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How to Masturbate When You’re Sexually Repressed

Here’s how to masturbate when shame is getting in your way.

Tara T —

May 22, 2023

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Meet the Proud Pervs Behind Bedroom Besties, a New Gender-Inclusive Sex Toy Company

Bedroom Besties saw a gap in sex toy marketing. “We realized we could fill that hole — pun fully intended.”

Ro White —

May 15, 2023

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I Still Pray After I Masturbate

Erasing decades of religious trauma doesn’t happen overnight.

Guest —

May 15, 2023

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Old Gal, New Tricks: Queer Menopause and Masturbation

This is what we don’t talk about when we (don’t) talk about menopause…and masturbation.

Jenni —

May 8, 2023

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The Autostraddle Team Maysturbation Survey Results Are In!

Our favorite fantasies, how often we masturbate, unexpected items we do the job with, and more!

Nico —

May 25, 2022

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How Masturbation Helped Me Accept Myself as an Intersex Lesbian

I finally understood that the “normal” I was seeking was mythical and that my body was beautiful and precious the way it was.

Guest —

May 16, 2022

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Building My Own Masturbation Rituals as a Pleasure Educator

There’s nothing quite as powerful as being in charge of your own pleasure.

Carly S. —

May 9, 2022

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10 Ways to Celebrate Masturbation May

Give yourself a hand — it’s International Masturbation Month!

Ro White —

May 3, 2022

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How to Masturbate Like a Champ

May is Masturbation Month! Here’s your guide to doing you as only you can.

Ryan Yates —

May 25, 2021

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10 Sex Toys to Help You Celebrate Masturbation Month All Year Long

Show yourself how much you mean to yourself, and then show yourself a great time with these ten toys.

Rachel —

May 30, 2018

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Masturbation Month and Beyond: A Staff Survey Experience

May is Masturbation Month! Here’s how the AS staff does it, featuring first time stories, all the weird places we’ve masturbated, how we feel about that and more.

Ryan Yates —

May 29, 2017

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Playlist: Masturbation Month

In honor of MM, I’ve put together this playlist for you. And lemme tell ya, it was exciting — so exciting that I had to close the blinds and burn…

Kai —

May 19, 2017