LOS ANGELES—Kinkly.com has launched a survey this week to gather data on people’s masturbation habits, with its avowed purpose to bust some of the taboos around self-pleasure by learning more about people’s motivations, routines, practices and viewpoints. The survey's results will be released in May to coincide with the celebration of Masturbation Month.
“We didn’t come up with Masturbation Month—we have the people at Good Vibrations to thank for that—but we decided to jump on the bandwagon in celebrating it from our earliest days,” said Tara Struyk, Kinkly.com co-founder and editor-in-chief. “We see so much engagement from readers during Masturbation Month. Clearly, celebrating self-pleasure really resonates with people.”
The survey aims to provide a comprehensive look at how and why people masturbate, as well as their feelings around the practice. The 30-question survey also includes questions about gender identity, sexuality and relationship status. The survey will be available on Kinkly.com through April 19. Those who take and complete the survey will receive a 15% discount code to the Kinkly Shop. Note: respondents have the option to remain anonymous.
“We are so excited to get the results from this survey. Although other surveys on masturbation exist, many deal only with very specific aspects of the experience, are medical in nature or are not sex-postive,” Struyk said. “We aim to deliver some data that is both unique and empowering for people who love self-pleasure.”
Kinkly.com is a sex education resource that aims to help people discover how to pursue pleasure in ways that are safe, healthy, consensual and fun. It reaches hundreds of thousands of readers each month.
