National Masturbation Day

A woman masturbating.

Masturbation (1916) by Gustav Klimt

National Masturbation Day, also known as International Masturbation Day, is an annual event held to protect and celebrate the "right to masturbate".^[1][2][3] The first National Masturbation Day was May 7, 1995, after sex-positive retailer Good Vibrations declared the day in honor of Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders, who was fired by President Bill Clinton in 1994 for suggesting masturbation be part of the sex education curriculum for students.^[4][5]

International Masturbation Day has since been expanded to include the entire month of May as International Masturbation Month.^[6][7][8] In 2023, in honor of Magic Wand's 55th Anniversary and in conjunction with Masturbation May #truemagicwand was started on May 20th.

Trade facilitation

The original purpose of this event is only to talk about masturbation in operational aspects, social issues, personal health, benefits of masturbation,^[9][10][11] but also promotes sexual activity and intimate toys. This contrasts with business activity in the earlier period, when "anti-masturbation business" activity promoted the purchase and sale of items such as erection equipment, dildos, sex dolls,^[12] sleepwear, and semen spill prevention equipment. Now in the sex toy business, there has been a boom in sales of series of masturbation support tools.^[13] Scott Fraser, president and CEO of Empowered Products, said: "Personally, I think every month should be Masturbation Month. It's easy to work every day knowing that all of our products help millions of people fulfill the desire of most".^[14]

From January 1 to 5, 2017, TENGA, a health, sex company in Japan, launched the #DoItInMay campaign to commemorate Masturbation Month and aims to increase dialog, raise the level of accepted culture revolving around sexual health, and pleasure itself overcomes taboos. At the same time, also promote the business activity of the kinds of goods of this company.^[15] The company also released its 2018 wanking Global Reporting Survey. It's considered the largest study on masturbation in the world.

See also

• Bodily integrity
• Masturbate-a-thon
• No Nut November
• Right to sexuality
• Self-love
• Sex-positive movement
• Wank Week

References

1. "X-Toy Group Fights Bans S.F. Activists Join Battle against 14 States' Restrictions". Mercury News. 1999-05-08. Archived from the original on 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
2. "National Masturbation Month Reaches Climax On May 28". Wireless Flash News. 2005-05-23. Archived from the original on 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
3. Goldstein, Nikki (2013-05-28). "International Masturbation Day". Yahoo! Lifestyle. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
4. Clinton Fires Surgeon General Over New Flap
5. Silver, Matty (April 14, 2015). "Make time for yourselves during National Masturbation Month in May". Retrieved May 28, 2016.
6. Zombeck, Richard (2013-05-20). "Get to Know Yourself -- It's Masturbation Month". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
7. "National Masturbation Month". The Huffington Post. 2013-05-31. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
8. Sam Prince (May 5, 2015). "National Masturbation Month: All the Memes You Need to See". heavy.com. Heavy.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
9. "May is national masturbation month. Can you feel the love?". lasvegasweekly.com. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
10. "Touch Yourself For The Cause / National Masturbation Month. National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. You make the connection". www.sfgate.com. 8 May 2002. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
11. "Self Love is the Best Love: National Masturbation Month". nicoleclarkconsulting.com. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
12. "Love Doll". www.venuslovedolls.com. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
13. "We've come a long way since the first International Masturbation Month". www.pghcitypaper.com. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
14. "Empowered Products, Inc. Announces Availability of Best-in-Category Masturbation Products for Men, Women and Couples to Celebrate National Masturbation Month". www.globenewswire.com (Press release). 12 May 2015. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
15. "TENGA Urges Americans to Celebrate During National Masturbation Month with #DoItInMay Campaign". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2024-07-18.

External links

• When is National Masturbation Day? at whatnationaldayisit.com