I couldn’t get anyone to go with me. As a writer about pleasure, I felt compelled to experience a cuddle party, and I learned about one in New York City that claimed to be “a warm evening of ...

Marion, a mother of three living in Berlin, remembers growing up in a household full of touch and affection. But as an adult, married to a partner who wasn’t as physically expressive, she started to ...

Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. As the sun sets over the Hidden Temple in Florence, 14 adults in their comfiest pajamas ...

After one party, she was hooked. She completed the facilitator certification process, which can take up to six months, and has since conducted parties throughout the mid-Atlantic and in California, ...

Until accidentally picking up an old New York Times this past summer, I had never even imagined that such a thing could exist. But there it was, wedged under a photo of happily intertwined people ...

LINDON, Utah (AP) • About two dozen pajama-clad strangers and friends gather on what looks like a giant bed in a dimly-lit room in Lindon, Utah. After asking politely, they begin to massage, caress ...

My mom joined me at Ko Pha-ngan, which is known as Thailand's "Party Island." The island is famous for sex parties, tantra courses, and all-night jungle raves. We spent our trip dancing and exploring ...

In a gathering space on the third floor of Brushworks Art & Industrial, a factory-turned-artist studio complex in Florence, pillows of all shapes and sizes were piled high in the center of the room.

Heather Gay explores “gay Mormon cuddle parties” as part of her new docuseries Surviving Mormonism. The limited three-part ...

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