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masturbation

Posted on November 26, 2018 November 26, 2018

Sex Is Not A Substitute For Masturbating

Samantha Mann
Written by
Samantha Mann
Posted in
Lust+Liaisons
Tagged
masturbation, sex, stigma, vagina, women
A cardboard box packaging an old vibrator sold at Sears

I’m unsure why so many women—and let’s be real, cisgender women in relationships with men— believe they can only be giving themselves pleasure when no man is there to do it for them. Read more

Posted on December 16, 2016 September 19, 2018

To Whoever Called My Hotel Room While I Was Masturbating

Suzannah Weiss
Written by
Suzannah Weiss
Posted in
Lust+Liaisons
Tagged
Body Image, essay, lower-trio, lust-liaisons, masturbation

A woman’s naked body is deemed a danger. Read more

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