Ageplay

Ageplay or age play is a form of roleplaying in which an individual acts or treats another as if they are a different age. Ageplay is roleplaying between adults, and involves consent from all parties. Ageplay is not necessarily sexual. Portraying any age can be the goal of ageplay, from babies to a child to the elderly. Usually this involves someone pretending to be younger than they actually are, but more rarely can involve assuming an older role.[1]

Sexual ageplay

Ageplay can be sexual. It may be mildly sexual, or very sexual. Within dominant/submissive relationships, ageplay can enhance power dynamics, and allow a partner to feel more comfortable with their dominance or submission.

Sexual variations may include among other things such as incest play, in which individuals recreate and sexualize roles within a family.[2] A common myth is that Caregiver dynamics (Caregiver/little, Daddy/little, Mommy/little) all involve ageplay. However, these dynamics are more about caring for one another than re-enacting an incest fantasy.[3]

Ageplay is not considered pedophilia or related to it by professional psychologists.[4] Individuals who engage in ageplay enjoy portraying children, or enjoy childlike elements typical of children present in adults (and to a lesser extent, adolescents).

Ageplay events

Specific conventions and major events have formed that specifically cater to ageplayers including:

  • CAPCon (2010–present) a convention that occurs annually at a hotel in the Chicago, Illinois area of the United States[5]
  • Camp Abdulia (2012–2018) a gathering that occurred sporadically throughout various cities and states in the United States
  • TOMKAT (2013–present) a gathering that occurs bi-annually at a private wilderness camp in Ontario, Canada[6]
  • TeddyCon (2014–2019) a convention that occurred annually at a hotel near Allentown, Pennsylvania in the United States[7]
  • West Coast Jungle Gym (2019–2021) a convention that occurred annually at a hotel in San Diego, California area of the United States[8]

See also

References
  1. Holiday, Sybil; Henkin, Bill; Henkin, William A. (1996). Consensual Sadomasochism: How to Talk About It and How to Do It Safely. San Francisco: Daedalus Publishing Company. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-881943-12-9. OCLC 39923440.
  2. Weiss, M. D. (2006). "Working at play: BDSM sexuality in the San Francisco Bay area". Anthropologica. 48 (2): 229–246. doi:10.2307/25605313. JSTOR 25605313.
  3. "Caregiving Dynamics and DDlg/CGl". KYNK 101. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  4. Aggrawal (2009), p. 147
  5. "CAPCon". CAPCon. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  6. "Home". Home. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  7. "TeddyCon - Home". teddycon.org. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  8. Gym, The West Coast Jungle. "HOME". The West Coast Jungle Gym. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  • Aggrawal, Anil (2009). Forensic and Medico-legal Aspects. Boca Raton: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-4308-2.
  • Rulof, Paul (2011). Ageplay: From Diapers to Diplomas. Las Vegas: Nazca Plains. ISBN 978-1-61098-190-3.
  • Media related to Ageplay at Wikimedia Commons


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