(800) 658-9119Los Angeles City Beat: May 11~17, 2006
Gettin' Whacky With It
May is National Masturbation Month. So What's Your Pleasure?
Not that you needed a reason, but May is National Masturbation Month."The benefits of masturbation are endless," says Kristina Garcia, manager of Babeland, a sex-toy store on Melrose Avenue. "Relaxation. Stress release. Release of tension. Also, it's just learning about sexual response and what you like. Not many people are used to talking about sex on that kind of level..."
To celebrate National Masturbation Month, Babeland will be hosting a free erotica reading on May 18. Featuring local authors as well as employees reading from their personal erotica favorites, it's bound to titillate.
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