Designed to simulate the sucking or light lapping sensation of oral sex, clitoral suction toys are a relatively recent addition to the pantheon of sex toy superstars. Suction toys are a bit of an outlier in the industry—vibrators and dildos have a long and occasionally misogynist history as medical instruments used to induce orgasm as treatment for “hysteria” and “women’s problems.” But suction toys (also called clit suckers) are designed specifically to make people with vulvas feel good. Not only are they created with sexual pleasure in mind, but many of them, if not most at this point, have been designed by people with vulvas.
Over the years, I’ve tested dozens of suction toys solo and during partner play with people of various gender identities, genitals, and sexual desires. We’ve explored all erogenous zones, direct contact on favorable spots, and enjoyed every one of…
