Watersports

Watersports is a slang term for the inclusion of urine or the act of passing urine in sexual or erotic play in order to enhance sexual excitement or intimacy, or in other words, erotic pissing. The technical term for this is urolagnia or urophilia. As described below, erotic play involving piss may take many forms, from simple wetting of clothes or bedwetting to highly fetishistic scenes involving multiple exchanges of piss between partners.

For some men, watersports is an autoerotic (solo) practice or a fantasy mostly satisfied through voyeurism. Some men limit watersports play only to intimate sexual encounters with a significant other, while others may enjoy watersports play in groups, at parties or with total strangers in anonymous, semi-public, or public situations. For some men this practice is part of dominance and submission (BDSM). That is a matter of individual choice, but any sexual or erotic practice involving piss is watersports.

"Urine" and "Piss" are used interchangeably throughout this document, as appropriate to the context. The choice of one or the other word should never be considered a value judgement.

Watersports is often referred to in texts on sexual practice, even specifically gay-oriented ones, as a "fetish" activity. And yes, it is. So is an attraction to men in leather and Levis. So is a fixation on very large cocks or beautiful asses, or finely honed gym-rat bodies. So is an attraction to bikers, men with tattoos or body piercings, jocks in athletic gear, or men in uniform. Sexual attraction is all about fetishes. There is something about this particular other that I find attractive, that arouses me. That may be a physical attribute or a shared interest. Why should that shared interest be judged any differently if it is more concerned with how many reps you did today at the gym, or the way your new Gap clothing looks or fits or the sensual pleasure of hot fresh piss flowing down a sexy male body?

Okay, I can understand about clothes or gym bodies, but how can piss or pissing be considered erotic or sexy?

How long has it been since you peed in the shower or bath? I'll bet for many men reading this, it's been a few days, and for most of the rest of you, less than a month. For some it is as regular a part of bathing as soaping the washcloth. Why did you do it? Just because you couldn't hold it till you got out? That's not likely. You did it because it felt good. It feels good just to relax, without the worry of finding a suitable place or undoing clothing, just to close your eyes and feel that rush of relief. Besides, there's no mess to clean.

And sometime — probably more than once — when you've been standing waist deep in the ocean or a lake, or even a swimming pool, haven't you enjoyed the warmth of your own piss seeping through your swimsuit? Despite strong cultural taboos against anything concerned with the "waste" functions of the body, it is not a big leap from those simple pleasures to eroticizing urine and the act of pissing.

There is also the fact that urination is a completely natural bodily function, and yet one that is in and of itself considered extremely personal or private. The "water" that passes through us carries the very essence of our selves. Not only does it come from deep within our bodies; it comes from every part of the body. Urine is a part of our blood for a time before it flows out of us. Blood flows to all points inside us, and urine is what's left after the blood has nurtured our bodies. In some naturopathic or holistic disciplines, it is called "the water of life".

In men, the same organ is used for pissing and ejaculation. The nerves in the genital area are already "wired" for sexual pleasure, so to speak, and many of the physical sensations in ejaculation and pissing are extremely similar.

Three engineers were discussing what sort of engineer the creator might be. One said, clearly a Mechanical Engineer, look at the wonders of the human skeleton and musculature. The second said, no, the creator is surely an Electrical Engineer; that's obvious from the intricacies and efficiency of the nervous system. The third said, no, the creator must be a Civil Engineer; who else would put a wastewater runoff system right through a recreational area?

But isn't it 'dirty'?

Why would you want to come into contact with someone's urine, and why would anyone want to come into contact with yours? Urine is waste, isn't it? Yes, but in fact, urine is one of the most "sterile" fluids the body produces. All you need to do to understand this is get past that time many years ago when somebody told you, "No child — that's dirty!"

To some extent, the concept that our genitals, and by extension anything which comes from them, are dirty, has influenced most of us to one degree or another. Part of it is that most cultures of the world choose to hide those parts from public view. But that doesn't make them dirty. It only makes them private. Also, we usually deposit our urine away from where we eat and sleep. Why? Because urine exposed to the microorganisms of the environment soon emits ammonia, and ammonia has a pretty nasty odor. But food left exposed turns into nasty stuff too, and food certainly isn't dirty.

Urine has a distinctive smell that most of us have been trained to shrink from. Trained — it is not a natural instinct. A baby with wet diapers cries because of the discomfort of the damp, not the smell. This reaction to the smell of old or stale piss — the ammonia stench — has some logic. It tells us that a place has not been properly cleaned, and may therefore also harbor harmful pathogens, like the bathroom at the gas station on a back road. Once past the cultural conditioning, however, the smell of fresh piss, whether strongly concentrated or highly diluted, may be no more offensive than the sharp tang of strong whiskey or the musty smell of a ripe cheese, both of which are odors which some people like and some do not. The smell (and taste) may be regulated, if that is desired, which will be discussed later.

And yes, urine is a "waste product" as far as human metabolism is concerned. We take many things into our bodies, some of which the body needs and can use, some of which it cannot. The body balances the levels of minerals and other nutrients it needs, and manages other substances it does not need or want, by flushing them out. The water-soluble "wastes" are eliminated in the urine.

None of these things make piss dirty. It is nearly sterile when it leaves our bodies, and, barring our having consumed something toxic, it contains no toxins. Piss has, in fact, been used as a disinfectant for wounds during wartime; it is recommended by some as a "soak" for athlete's foot and other fungal infections; and there are some "natural health" practitioners who recommend and swear by ingestion of one's own urine as a therapeutic regime. It is most certainly cleaner than saliva, considering the bacteria farms we grow in our mouths.

Okay, but what's the turn-on?

There are many things that may make piss or pissing an erotic turn-on for some men. First, water is fun to play with and play in. Ever noticed how many children's playgrounds have a shallow pool or fountain? Or how many "Waterpark" attractions there are? Sex is fun too. Why not combine them? Surely you and a partner or lover have splashed each other in the bath or while swimming and enjoyed it — perhaps even worked yourselves into sexual excitement doing it. Watersports is the same thing, but with a splashing more directly connected to your body.

For some, it is the very cultural taboos associated with pissing that are the turn-on. Watersports is a way to be deliciously "naughty" by sharing something that's supposed to be completely private. It's not literally dirty, but only in the sense that it's taboo. This is often very strong for men who include piss in a BDSM or domination scene. I will force you to do something in public that is supposed to be private. Or, I will submit to you so completely that there is nothing I reject from you, no matter how nasty.

For others, it is the intimacy that pissing implies that eroticizes piss and pissing. We can share this very personal and "private" act, this essential substance with a partner. One writer has suggested that it is an intense form of cock-worship: I am so enamored of your cock that I will take anything that comes from it.

For almost any man, pissing is a satisfying action. Your bladder fills and enlarges. You feel the need to piss, and if that urge is at first denied or delayed, it grows more urgent. The male bladder lies right next to the prostate, and the more it distends, the more pressure it exerts, which in many men will produce a feeling of arousal or a physical erection. Do you wake up with a piss-hard? When you can finally relieve the urge, the physical relief is remarkably similar to a sexual climax.

Well, maybe, but I'm still not sure I could actually do something like that with another man.

Perhaps you are excited by such thoughts, but still don't think you would try them. It may take some mental adjustment to enjoy specific acts as much as you might enjoy thoughts of them. The cultural aversion to them has been with you all your life. It is easy to put those aversions aside when you are only thinking about the act, much harder when you're really doing it. This is the difference between fantasy and practice.

Not all fantasies should be acted on. In a moment of rage, we may fantasize killing a boss or someone else who has angered us. Reading pornography, we might fantasize rape, or child abuse, or other acts that are considered sociopathic and could get us in serious trouble. That does not make the fantasies themselves bad or evil, they may be valuable outlets for urges we would otherwise act on. It does mean we have to select those fantasies we act out in reality.

But if you find the idea of piss and pissing erotic, if you find someone else who shares that feeling, and as mutually consenting adults, you act on them, what's the harm? Why not? However, you may want to start off by experiencing your fantasies alone.

You mean piss on myself?

In time, but maybe some men will want to start more simply than that. Most men piss, most of the time, without really thinking about it. You feel the need to empty your bladder, you find an acceptable place to do so, and you go. It's satisfying, but so are the simple acts of eating when you're hungry or drinking when you're thirsty. The gourmet knows the difference between eating to satisfy hunger and savoring a fine meal for the sheer enjoyment of it. There is a difference between quenching thirst and the pleasure of a glass of wine or an excellent cup of fresh-brewed coffee.

Piss like a gourmet, for the sheer pleasure of it. Watch yourself piss, watch the way the stream flows from your cock. Feel the rush of fluid through your urethra, the exquisite satisfaction of relief that such a simple, mundane act can provide. See if you can vary the act itself in some new way. Start and stop your piss at will, aim for a specific spot in the bowl or wherever you are pissing. Does that sound silly? Maybe it will be at first, but if it makes you laugh, fine. That means you're already accepting the act of pissing as something that can be fun.

Vary where you piss. For some men, pissing outdoors is in and of itself a turn-on. If you're in your own backyard when the urge strikes and would usually go into the house to a bathroom, don't. Piss right there in the yard, why not? As long as you don't always do it in the same place, it won't hurt the grass. If there are multiple restrooms at your place of work, and you almost always use the same one, declare it off limits, and piss somewhere else, maybe a different bathroom every time you have to go. Some guys get really turned on by pissing on themselves in the car while driving. If you want to, go for it, but it might be a good idea to cover those leather bucket seats with something washable if you're going to try this, and make sure that you can get home with wet clothes without attracting too much attention.

The important thing here is: make pissing a conscious act, not an automatic one. Think about it. Think about what turns you on about it. Enjoy it! Now, let's think again about pissing in the shower or while swimming. You've probably already done that, but maybe just because you felt the urge. Take it a step further.

When you are going to take a bath anyway, wait until you need to piss and get in the shower or tub, but don't turn the water on yet. Relax, look at your dick, cradle it, and let go. Aim your stream right for your legs or feet, or lift your hose up, so that the piss splashes onto your body. Feel how warm it is? Urine comes from inside you and when it leaves the body it's at your internal, not external temperature. Within reasonable limits, the body seeks warmth, and anything at body temp is inherently sensual. Let your piss wash over you before you wash it off.

In the pool or lake, when you piss in your bathing suit, that's part of the pleasure — the warmth of the piss trapped against you in the fabric. Try it on dry land, so to speak. When you can, wet your pants deliberately. Piss in your briefs, or a jock, or in Levis, running shorts, Speedos, anything that turns you on. Now your piss doesn't gush out, it oozes, trapped against your skin, bathing your cock and balls in its warmth. Feel it, consciously. Wear the soaked clothes as long as you can or until the cooling dampness becomes uncomfortable. You may want to keep one garment to piss in again and again, and to "enjoy" even when it's dried, but that will take some care, which we'll discuss later. For now, just wet your pants and see how much you like it.

If you're in private, hold one hand in the stream while you're pissing. Do not try this during a break between periods in the Men's Room at your local hockey or basketball arena unless you're very daring, but at home...? Feel your piss running over your fingers. When you're ready, bring your hand up and smell or even taste your own piss.

Oh, my, that might be too much. Won't it smell (or taste) awful?

Ah, yes, piss may feel good, but what about the other senses? Some men who already fantasize about piss and watersports are still unsure about directly experiencing the taste and smell. How strongly urine smells and what it tastes like are the result of a number of factors, most of which can be self-regulated.

The natural color of fresh piss varies from a bronzy orange to almost colorless, and taste and aroma usually (not always) vary with the color. Concentrated piss — the first morning pissload after a good night's sleep, for instance, can be quite dark, will have a sharp odor, and a strong bitter taste. After drinking a lot of clear fluids in a short time, and pissing several times, your urine will be almost like water in all three respects. Color, smell, and taste will also be affected by what you have ingested that the body is flushing. Specific agents will be discussed later.

Some men who are experienced in watersports enjoy, even prefer, the aroma and taste of strong, dark piss. At first, however, you may want to avoid playing with your first morning piss or one after several cups of strong coffee. If the color is like lemonade, the smell and taste will probably be fresh and clean. Unmistakably piss, but not too strong.

Experiment. If the smell is too sharp, rinse your hand, drink plenty of clear liquids, and wait until you have to go again. For some, this will be a desensitizing process, working through those learned taboos. Over time, you will come to regard the smell and taste of your own piss as completely natural.

You can use the same process to learn to like the taste. When you can lick it off your fingers, piss into a glass or cup, and taste it. Is it too strong? Wait a bit, drink more water, and try again. You may or may not think you'll ever want to actually drink someone else's piss, but in almost any piss-play, the stuff does splash about, and you don't want to be turned off suddenly by an unexpected taste.

Hmmm. What is piss, actually? That is, what's in it that affects the color and smell and taste?

Good question, but what follows is very technical. Skip it if you just want to get to the "hot stuff."

Urine is mostly water. Plain old H₂O. Besides that, it contains the following:

Soluble minerals in excess of your body's needs, mostly common salt, but with some magnesium, calcium, potassium, and phosphate.

Nitrogenous material, primarily urea. Also present is a more complex compound called creatinine, which is mostly responsible for the color and odor. These substances are nontoxic. There is also a small amount of uric acid and an even smaller amount of ammonia. Neither of these is present in enough concentration to do any harm.

Water-soluble stuff your body needs but is unable to retain. This includes the water-soluble vitamins like C and the B complex. If you take large amounts of vitamin supplements, you increase the concentration of these in your urine. Some of these will make urine bright yellow, with little effect on taste or smell.

Food components that, though nontoxic, are of no use. These include various natural and artificial flavoring and coloring agents. A lot of the aspartame (Nutrasweet) in diet drinks and other artificially sweetened products is passed (the resulting sweetness can be a turn-on for some folks, a turnoff for others). You may also have noticed that if you eat fresh beets, the red coloring is passed. There are other examples.

By-products of the digestive breakdown of food compounds. These are also nontoxic. The best known example is what happens when you eat asparagus — your urine will have a strong aroma, a bitter flavor, and sometimes a distinct greenish color. The liver converts sulfur compounds in the asparagus to methylthiol, (a water-soluble gas) which is passed. Methylthiol is not toxic in the quantities present in urine (that quantity being very small), but it is one of the smelliest compounds known. The human nose can detect it in concentrations of much less than one part per million in air, and remember that taste and smell are very closely linked. You may detect the same effects in areas with a high sulfur content in local water.

Toxins that you have consumed, or their digestion by-products. Such toxins include alcohol, caffeine and some recreational drugs. (That's not a value judgment; to the body, they are toxic.) Drugs and alcohol will be discussed later. Therapeutic or medicinal drugs in excess of the body's needs may also be passed.

Small quantities of blood protein, and sloughed off cells and mucous from your bladder and urethra linings. Trace quantities of hormones, including sex hormones. (All are passed in minute concentrations, and none are toxic.)

Urine should not contain common sugar (glucose) in any but minute amounts. If someone's urine is discernibly sweet, but he has not consumed an artificial sweetener, he ought to see a doctor. The cause may be diabetes. (In the past, pharmacists sometimes determined the amount of sugar in diabetics' blood by tasting their urine.) There is no reason to believe diabetes may be passed in urine, it's simply a way of detecting it.

Urine should not contain blood or pus. Again, if it does, see a doctor.

In males, traces of semen may be present, especially after sexual activity. In addition, some disease pathogens (germs and viruses) can be passed in urine. This document will deal later with what I understand about health risks in the exchange of urine. I am not, however, a doctor.

I'm almost sorry I asked. This is too much like science class — my brain hurts. You said there are ways to change the smell and taste?

Yes. The more concentrated the urine, the stronger the taste and smell will be. If you prefer a "lighter" brew, drink fluids — lots of fluids. Plain old water — either tap water or pricey bottled mineral water — works wonderfully. Also clear fruit juices like apple or pear nectar. Citrus juices will also dilute piss but may give it an acidic taste. Cranberry juice is a favorite for many watersports buffs. Not only does it dilute your urine, it's also a natural diuretic — that is, it makes you need to piss more. The more frequently you piss, assuming you are also replacing the fluids, the more quickly your piss will become diluted and light in color, taste and smell.

Coffee and tea are also diuretic. But lots of coffee can make your urine dark and strongly flavored. Tea is better, especially herbal tea. Iced tea, herbal or not, is a favorite pump-primer for many piss-pigs, especially those who want to avoid drinking lots of alcoholic beverages or sugar-laced sodas. Caffeine is a diuretic and also a mild aphrodisiac, but in excess quantity can make you jumpy and/or keep you up all night. Caffeine is found in coffee and non-herbal tea, of course, but also in most "colas" — a can of cola has as much caffeine as a strong cup of coffee. Sugar-based drinks in moderation provide an energy boost, but in excess can make you lethargic.

For alcoholic beverages, beer is the first choice for most piss-lovers. There's a reason for that. Beer adds almost no taste to piss, and again, it's a natural diuretic. Any college boy knows that you only buy the first beer of the evening, after that, you're just renting them for a while.

A college boy goes into the head at his local pub to take a leak. While he's pissing, another guy comes in with a pitcher of beer and pours it directly into the urinal. "What the hell are you doing?" the first guy asks. "I'm sick and tired of being nothing more than a middleman," the other replies.

Wine, especially white wine, is similar to beer in its effect on piss, but other alcoholic drinks are less predictable. Many men claim they can always taste Bourbon in piss — it's the flavoring agents and other by-products, not the alcohol itself — and some say the same is true for any whiskey — Scotch, Irish, etc. Clear liquors like vodka, rum and gin are less likely to affect taste or smell, but all alcoholic beverages have a diuretic effect. Of course, too much alcohol, of any type, will have other effects you may not want.

Another strategy for more appealing pee is to consume less of what makes your urine smell. Unless you are starving, you probably eat far more protein than you need to rebuild muscle mass. The excess is metabolized (burned for energy), but not very efficiently. Some of the odor and color of urine comes from by-products of protein metabolism. If you cut down on foods with high concentrations of protein, you reduce the odor. Such foods are meat, fish, dairy, and eggs. Even some vegetables have high protein concentrations — peas, beans, lentils, and peanuts. If cutting down on these foods is not something you want to do, concentrate on dilution.

The best strategy, always, to dilute your urine is to drink a lot of fluids, as discussed. Healthy kidneys are very efficient, and can filter off excess water as fast as your digestive system can absorb it. Passing excess water through your system also has a cleansing feeling about it.

Some more tips: Avoid strenuous activity or spending time in the hot sun (i.e., avoid sweating) immediately before piss-play — the more you sweat, the less fluid there is in your body to pass in urine, and the more concentrated it will be. Also avoid too much salty food before piss-play — salt is an anti-diuretic and concentrates the urine. And don't eat asparagus!

A word here about pissing and replacing fluids. If you are going to get into a heavy piss scene, be sure that you replace the fluid you are pissing out with something. Diuretic agents may make you piss more, but can also lead to dehydration. If nothing else, that can give you a killer hangover the next day, but it can also have more serious effects. Drinking another man's piss is not the way to do this. Piss is already diluted and passes through you faster than any other liquid. If you plan to be pissing a lot, you should also plan to drink a lot of other fluids to avoid dehydration — beer, water, juice, soda, something.

One final note related to that. We've talked about the diuretic effects of various beverages, but it is not a good idea to use any strong diuretic drugs (such as Lasix) to enhance your piss play, unless you know what you're doing. They can make you feel dried out and uncomfortable, and definitely increase the risk of serious dehydration. Herbal supplements based on Saw Palmetto berries are a natural diuretic. They claim to help prostrate function in men by enhancing the flushing action of the kidneys. Safer than Lasix, but if you're pumping Saw Palmetto, be sure to drink lots of fluids besides piss to avoid dehydration.

I'm in an alcohol (or drug) recovery program. If someone is drinking or drugging, should I worry about getting high or "trigger" responses from drinking piss?

Usually, no. Recovering alcoholics know that the body processes ethyl alcohol into sugar, which is not normally passed in urine. Anyone you might be playing with would have to be so drunk for you to get any effect that he would be comatose. Unless drinking piss from nearly passed out drunks is your bag, you probably don't have to even think about it.

Drugs are chancier. Interestingly, one of the ancient "societal" manifestations of urine ingestion was directly related to drugs. In pre-Christian northern Europe, elder males consumed a drink made from the mushroom Amanita muscara. This particular mushroom contains a heady psychoactive drug, which is passed unaltered in urine. The more junior members of the group gathered and drank the urine of those who consumed the original drink, and got high also. To anybody thinking of trying this, think twice. Besides the questionable wisdom of consuming psychoactive drugs, Amanita muscara is toxic and causes damage to your system. There is also the danger of misidentifying the mushroom. There are some species of Amanita that will put you in the hospital very quickly.

Psychoactive drugs, especially all recreational drugs in the general group known as uppers or "speed", may be passed in urine. Whether there is a high enough concentration to affect the person who may ingest that urine depends on several factors. The bodily functions that produce urine are designed to dilute "toxins" at the same time as they eliminate them. Casual users of such drugs (probably) will not pass them in sufficient concentration to have any effect on your system. Chronic or excessive users of such drugs may. My personal rule of thumb is — if he's twitching and his eyes won't focus, don't drink his piss.

What if I just like seeing other guys taking a piss? Is that weird?

Not at all, and you are not alone. It's almost a given that in a public bathroom, guys (straight or gay) look if they think they can get away with it. Some of that is the male tendency to make size comparisons — does he have a bigger one than I do? But some guys just look to see other guys pissing. Again, it's the "private" nature of urination, which was indoctrinated into us. A chance to see someone else doing something you're not supposed to see. This is the universal basis of the appeal of pornography.

Young boys playing alone will often get into pissing games. Who can pee the most or the farthest, for instance. Anecdotal evidence suggests that scenes involving pissing are often included in college fraternity hazing rituals. Partly to embarrass or humiliate the pledges, of course, but there is a curious erotic sub-current to many hazing rituals. Watching someone piss almost by definition means seeing his genitals exposed, and that can be a turn-on in and of itself.

Public johns provide a great venue for observing guys pissing. With a little exploration, you can find the ones that make it easier to see it. Craning to peer over a partition between stalls can get you in serious trouble in the wrong place, but not all public johns have partitions. I know one hotel bar in New York (not identified as a gay hotel) that has two stainless steel urinals set in a mirrored wall, with no dividers between them. A piss-watcher's idea of paradise!

Be careful, but watch all you want, when you can do so safely. If you go to gay bars, pay attention to the scene in the johns. Even guys who are not in any way into watersports will often show off, opening their pants more than really necessary, standing back from the urinal, and making no effort to hide anything. Maybe they're only interested in "displaying what they've got", but if your interest is watching them piss, go for it.

Here's a tip for peeking in public. If there's a row of urinals, always take the open one furthest to the left. Most men are right-handed and more likely to hold the hose in their right hands. If you're on the left, you'll often get a much better view.

If watching turns you on, use that as a fantasy image as well. Imagine someone you find really hot, maybe your partner or lover, maybe just the guy you cruised on the street today, standing in front of you, naked. His cock isn't hard, but perhaps a bit swollen from the need to piss, heavy looking. He lifts it, maybe shaking it a bit to start the flow. With a sigh, he lets his sphincters open, and the piss erupts. You watch as the stream thickens into a steady flow. You hear it splashing into the toilet; you can smell it. You imagine how warm it must be, warm as his hunky body. In your mind, you know how it would feel hitting you, splashing over your body. The water of life from the desired partner.

Okay, piss turns me on. Now what? How do I meet other guys into the same thing, and what do I do?

There are several ways to connect with other men for watersports. If you are reading this, you are already on the Internet. There are several WWW sites that specifically deal with gay male watersports. There are Usenet groups devoted to watersports (most of them are primarily straight, and all of the sexually-oriented Usenet groups are crammed with Spam these days, but gay men do post from time to time.) There are several subscription e-mail lists explicitly for gay men interested in watersports.

Personal ads can be posted in gay magazines, other local print media or at various gay sites on the WWW. You can be as bold or as discreet as you are comfortable with if you do post an ad. If you are not ready to come right out and say you are into watersports and want to get into piss scenes, a more subtle suggestion may elicit interest. "Some kink open to discussion," for instance.

In the 70's and 80's, there was an elaborate hanky code in some gay scenes by which men could advertise precisely what they were "into" by the color of a bandanna tucked in a rear pocket. Most of the colors are rarely seen anymore, but a few have persisted. A red hanky, for instance, indicates interest in "handballing" or fist fucking, and yellow indicates a passion for watersports. Traditionally, a hanky worn in the right rear pocket indicates a "passive" preference — I want to be pissed on (or in) for yellow — and in the left rear pocket, an "active" preference — I want to piss in or on you. In Levi/leather or so-called sleaze gay bars in metropolitan areas, there will usually be someone around who will understand these signals, assuming there's enough light to see what the color is. In more rural bars, you might at least get an invitation to two-step or learn the Electric Glide.

In some cities, there are clubs or regular private parties where like-minded men get together for sex parties or events which specifically include watersports play.

Or maybe you've simply connected with someone for sex or a date, with no expectation of watersports. I'll assume you're talking to the guy; if you're not what are you doing going home with him? Opportunities will present themselves. You're making out, not really into it yet, and he says "Excuse me, I've got to take a break to go to the john." You smile and make a casual remark that you've heard some guys are turned on by piss, and might take that as an invitation. Notice there's no admission or commitment there, just a comment. If he grimaces and says, "Not me, that's really weird," you can just let the subject drop, no harm done. But if he smiles back and says "Do you want to come with me?" ... The next step is up to you.

But if I do connect with someone, what will he expect me to do?

Wrong question. A better question is: what do you want to do? A note here, and this is my personal opinion. You do not have to do anything in any situation that you do not want to do.

As I've said, watersports may be a facet of sexual play between two men in an intimate one-on-one setting, or part of a sex-club or "party" scene. The partners you choose to play with may be friends or lovers you already know, a "trick" or casual encounter, or "strangers" in a semi-public or "anonymous" encounter. You will probably want to be upfront and honest with anyone in any of those situations, at least at first, about how experienced you are, how far you want to go, and what your limits are, or what you will and will not accept. Do not be bashful about this. If you make your desires and limits known, most men you encounter will respect them. Anyone who doesn't is probably not someone you want to play with anyway. With time, your limits may expand in ways that you would never expect and that may surprise you, but that is always your choice.

Experienced watersports "bottoms" may completely submit to a "top" and do whatever he asks or orders. That is their choice. Remember that in any honest and consensual S&M or Master/Slave sexual scene, wet or otherwise, it is the "bottom" who determines the limits, and any responsible "top" knows that. If it isn't consensual, it's rape.

Yeah, but I'm still not sure about the details. Besides pissing on myself or in my pants, what do men into watersports actually do together?

Okay, let's get to the nitty-gritty. What do watersports pigs really do, besides just voyeurism? As I've said, there are many variations on the basic scene.

Some men like wet clothes. Either pissing in their own clothes, in front of others, having someone piss on theirs, or pissing on other men's clothes. This can mean Levis, jock straps, underwear, sports gear, anything that turns you on, even business suits. Some like feeling someone up in wet briefs or a piss-soaked jock, or sucking the piss out of soaked garments"while they're still on another man. If you plan to get your clothes wet at a party or club, do be sure you have something dry to get home in, if that's important to you.

Most men into watersports like pissing on someone or being pissed on. Whether clothed or naked, the feeling of fresh warm piss splashing all over your chest or crotch or butt can be incredibly sensual. Giving a hot stud a golden shower can also be a wild trip, for both of you.

The feeling of body contact when one or both of you is soaked in piss is another sensual trip. Revel in the slippery wet sensation, the smells. Try licking off the piss you just sprayed all over his chest or cock or balls. That in itself is a turn-on for some piss pigs.

Some men get off on a "tub" or "pool" scene. This is often a part of party scenes, in a bar or private club or someone's home. Some piss-lovers will spend most or all of the evening in a bathtub (or a plastic wading pool, or a trough-style urinal) letting multiple men piss on them, until they are lying in several inches of urine.

(Two personal comments here, based on experience: If this is your bag, dress for it. Soaking in piss for an extended period of time can be hell on good leather shoes or boots. Canvas sneakers will get soaking wet, but survive, and if properly air-dried, will hold the smell for a long time, if that turns you on. In a party scene, if there's only one tub, one pig hogging it can become very unpopular. Give others a chance from time to time.)

Some men are into piss enemas. If that really means an enema, administered with a bag and hose and nozzle rig, only using piss instead of water, and you like the idea, either giving it or taking it, go for it. If it means having someone piss directly into your ass by inserting his cock, see the discussion of safe sex later on.

Another variation is catheters. A catheter is a tube inserted in the urethra up to the bladder to hasten drainage. Some experienced pisspigs find catheter play very exciting, but if someone suggests it, be very careful. Piss itself is generally sterile, but the external end of the urethra is not. Catheterization for draining only should be done in as aseptic a manner as possible, and catheters should not be used to re-introduce piss into the body after evacuation, anyone else's or even yours. Pathogens can be introduced that way which can lead to serious bladder or kidney infections. A "safer" option is a so-called condom catheter, a sheath that fits over the penis with a narrow tube leading from the end. For more information on catheter play, see the Catheter Information page.

And of course, there is the act of actually drinking piss. Not everyone is ready for this at first, but some piss-freaks consider other aspects of watersports merely foreplay. Even drinking piss, though, everyone has his own preferences, turnons and turnoffs. Some prefer kneeling before the pisser, mouth open, letting it fill the mouth until the overflow runs down the body. Some take the hose right in their mouths, eager to take every drop. Some men like to drink strong-flavored piss; others wait until they can get clear recycled piss with little or no flavor. In a one-on-one scene, a "Golden 69" can be incredibly intimate and exciting, if you're both into drinking piss and your bladders are on a compatible schedule. It's all a matter of choice.

All watersports, like any other sexual activity, is a matter of choice. To repeat: To play in the watersports scene, you do not have to do anything you do not want to do. At first, go with only those activities you are comfortable with. As you gain experience, and your fantasies dictate, your horizons may expand, and you may get "into" scenes you never imagined. But it is always your call, your choice.

If I get into a watersports scene with someone at my home, or his, what about the "mess," so to speak?

Some of these activities will involve both preparation and clean up (in particular, doing some extra laundry). If you are going to get into this at home, just be sensible about it. Throw a beach towel over the couch or any other furniture you might want to protect. Invest in a waterproof mattress cover for the bed — available in any good drugstore or pharmacy. If you're embarrassed buying it, tell the clerk you have an elderly relative visiting who has "a problem." If you're planning a major wet scene, it might also be a good idea to roll up that expensive Oriental rug.

A personal anecdote: Some years ago, on a tour of Fez-el-Bali, the most exotic and ancient of the Imperial cities in Morocco, my companion and I visited a factory for rugs. At the back was a courtyard with pits dug into the stony hill. The minute we entered that space, the smell was almost overpowering. The guide provided squares of cloth soaked in some sort of floral essence for the more sensitive in the group. We learned that the coloring in the yarn from which the rugs are woven are vegetable dyes, and will bleed. To 'set' them, the completed rugs are soaked for days in animal urine, mostly from goats, a Moroccan friend told us. The smell was intense, and probably not one you would want to reproduce at home. Okay, this is another personal opinion, but I do hope you're not getting into watersports with goats. Even human piss can get a bit rank after a few days, however.

Plan to clean up, and be prepared to do some laundry. If you are at a private piss party in someone's home, make sure you know the host's rules for "wet" and "dry" areas and respect them. If you get to the point where you are ready to host a watersports party yourself, be very clear about where pissing is okay and where it's off-limits. When I host private piss-parties at home, I put out lots of towels so people can dry off before moving back to the "dry" areas. At the end of the evening, I use them all in the wet areas to mop up the spillage, so to speak, and then toss them into the tub. One or two big laundry loads the next day, and most of the clean-up takes care of itself.

At home, whether one-on-one or for more, consider where you're going to play. The bathroom is obvious, and easiest to clean, but maybe not your first choice for erotic play. On the other hand, piss is a "bathroom" activity; maybe it will be a turn-on for you. Maybe the kitchen will appeal to you. It usually has a tile floor, and for some people, sex in the kitchen has a wonderfully strange erotic component.

If you want to play in bed, however, protect it first. And — this is real practical stuff — consider the time of the year. As I said above, the body instinctively seeks warmth, and cold wet sheets are not a turn-on for most of us. A beach towel or blanket, or whatever, across the bed which can be removed later is one solution, a fresh change of sheets is another. If you intend to sleep together later, the smell of piss on a partner's body may be incredibly erotic, but piss play can give a whole new meaning to who gets to sleep on the "wet spot". I know, you want everything to be spontaneous and hot, but for watersports, some advance planning may be advisable.

Note: If you use any electrical aids (vibrators and the like), make sure they are intended for sex play. They are likely to get just as wet as everything else. Genuine sex appliances are designed to deal with being wet. Use battery powered equipment exclusively — never anything that gets its juice from the wall.

If you're going to a piss-night at a bar or a semi-private club, take a towel along to dry off and perhaps plan for clean dry clothes to get home in. That's up to you, of course. If you're driving in your own car, and live alone or don't care what your mates think, and the idea of getting home in piss-soaked clothes turns you on, feel free. In most such "public" venues, you will want some sort of covering for your feet. Again, think about getting home, and take your special piss-pumps to change into (and later out of), if that matters.

The smell of clothes I've pissed in (or someone else has) does turn me on, but how do I keep them from getting that rank ammonia smell?

Ah, yes. There are a number of sites on the Internet (WWW pages, Usenet groups, and mailing lists) where men who have never met in person arrange to trade piss-soaked underwear, jock straps, or other articles of clothing. And many men save a particular garment they or someone else pissed in for aromatic autoerotic stimulation.

But "old" piss can get that really nasty smell. The secret is air-drying. Once again, think back to childhood. You went swimming, and changed out of your wet bathing suit. Someone put it in a bag or carryall, and tossed it in the trunk of the car. Remember how awful it could smell if it was forgotten and left there for a few days? Whether you had pissed in it or not, whether you had been swimming in a natural lake or river, or the ocean, or a chlorinated pool. Chemicals and waste products decay, and if contained in a closed space, the result isn't pretty.

Some of the components of human urine quickly turn to ammonia or related compounds if given the chance, and will smell like that courtyard in Fez. I once arranged a trade of jock straps with an Internet correspondent in Tennessee. He wasn't really into watersports, but at my request, he sent me a jock strap he'd pissed through. The only problem was, he thought he'd be doing me a favor to send it "wet". So he pissed in it, then immediately popped it in a plastic baggie, and mailed it. A day or so for him to get to the post office, two-three days in the US Postal Service, and another day for my local carrier to get it to me. And all the time, that wet pissy jock was in the baggie, fermenting. When I opened it, it was wet, all right, but it instantly cleared my sinuses and probably several of my neighbors' as well. Woof!

If you want to save or trade piss-scented clothes, hang them up and let them air-dry before you do anything else with them. The nitrogenous and ammonia components will evaporate and dissipate, leaving the creatinine and other compounds which give a ripe "pissy" smell without assaulting the nostrils. I have a couple of jock straps and a pair of canvas sneaks which have been repeatedly soaked in my piss and that of other men, but never washed. They have always been air-dried before being put away. Their aroma is incredibly erotic and not at all unpleasant. This is especially important if one of your particular watersports interests is swapping pissed-in clothes with someone else.

I'm ready. It turns me on, and I'd like to try it, but.... What about the need for "safe sex" in today's world? Is piss sex safe sex?

Yes, a word about safe sex is in order here. By definition, watersports does involve, in the parlance of health officials, "exchange of bodily fluids." If one of the partners is infected with a sexually transmitted disease does the other risk infection as a result? Specifically, what about HIV/AIDS?

I am not a doctor or a health professional. The following is what I have gleaned from reading and experience, and should not be considered medical advice. There are resources available on the Web or Internet and as in any other matters of personal health, the best resource should be your personal physician. If you have any questions, talk to him or her about them. In my opinion, if you are a sexually active gay man and you can't talk to your doctor about something this intimate, you have the wrong doctor.

As for any other sexual activity, the "safest" sexual rule is: on me, not in me. Except from someone who has ingested major amounts of toxins, piss is possibly the most sterile of any fluid excreted by the human body. Human piss has been used as a surgical disinfectant, and is known as an effective treatment for fungal skin infections, especially your own piss. I have a friend who consulted his physician about an eye infection and was told that the best treatment would be for someone to piss in his eyes once a day. Externally, on you, piss play is about as safe as being sprayed with the garden hose, and in areas with questionable water supplies, arguably safer.

Ingestion of piss (drinking it) is more complex. As far as HIV transmission is concerned, all evidence suggests that the risk is minimal. HIV has been identified in minute concentrations in urine, but the protein coating of the virus is incomplete — a by-product of the processes which produce urine in the body — and the literature strongly suggests that any HIV transmission in urine is not a vector for infection.

The same is not true for other pathogens, especially the various strains of hepatitis. Hepatitis can be transmitted in urine or fecal matter. Is your level of risk from directly drinking piss any greater than the risk of eating food that has been prepared by an infected individual who has not followed appropriate hygiene practice? I have no answer there. Personal opinion: Any sexually active gay man, whether or not he is into watersports, should arrange with his doctor for appropriate vaccinations for hepatitis.

One potentially serious risk, though not likely in most situations, is related to gonorrhea. Most gay men are familiar with symptoms of "the clap," know that it is very treatable, and will get immediate treatment, and most are smart enough to stop playing around until they're "clean". But if the semen or urine of someone infected with gonorrhea gets into the eye, it can result in gonoccocal conjunctivitis. Within 12 to 48 hours of infection, the eye becomes red and painful. All gonococcal infections are readily treated, even in the eyes, but immediate attention is needed. Untreated infections can lead to ulceration of eye tissue with serious consequences.

Urinary tract infections (urethritis, cystitis, and ureteritis) are infections of various parts of the urinary tract. Viruses, (herpes simplex type 2), fungi (notably candida,) or parasites may cause them. All may be transmitted via urine, but the most common vector is not systemic (that is, by ingestion) but direct physical contact with the external opening of the urethra. The greatest risk of UTI transmission in watersports is in catheter play without appropriate sterile precautions, and in the re-introduction of piss into the urethra. As with hepatitis, UTI's are easily and effectively treated if detected promptly, and the symptoms are similar to gonorrhea — burning or irritation during urination and swelling or redness around the opening of the urethra.

What about the traces of semen found in piss? That is a major unknown factor. HIV (and other STD pathogens) are transmitted via semen and pre-seminal fluids. If a man has recently ejaculated, traces of semen may be present in his urine. If he is very aroused but has not yet come, traces of pre-seminal fluid may be present. There is clearly a risk factor there, but almost all watersports activities are still less inherently risky than other unprotected sexual practices. This is important, however, for men who want to have someone else piss in them anally — a straight from the hose piss enema. If the guy is aroused enough to achieve penetration, there is a definite possibility of pre-seminal fluid or semen itself being present in the urine. Any unprotected genital-anal penetration involves a potential risk of HIV transmission or infection with other STDs.

With regard to the transmission of HIV or other STDs, there is no such thing as completely "safe" sex other than solo masturbation. Watersports, in general, is probably "safer" than other many other sexual practices, but any gay man has to follow his own guidelines in this as he would in any other sexual activity.

The bottom line on "safer" sex and watersports is: Piss itself is generally sterile. Where it comes from and where it goes may or may not be. Some pathogens can be transmitted in urine, especially if traces of semen or blood are present in the urine. In this as in any other sexual activity, use your head; talk to your doctor; be sensible and sane. Know the risks and make your decisions accordingly.

Okay, I'll play safe, but I want to get into it. How do I find the "scene"?

On the Internet, there are many sources. In the major urban areas — NYC, San Francisco, LA, etc., there are bars and clubs with regular watersports functions. In other cities, there are private parties on a regular basis. Ask around, subscribe to the GWS mail list or others for specific areas (information on these is available on the WBDC and Waterboys Web sites) and find them. There are also w/s related venues outside the US: in Canada, France and the Netherlands on regular schedules that I know of and in Australia and New Zealand if you know who to ask and where to look. This is not the place for a comprehensive list, and I do not know every w/s venue going.

Post to the lists and WWW sites. Keep your eyes open in bathrooms, especially in gay bars or known gay cruising tearooms. Last but not least, try flying the yellow flag wherever you are, who knows who may notice? It's worked for me!

If you want to get into gay watersports, go for it! This is my personal opinion: If it turns you on, and you can connect with someone else who is also turned on by it, what you do is your business and no one else's. Watersports is no more "right" or "wrong" than any other sexual activity between consenting adults. And, in my not-very-humble opinion, it's a hell of a lot of fun! That statement is definitely based on my own experience. I've been turned on by pissing and sharing piss with other men since I was a teenager, and have had some very hot times acting on that interest.

With apologies to Nike: Just Do It!

Fritz
Water Buddies DC

References

• Soaked! The Watersports Handbook for Men by Joseph W. Bean