Looking back on my adolescence, while I did consider myself to be a “late bloomer,” I think I became aware of my sexuality at a pretty young age. I found myself being curious about porn and reading the sex tips in Cosmopolitan magazine, even though I certainly wasn't having sex with anyone. And let's not forget what the music videos of the '90s and early 2000s were like. I would like to thank artists like 112, Ginuwine, 'Lil Kim, and Toni Braxton for contributing to my sexual awakening. But I certainly never talked about my sexual curiosities with anyone. I knew what I was doing was somewhat frowned upon, but that wasn't going to stop me because it felt good.
Masturbation is Self-Care
The stigma around this act comes down to 3 things: religion, shame, and lack of education.
