10 Sex Fetishes You Have Never Heard Of

Katoptronophilia has nothing to do with cats, but it’s pretty hot.

Demeter V Delune
Sensual: An Erotic Life
3 min readSep 20, 2024

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Paraphilias, or sources of sexual arousal, range from the average everyday item to what some would consider bizarre. When people think of the word fetish, handcuffs and BDSM play comes to mind. But anything that causes sexual arousal can be fetishized.

If you think I’m making that up, I invite you to peruse the following list. I’m sure you’ll find at least a few things you’d never heard of before. Always remember, fellow deviants, if you can think it, there’s probably already porn of it (aka Rule 34!).

1. Actirasty — Arousal to the sun’s rays

I am 100% down with this. It’s one of the reasons I choose to live at the beach. Just thinking about the warm rays kissing my exposed skin gets me hot and bothered in a way that has nothing to do with the temperature outside.

2. Agalmatophilia — Arousal to statues

Having seen some pretty buff marble statues in my day, I can understand the appeal. Maybe this explains why the genitalia is missing on so many of them?

3. Chasmophilia — Arousal to caverns, crevices, and valleys

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Demeter V Delune
Sensual: An Erotic Life

S*x educator, Freelance Writer for hire, Journalist. Words in Passionfruit, Pleaser, MamaMia, Giddy, Petit Mort, Daily Dot, Your Tango| demeterdelune.com