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London (AP) – Drag queens, porn stars and regular Joes marched into a central London studio in early August, armed with sex toys, money and a freedom from shame. Their mission: to masturbate.
Usually a furtive act reserved for moments of solitude, masturbation was opened up to the British public at Europe’s first Masturbate-A-Thon. But instead of merely pleasuring oneself, the goal was to encourage safe-sex discourse and raise money for two London charities aimed at raising HIV, AIDS and general sexual health awareness.
”No one can get a sexually transmitted disease masturbating, that’s for sure,” said northern England resident Dan Kahn, 43.