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By Cory Silverberg, About.com Guide to Sexuality since 2005

Celebrate the Self: May is Masturbation Month

Monday May 7, 2007

It’s hard to believe that a mere twelve years ago, masturbation, far and away the most frequently engaged in sexual behavior on the planet, didn’t even have its own day, let alone a whole month in its honor.

But times have changed, and despite the occasional protest, and the slow dying down of national masturbation month festivities, I suspect that most of us are doing our best to spend as much time as we can this month in quiet contemplation of this simple, noble act.

For my part each Monday in May I’ll be answering the most common masturbation questions I receive on the site, and reconsidering some aspects of masturbation that I’ve overlooked in the past. In the absence of Masturbation Month greeting cards, this will have to do.

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Comments
May 14, 2007 at 8:58 pm
(1) Trevor says:

Glad you’re mentioning masturbation month. It wasn’t until last year’s masturbation month that I finally acknowledged my needs. With as much info we have leaqrned about the benefits of regular, even frequent, ejaculation; With as much info we have learned about the need for safe sex; With as much sex as we know people enjoy; With as busy as we are to partake in a full sexual encounter as often as we need or want; You would think more would be said about masturbation! Masturbation once a day to be sure you ejaculate like you need to… anything more for pleasure and intacy with your partner.

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