EPISODE 01
Despite being a safe and fun way to learn about your body and what feels good, only one in four people with vulvas masturbate regularly, which is only half the rate of people with penises.
Listen NowC’mon. Let’s be frank about masturbation and sex toys.
For this first episode, Rowdie is joined by Lucy Wark, the founder of sex toy company NORMAL. Lucy advocates for normalising sex toys and masturbation, addressing the fears and concerns of Rosie from this week’s DM submission.
For more information, visit frank.org.au or call the Family Planning Australia Talkline at 1300 658 886.
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Sources:
- NORMAL (n.d.). Normal’s Big Australian Sex Survey. Accessed 01/06/2022: https://itsnormal.com/pages/big-sex-survey
- Planned Parenthood (2022). Orgasms. Accessed 01/06/2022: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/sex-pleasure-and-sexual-dysfunction/sex-and-pleasure/orgasms#:~:text=During%20an%20orgasm%2C%20your%20penis,but%20they%20usually%20happen%20together
- Raising Children’s Network (2019). Sex education and talking with children about sex: 9-11 years. Raising Children Network (Australia) Limited. Accessed 01/06/2022: https://raisingchildren.net.au/pre-teens/development/puberty-sexual-development/sex-education
- Richters, J., de Visser, R.O., Badcock, P., Smith, A., Rissel, C., Simpson, J.M., and Grulich, A.E. (2014). Masturbation, paying for sex, and other sexual activities: the Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships. Sex Health. 2014 Nov;11(5):461-71. doi: 10.1071/SH14116.
- Shirazi, T., Renfro, K., Lloyd, E., and Wallen, K. (2017). Women’s Experience of Orgasm During Intercourse: Question Semantics Affect Women’s Reports and Men’s Estimates of Orgasm Occurrence. Arch Sex Behav. 2018 Apr;47(3):605-613. doi: 10.1007/s10508-017-1102-6.
- UCSF (2022). Ejaculatory and Orgasmic Disorders. UCSF Department of Urology. Accessed 01/06/2022: https://urology.ucsf.edu/patient-care/adult-non-cancer/male-sexual-and-reproductive-health/ejaculatory-orgasmic-disorders#.YutrL3ZByUn
