Beggar's Benison Club

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The Beggar's Benison Club was a gay club founded in Anstruther, Fife, in 1732. Its members celebrated male sexuality, drank from phallic-shaped goblets, and were initiated through collective masturbation rituals.[1]

References

  1. http://www.ourstoryscotland.org.uk/heritage/timeline/index.htm Ourstory Scotland