Frisco hosts Masterate-a-thon LoL!
Mon May 05, 2003 9:16 pm
San Francisco Hosts 'Masturbate-A-Thon'
Mon May 5, 2003 10:23 AM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - More than 100 men and women gathered in famously liberal San Francisco this past weekend for what organizers said was the city's second annual public "Masturbate-a-Thon."
Organizers said they have taken the event "from the sheets to the streets," offering volunteers -- 18 years or older -- the opportunity to overcome their inhibitions in "a safe environment" and raise money for charity.
Horace Santry, 55, said the Friday night event was his first. "I have a lot of anxiety, but doing this among a group of like-minded people does make it easier," he said.
Men and women ranging in age from the early 20s to the 50s, mingled at a local performing arts center in San Francisco's South of Market district, known for artists, galleries and nightclubs, before getting down to business.
To the strains of soothing new-age music, the men and women -- a number of them couples -- were shown into rooms for men, women or both.
"This is an effort to counter centuries of censure, to make masturbation more fun and to make it more accessible," said Thomas W. Laqueur, a professor of history at the University of California at Berkeley and author of the recent "Solitary Sex: A Cultural History of Masturbation," in a telephone interview before the event.
The event is a fund-raiser for the local Center for Sex and Culture, a non-profit organization that provides sex education.
San Francisco Masturbate-a-Thons have raised more than $25,000 over the past five years, said Center co-founder Robert Lawrence.
The event has inspired others in several U.S. states and countries, from Alaska to Germany, in which participants raise money in the privacy of their homes.
Mon May 5, 2003 10:23 AM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - More than 100 men and women gathered in famously liberal San Francisco this past weekend for what organizers said was the city's second annual public "Masturbate-a-Thon."
Organizers said they have taken the event "from the sheets to the streets," offering volunteers -- 18 years or older -- the opportunity to overcome their inhibitions in "a safe environment" and raise money for charity.
Horace Santry, 55, said the Friday night event was his first. "I have a lot of anxiety, but doing this among a group of like-minded people does make it easier," he said.
Men and women ranging in age from the early 20s to the 50s, mingled at a local performing arts center in San Francisco's South of Market district, known for artists, galleries and nightclubs, before getting down to business.
To the strains of soothing new-age music, the men and women -- a number of them couples -- were shown into rooms for men, women or both.
"This is an effort to counter centuries of censure, to make masturbation more fun and to make it more accessible," said Thomas W. Laqueur, a professor of history at the University of California at Berkeley and author of the recent "Solitary Sex: A Cultural History of Masturbation," in a telephone interview before the event.
The event is a fund-raiser for the local Center for Sex and Culture, a non-profit organization that provides sex education.
San Francisco Masturbate-a-Thons have raised more than $25,000 over the past five years, said Center co-founder Robert Lawrence.
The event has inspired others in several U.S. states and countries, from Alaska to Germany, in which participants raise money in the privacy of their homes.
Tue May 06, 2003 1:06 am
I didn't know I could get paid for it...someone owes me A LOT and I mean A LOT of money 
Tue May 06, 2003 2:38 am
Originally posted by Camel toe joe
I didn't know I could get paid for it...someone owes me A LOT and I mean A LOT of money
Hehe! You should be a donor Camel
Tue May 06, 2003 9:45 am
I can see it now...
"So, how did you two meet?"
"Oh, we met at last year's 'Masturbate-A-Thon' "
"So, how did you two meet?"
"Oh, we met at last year's 'Masturbate-A-Thon' "
Tue May 06, 2003 11:09 am
You mean these people actually stopped masterbating to go to this thing? Amateurs... The only time I stop is when it starts to bleed... and only then sometimes... 
Tue May 06, 2003 11:29 am
Originally posted by {CN}Doomfarer
You mean these people actually stopped masterbating to go to this thing? Amateurs... The only time I stop is when it starts to bleed... and only then sometimes...
Kill Doom please, he's yucky. Heh heh.
Tue May 06, 2003 3:19 pm
Doom - you need to find a better lotion to help prevent the chaffing which leads to the bleeding. Jergens is top-notch
Re: Frisco hosts Masterate-a-thon LoL!
Tue May 06, 2003 5:04 pm
Originally posted by Agent-Commando
San Francisco Hosts 'Masturbate-A-Thon'
Mon May 5, 2003 10:23 AM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -
"This is an effort to counter centuries of censure, to make masturbation more fun and to make it more accessible," said Thomas W. Laqueur
Maybe I'm missing something here, but how do you make masturbation MORE accessible?
Re: Re: Frisco hosts Masterate-a-thon LoL!
Tue May 06, 2003 5:11 pm
Originally posted by Burningwick
Maybe I'm missing something here, but how do you make masturbation MORE accessible?
Replace all zippers with velcro.
Re: Re: Frisco hosts Masterate-a-thon LoL!
Tue May 06, 2003 7:18 pm
Originally posted by Burningwick
Maybe I'm missing something here, but how do you make masturbation MORE accessible?
Cut holes in your pockets.
Tue May 06, 2003 8:02 pm
Ah, I understand now. Those dear souls over in San Fran. are raising money so you and I can afford to replace our zippers with velcro (if we haven't already), or to purchase pants with pockets more suitable for, ahem, digital stimulation. Those San Fransiscans are nothing if not thoughtful.
Tue May 06, 2003 8:11 pm
Hey Burningwick...what part of KC are you from... Lee's Summit here... I'm keeping it real on the south side!!!
Tue May 06, 2003 8:30 pm
Originally posted by Homestar_Runner
Hey Burningwick...what part of KC are you from... Lee's Summit here... I'm keeping it real on the south side!!!
LOL. Recently moved up to Kansas City, KS, so I could be next to KU Medical Center. Yeah, just a few short blocks from the 'hood. My block is fine, but on a quiet night, I can often hear gunfire. Kinda' missing Overland Park and the nice yuppie lifestyle. You originally from Lee's Summit?
How'd you like playing duck-n-cover with the tornadoes the other day? See any where you were? I got to hear a lot of sirens and saw a funnel cloud, but nothing more exciting.
One of the nurses I was working with today lost her house when the KCK tornado hit it. Not only that, as she was running for the basement (almost too late) she looked out her window and saw the house across the street being demolished and also saw a body being carried away. The neighbor lady from across the street hasn't been heard from since...
Tue May 06, 2003 11:38 pm
Stop wearing pants and it's so absurd that people are raising money for having an orgy.
Wed May 07, 2003 8:21 am
Go Sens!