Fire Up Your Fingers! 'Masturbation May' Will Keep 'Em Busy

Did you know it's that celebrated time of year when people are encouraged to take a moment and… get off.

May is celebrated as Masturbation May or, by its more politically correct term, National Masturbation Month. The particular time of year was created by Good Vibrations sex shop back n 1995.

It was in response to Bill Clinton's firing of Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders, who believed that masturbation should be taught in schools as part of the curriculum. This is the 28th year that the celebration is taking place.

Every year, Good Vibrations celebrates the news on its website and social media pages to continue to educate the masses that it's completely normal to touch yourself.

Every year the business dedicates a post to Elders and her fruitful work. They describe her as:

"The first Black woman to serve in that role -for a simple and truthful statement about ma̵sturba̵tion: when asked about whether it should be part of sex education curricula, she stated, in light of the pressing need for safer sex information, that it was something "that perhaps should be taught."

While masturbation is less taboo these days, there is still a stigma around masturbation. "So we need to talk about it, destigmatize it, learn about it, celebrate it! Our goal at Good Vibrations is to make masturbation completely acceptable for anyone who chooses it — and that's what Masturbation Month has always been about! 💜.”

Thankfully, Elders, Good Vibrations, and other sex advocates have celebs backing their ideas by creating sex-related brands. Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss has a whole podcast about sex. She has also created a line of sex toys. And she has an experience called "The Dungeon."” Oop!

Gwyneth Paltrow always hints at all the pleasure she gets from her "alone time."” Her brand Goop continuously promotes self-love and even dedicated an entire episode of their Netflix series to the female orgasm.

Cardi B  followed up the success of WAP with a sex toy of her own with Vush called the "Majesty 2" vibrator. Dakota Johnson teamed up with Maude to create her vibrator and promote a few of their best sellers.

It's not only the month of May that these celebs are focusing on their sex-related endeavors; Lala Kent, Charly Jordan, and Kenya Moore have all promoted the sex toys they are supposedly using on Instagram and Twitter, of course; it's a #ad, but, when May rolls around they are going much harder.

The start of May has excited many people, and the overly sexual posts are making the rounds. "May has cum, and so should you" is a motto going around so far. There is also a calendar making the rounds that has a different masturbation technique each day.

There is a hand-free masturbation technique guide for women.