We believe that sharing our experiences is a great way to foster conversation and work towards our goal of destigmatizing sexuality. So, naturally, we asked our community to tell us about their journey to masturbation. I was on the playground climbing a pole and it felt really good!

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By Stephanie Haney For Dailymail. An Oregon man has been arrested after allegedly filming himself masturbating in front of young girls in a suburb of Portland. He was also found to be in possession of child pornography - images of girls between the ages of four and eight were found on his phone, police said. McKenzie stands accused of public indecency and 15 counts of first- and second-degree encouraging child sexual abuse. It's believed the activity may have occurred in Gresham, Southeast Portland or Clackamas County in recent months. The videos and images on McKenzie's phone came to the attention of officers on December A friend of McKenzie's called authorities after she saw them on his phone while looking for his insurance information. The videos and images on McKenzie's phone came to the attention of officers on December 20 when a friend of McKenzie's called authorities after she saw them on his phone while looking for his insurance information.
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So far, five women have come forward to say he masturbated in front of them — claims the year-old admitted to overnight. We know where this goes from here. Many more stories will now be told by women who were too scared, confused, intimidated or embarrassed to speak up against a man with great power. The repetitive, familiar nature of these allegations should not make them any less shocking.
While women's masturbation habits may not be a common topic of conversation among female friends, it certainly should be. In , the Gossard Big M Survey interviewed 1, women aged , and 92 percent of them reported that they are regular self-pleasurers, with two-thirds doing it as regularly as two to three times per week. It's insanely good for us. It makes us happier, relieves stress, and helps us learn what we like and don't like, to name a few things. Pleasuring yourself has also been proven to lead to lead to better orgasms. But finding the right material to get you in the mood can prove to be a challenge. It's no secret that most porn isn't geared toward the female audience, with lots of jackhammering, facial shots, fake boobs, and bizarre scenarios. So if mainstream porn isn't helping us reach orgasm, then what are women masturbating to? I asked 15 women to give me the details on the fantasies, websites, memories, and other material they use when they're getting down.