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Your body is a wonderland and it deserves to be explored, from a woman’s innermost crevice, to a man’s tallest peak. With so many adventures waiting to be explored, why would anyone ever want to deny this bodily right?
Well-being (physical and emotional), enhanced sex, improved sleep, and lower stress levels are just some of the perks. Mostly everyone does it, yet it is taboo. Time to pull out those vibrators, socks, lube, and even your hand because May is National Masturbation Month!
However, not everyone may be celebrating it. Youngsters, who are raised being told that it is a sin, often struggle with whether or not they should explore this side of their sexuality as an adult. Ignorance and religion play a huge role in demonizing masturbation.
Stigma aside, it should be viewed as a safer and healthier form of sex. The stigmatization often leads people to feelings of guilt, shame and fear. Women who masturbate are often looked down upon more when compared to their male counterparts for partaking in the natural act, even though men and women alike have high masturbation rates: five out of ten adult women and seven out of ten men masturbate to be exact. And the myth about losers being the only people who “choke the snake” or “pet the kitty” is a total lie. Not only do people who masturbate have higher self-esteems, they are also more aware of what feels good to their bodies, and thus makes them better lovers.
Even good lovers need to be aware of the miniscule risk involved with touching oneself. In order for masturbation to pose no chance for STD transfer, make sure that no bodily fluids are exchanged with another person and avoid skin-to-skin contact. Also, if you begin to notice that masturbation begins to interfere with daily life, then it is important to consider whether or not there are underlying issues causing one to turn to masturbation. Follow the aforementioned warnings and safely enjoy your journey in self-love.
Masturbators, take comfort in knowing that you are not the only person touching yourself. The more we know about our own bodies, the better we can teach our partners how to love us and build healthier sexual relationships. In the famous words of RuPaul, “If you can’t love yourself, how in the hell are you going to love somebody else?”
Ces’Ari (pronounced Chez-ah-ree) earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine, and a M.Ed. from Arizona State University, while simultaneously balancing writing and marriage. Read more about Ces’Ari on her personal blog.
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Ahhhhh May, I love you, and I love me!
Is this real? Lol
LOL!! good to know
ahahahah wtf
only one month?…
Is this your understanding of what “Being Latino” is all about? Pathetic.
I won’t mention where I can feel it…
Who makes these up?
this is ridiculous
That’s the fucking stupidest thing I ever heard.
You people are really desperate at Being Latino!!
Ok, seriously? I fail to understand your need to share this on Being Lationo? Time to grow up, maybe?
No one makes love to you like yourself!!
This is too funny. (:
Sure there are pressing issues at hand, but lighten up people. Latinos/latinas masturbate too.
Read the article. Not just the title. It’s actually pretty interesting
Buhahaha
haha I am sure the people who state that this is ridiculous or stupid probably masturbated last night or have done it before.
Manuel you are a perfect candidate to take advantage and rub one out this month and stop being so uptight.
As a Latina I’m embarrassed that a latin page would even post this! Some things are better off being private SMH!
I think we all need to lighten up a bit, us latinos masturbate, even though we don’t admit it in public, bc mostly the way we were raised, I’m just happy I discovered myself and became more open minded, took me 30yrs! lol and its okay to say it in public
Lol Here we go with the “this is so wrong” “it’s inappropriate,” just like the link stated people acting like its taboo or a bad thing. Either you’re sexually frustrated or you’re hypocritically masturbating behind closed doors while preaching otherwise. Don’t like it, don’t do it.
wait…why only one month?
I don’t see where this has anything to do with Being Latino??
Well well well…a whole month dedicated to masturbation! Interesting indeed! ahahaha
I LOVED this post and I’m so happy Being Latino continues to embrace freedom…of thought and behavior
i “feel” the love ALL the time
This is an awesome article!!!kudos to you, there’s nothing wrong with loving yourself a little more, and yes it releases a lot of stress, I have different toys and when mines burn out I just use my fingers, yes I said it I PLAY WITH MYSELF and I love it, and yes I am still christian and yes I still love Jesus.! Some people are such prudes they need to get over it!!!!
Being Latino/a is complex, and sure there are social, political, economic, etc issues that could be discussed. But, we shouldn’t be so rigid as to think that that is *all* we can talk about on a page such as this. Mental, physical, and emotional health are important aspects of being Latina/o as well and they deserve to be talked about. So, throw off the bowliness, shut the door, turn on the porn and let it rip mi gente!
If you can’t be with the one you love…love the one you’re with.
Even if you’re all alone.
This thread is hilarious.
I enjoyed this article and appreciate you enlightening everyone with this integral knowledge.
If more folks meditated and masterbated there would be more peace in the world.