Masturbation is not defined by one singular act, nor is it limited to a pre-defined set of activities. Instead, what matters the most is what works for you. And this looks different for everyone.

While access to information on masturbation is already scarce, societies worldwide make people with vaginas feel ashamed of their desires. With restraint and control over their sexual desires, pleasure becomes systematically erased, stigmatized, and owing to the patriarchy that surrounds us.

“At the age of 25, I made myself cum for the first time.”