October, the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and the sixth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. October is all about enjoying the last waning days of fall before the onslaught of holiday planning and New Year’s resolution-making take hold.
There’s nothing like feeling the crisp October air and digging out your favorite sweater for the first time of the season. As the brilliant L. M. Montgomery wrote in Anne of Green Gables, “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
But, since around 2015, October has also been the month that the chastity community observes Locktober, that time of the year where chastity enthusiasts stay locked in their devices for one solid month.
Will you be observing Locktober this year? Locktober is for those curious about male chastity, but have never tried it, and for those who have only ever tried wearing a chastity cage for short periods. It’s also for those already practicing chastity, with hopes of taking things to the next level by staying locked for thirty-one straight days.
The History Of Locktober
The answer to the question—who created Locktober, remains murky. Many attribute the idea to a Tumblr blogger. Locktober was mentioned in a post on a blog called “Keep Him Locked: A Wife’s Guide to Male Chastity and Cock Cages” in 2017. However, I found a post from 2015 in the forums at orgasmdenial.com about Locktober. A member posting there using the handle submaleslaveuk seemed to claim credit for the event. Still, there is no definitive answer to who originated the idea of thirty-one straight days locked in chastity during October.
What seems a little clearer is that either 2016 or 2017 seems the first year Locktober was widely observed. So, despite who first coined the term or originated the idea, it seems fair to say that 2020 will be either the fourth or fifth annual observance of Locktober.
The Locktober Rule Book
After making a systematic web search, I discovered there seems to be no official rule book for observing Locktober. The only hard and fast rule seems to be that participants must remain locked in a chastity device for the entire month of October.
Purists insist the cage cannot be unlocked or removed for any reason, no even for hygiene releases. That seems a little draconian to me. Sure, with an open cage-type chastity device, I suppose a guy could wear it non-stop for the entire month without any health concerns. But, I think wearing a chastity tube device that fully encloses the penis for that length of time without hygiene releases wouldn’t be sensible.
A few others I encountered during my meticulous research for this post seemed to suggest that the real point of Locktober is going orgasm free for an entire month. Sort of a Lent season for chaste males. They seemed fine with the idea of removing the chastity cage for brief periods for hygiene purposes and even when a keyholder wishes to remove it for teasing sessions.
Yet submaleslaveuk, the guy who seems to claim he originated Locktober in 2015, describes in his forum post having a vibrator-assisted orgasm while locked in his chastity cage. If he invented the chastity event, then it seems he has a right to say in-cage orgasms are kosher.
A Common Sense Approach To Locktober
As a rule of thumb, I’ve always found you never go wrong when you apply common sense to something, even kink activities or fetish observances. I also think a grown man should be able to decide for himself how he will observe Locktober in a meaningful way. I don’t see a reason we need to get legalistic about Locktober observances.
For me, that means brief weekly hygiene releases are acceptable. Also, I wouldn’t even cry foul at anyone who chooses to have in-cage orgasms. Having experienced those, they are more like “ruined orgasms,” anyway. I’d only flag those who remove the cage during the month and enjoy full, unrestricted orgasms. I think that would violate the spirit of the event.
Only 114 Shopping Days Left Until Locktober
For those who may think it’s too early to start planning for Locktober here in June, I beg to differ. If you’re considering participating this year, but don’t own a chastity device, you only have 114 days left to choose one and buy it. Or, for those who do have a cage they aren’t satisfied with, to complete their quest for the holy grail, that comfortable cage with a perfect fit to wear non-stop for a whole month. You can check my chastity device reviews for ideas.
Also, if you’re not fortunate enough to have a partner as your keyholder, you need time to start looking for someone to hold your keys. Many of the ladies that provide for-fee keyholding services run special deals for Locktober. It’s best to find a keyholder early to reserve your spot before they fill up.
I’m giving some thought to celebrating Locktober 2020 in style by maybe hosting some kind of a contest here on CutToTheChaste. Perhaps I’ll have a random drawing and give away prizes. I don’t have a firm plan yet, but I thought maybe I could give away a free chastity device, books on chastity, or tee shirts with a chastity theme. I definitely plan to do something, and I’ll post the information once I have a plan in place.
Meanwhile, save the date. I hope you will join me in the observance of Locktober 2020. October will be here before we know it.