Not long ago, “piercing” meant one hole per earlobe and only in women. Today, both women and men get pierced, and in addition to the ear, other body parts may be pierced for erotic enhancement: the ...

Throughout history, body piercing has been a symbol of beauty, sexuality, ritual initiation and rites of passage. Mayan royalty had their tongues and genitals pierced; during the Victorian era, many ...