The founder of a high-profile sex party company says banning men from their events allows women to "explore their sexuality".
Killing Kittens CEO Emma Sayle was one of the first people to pioneer a modern, tech-led company that focuses on female sexuality, reports MyLondon.
She says has found success with the company she described as "founded on the idea of social space to allow women to explore their sexuality."
Killing Kittens (KK) has run high profile sex parties in London, Manchester and Los Angeles which are normally sold out weeks in advance.
Describing the philosophy behind the company, she says: “Empowering women," adding, “and now all genders.”
“KK is something different, this is not a man-bashing space, it's just women at the front, a safe space with men in it,” she explains.
“It's about saying let's be equals, if you have a voice in the bedroom, why can't we have one?“
Giving women a space to feel expressive and sexually open is baked into the business itself.
Part of this is the selective vetting process for members of the KK network. People have to set up an online profile and include images as well as other information.
Membership is crucial to attending actual in-person events, whereas some webinars and workshops are available online to non-members also.
Members are vetted to make sure they are right for the sort of events, mainly sex parties but also social networking events, meet-ups and drinks functions.
“It's not the case that you have to be supermodels,” Emma says.
But Emma has a big focus on her sex parties having the right atmosphere. This focus has led her to another policy - banning unaccompanied single men from the “full-on” stuff.
Emma explained: “Because the ethos of the whole business that started back in 2005 was to provide a space for women to be in control.”
“Single men change the dynamic. We are moving away from wider society where men are on the pull and women feel shamed.”
However, this doesn’t mean single men can’t attend the events.
“Women can bring a single man with them if they are a member of the Kittens association,” Emma said.
However, she said there was one occasion when police were called to a venue where a sex party was taking place because sometimes “people play silly buggers” and try and get events shut down.
But the police got more than they bargained for when a couple of girls mistook the officers for participants believing they were dressed in fancy dress and began hitting on them.
Just as KK’s mission statement is to empower women, Emma says there is a wider focus on empowering everyone.
“Male members feel more empowered too,” she said.
“There are some places that are men-only that have helped men with their confidence and mental health.”
