May Is National Masturbation Month

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us May Is National Masturbation Month It was 17 years ago this month that a group of scrappy political sex shop owners came together to celebrate May as a National Masturbation Month.  They had a logo, a mission, and even a feature event: the Masturbate-a-Thon.   I'm not sure if you were planning to celebrate.  But as I was preparing for four weeks of wall to wall coverage (I'm sorry, that sounds dirty in this context but I tried a bunch of other ways of saying it and they sounded even dirtier) I began to feel nostalgic, not only for the Masturbation Months of years past but for my own history.  And it occurred to me that while we are often called on to remember our sexual pasts, that rarely includes our solo sex lives.  I thought I'd change that this month by offering a personal (and private) masturbation history questionnaire.  It's completely voluntary and, just like with masturbation, it's meant only for you.  You know, unless you choose to share.  Happy May!  ~ Cory Cory Silverberg Sexuality Expert A Masturbation History Questionnaire Five questions about one aspect of your sexual history you probably don't get asked about that often. READ NOW Share Five Questions About the Masturbate-a-Thon Now it's their turn:  a five question interview with Carol Queen and Robert Morgan Lawrence from the Center for Sex & Culture, the torch bearers of what must be the world's most unique fundraising event. READ NOW Share Masturbation Techniques Beginner or advanced, alone or with a partner, with props or without, a series of masturbation techniques that is sure to offer at least one thing new for you to try this month. READ NOW Share You Think You Know Yourself? You may consider yourself an expert at turning yourself on, but how much do you really know about masturbation?  Test your true self-knowledge with our masturbation quiz.   READ NOW Share Sex Question of the Week: Did Circumcision Ruin My Sex Life? Recently on a date a woman asked me if I was circumcised (I am). She went on about how circumcised men are missing out, because they lack sensation. Is this true? Is there research on this subject? READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • All You Wanted to Know about Paul and Julia Child's Marriage • Is Complete Honesty Always Good in a Marriage? • Want to Meet Someone While Traveling? Try These Suggestions • 5 Reasons You Aren’t Having the Sex You Want • 6 Questions Women In Relationships Want Answered (But Are Afraid To Ask) • Fun Things to Do With Your Friends in Spring • Is Pornography Destroying Your Marriage? • Does Love Make Sex Hotter? Advertisement About Dating & Relationships   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Sexuality newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved