Welcome to The Unfriendly Black Hotties, the podcast where we don’t apologize for taking up space, speaking our truth, or getting a little nasty. Before we, your favorite Black femmes with too much to say and zero time for respectability politics, let’s get down to the nitty gritty. Around here, we’re soft and sharp. Hot and unfriendly — depending on the day. And today? We’re kicking things off with a celebration. It’s National Masturbation Month, baby! So we’re getting real about pleasure — solo, sacred, and fully ours. So whether you’re new to the world of erotic audio or you’ve got a playlist that could make your headphones blush — we’ve got something for you. Turn us up, take your time, and maybe… keep your hands free. This is The Unfriendly Black Hotties — press play and don’t be shy.
So, before we get all the way into it, let’s talk about why we’re celebrating. May is National Masturbation Month. It started back in 1995 as a response to the firing of Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders, who had the nerve to suggest that masturbation was a normal part of sexual health.
Now, every May, we reclaim that conversation—centering self-pleasure not just as a private act, but as a powerful, political, and healing one. It’s about breaking shame, embracing curiosity, and reminding ourselves that pleasure is our birthright.
National Masturbation Day protects and celebrates the right of everyone to masturbate, and it raises awareness about masturbation and highlights its importance. First held on May 7, 1995, it was started by Good Vibrations, a sex-positive sex shop in San Francisco, in response to the firing of Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders by President Bill Clinton the previous December. Elders was fired after she made a statement suggesting that masturbation be part of sex education for students. When asked if masturbation could help discourage early sexual activity, she responded by saying, "I think it is something that is part of human sexuality and a part of something that perhaps should be taught." She was fired eight days later.
Although the day was first celebrated on May 7, it switched to May 28 in 2005, although some state that it can be celebrated on either date. It's not too odd that people would mention the day taking place on two different dates in May—the whole month is International Masturbation Month, after all!
May is also Mental Health Awareness Month — how you figure that?!
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