A+ member, you might be aware that May is Masturbation Month! Here at Autostraddle, we've always been here to help our community have the sex we want to have — and masturbation's a huge part of that. Whether you've read Vanessa's iconic article on practicing elaborate masturbation or watched Shelli's workshop on masturbation basics, you might be familiar with some of our work in this arena. But, you might wonder, what do we, ourselves do when it comes to masturbation? How often do we do it? What do we think about when we do? I asked our team of queer and trans staff, editors and writers to complete a 100% anonymous masturbation survey, and those results? They're below! Does anything surprise you? Ring true? We'd love to hear from you in th...
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Nico Hall is a Team Writer for Autostraddle (formerly Autostraddle's A+ and Fundraising Director and For Them's Membership and Editorial Ops person.) They write nonfiction both creative — and the more straightforward variety, too, as well as fiction. They are currently at work on a secret longform project. Nico is also haunted. You can find them on Twitter and Instagram. Here's their website, too.
Nico has written 236 articles for us.