless, unable to do even the simplest of things for yourself. Bondage mittens are frequently used in pet play and age play, as well as forming a part of straight-up bondage games for people outside of those kinky subcultures. They tend to be made of leather or PVC and come in several patterns and designs, including heavily padded models that serve to enhance the sense of dependency and restriction.
Gender play is just what it sounds like, playing about with gender roles. It’s role play where the people involved take on a gender other than their own. So this could be a male dressing up as a female or a non-binary person dressing up as a guy for sexual play time. It can involve elements of dominance and humiliation, sissification and forced femme are 2 common types of gender play. However, these elements don’t have to be present, it’s simply about role playing another gender than your own for sexual pleasure. It’s something you do for a session now and then, just like any other role play but instead of dressing up as a plumber you dress up as the opposite sex.
Cosplay is playing dress up with a purpose. It’s not just a generic costume, it’s a representation of a character from a book or a movie. When you dress up as a character who is a different gender to you, this is known as crossplay! Get it? A Mixture of Crossdressing and cosplay. It is something that is growing in popularity and although it can be a perfectly vanilla pastime it can have a wonderfully kinky twist too, when the crossplay is not just for a convention but for sexual role play too. It’s fun to play around with who gets to be the superhero sometimes!