I was interviewed for Cosmopolitan a couple of months ago for a feature on pegging. If you haven’t heard of pegging, it is traditionally a term to describe (to quote myself) ‘a woman having penetrative anal sex with a man using a strap-on harness’. The term was coined by sex advice columnist Dan Savage in 2001 through a write-in competition to name the act (the runner up term was bobbing, meaning bend-over-boyfriend).
Whilst the act of having anal sex using a strap on has obviously been around for much longer than 25 years, there has been a more recent cultural shift towards discussing it openly. In 2024, UK rap artist Cheechyna released her song Peggy that opens with the line ‘I’m pegging that man on the back of the bus’, and in 2015 an episode of Broad City focused on main character Abbi pegging long-time love interest Jeremy.
The article I was interviewed for is a very in-depth guide on what pegging is, how to prepare for it and what to expect. You can read the article in full here.
Sources:
McGill Daily - Let’s Talk About Pegging, Ana Petronko
Cosmpolitan - What is pegging? Everything you need to know before trying it for the first time
Dan Savage - Savage Love, 2001 [paywalled]
Jade Aguilar - Pegging and the heterosexualization of anal sex: An analysis of Savage Love advice
Salon - Bringing Up the Rear
