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COURTESY OF LUKE BOVARD
ASTURBATION DOESN’T make you sexual, says
sex expert Lori Brotto. She estimates that half
of all asexuals stimulate themselves on a fairly regular basis.
“People may ask, ‘How can they
be asexual if they masturbate?’ I
admit the finding did surprise me,
too,” said Brotto, the director of the
University of British Columbia’s
Sexual Health Laboratory. “When
you talk about masturbation, you
may think of it as a sexual activity,
but actually masturbation is not
inherently sexual. [Asexuals cite]
boredom, stress reduction, helping
Finding the
asexual
community
was a “relief”
for 23-yearold graduate
student Luke
Bovard.