Editing Cock and ball torture (section)

===Cock harness===
[[File:Chastity Metallkäfig bisex0003 05.jpg|thumb|150px| A "Gates of Hell" [[Chastity belt (BDSM)|chastity device]] used for [[erotic sexual denial]]. It prevents the penis of a [[male submission|submissive male]] who has been [[sexually aroused]] from becoming [[erection|erect]].]]

A cock harness is a device designed to be worn around the penis and scrotum. Its function is similar to that of a [[cock ring]].<ref name=GW>{{Cite web|title=The Strict Leather Gates of Hell Review|url=https://thegrittywoman.com/strict-leather-gates-of-hell-device|date=17 June 2015|website=Gritty Woman|access-date=24 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322031355/http://thegrittywoman.com/strict-leather-gates-of-hell-device|archive-date=22 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Early cock harnesses were used to prevent erections in a variety of ways; many of them caused pain in the penis, typically using sharp projections from cock rings or sometimes via electric shocks. These devices were designed for medical use, to prevent ejaculation while sleeping which was believed to cause "seminal weakness" and other physical problems.<ref>{{cite book|title=Material Culture in America: Understanding Everyday Life|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jBTHEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA404|editor1-first=Helen|editor1-last=Sheumaker|editor2-first=Shirley|editor2-last=Wajda|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA|isbn=9781576076484|date=2007|page=404|access-date=2023-10-30|archive-date=2023-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908015848/https://books.google.com/books?id=jBTHEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA404|url-status=live}}</ref> An example was the [[jugum penis]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Jugum Penis |url=http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/objects/display.aspx?id=5055 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012160317/http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/objects/display.aspx?id=5055 |archive-date=12 October 2015 |website=The Science Museum |location=London, England |access-date=20 November 2024 }}</ref>

Modern cock harnesses are [[Sex toy#Penile toys|penile sex toy]]s and their use is associated with BDSM activities.