Sure, people trade money for sex. But not often do people trade McDonald’s meals, or so we hope. There’s a lot of things people could trade for sex, here’s five of the strangest things people have traded to get it on.

1. McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets

We’re not talking about sharing your meal, either. 31 year old Khadijah Baseer staked out a Burbank, California McDonald’s parking lot and offered sex acts in exchange for McNuggets. To be fair, Baseer was homeless at the time; she is now in a shelter and hopefully not trading sex for chicken nuggets.

2. McDonald’s Double Cheeseburgers

An undercover Florida cop agreed to giving Christine Baker, 47, two double cheeseburgers if she had sex with him. After he bought her the burgers, she requested a tip in cash and was busted for prostitution.

3. Phillies tickets

In Pennsylvania, another undercover cop agreed to exchange his Phillies-Yankees World Series game tickets for sex. Although she was cleared of all prostitution-related charges, she was later fired for her odd approach to getting the tickets.

4. Methamphetamine

Former “Sheriff of the Year”, Patrick Sullivan, was caught allegedly exchanging methamphetamine for sex. On top of this, he was charged with manufacturing and selling the drug. THe was later booked at a jail that happens to bear his name. Trading sex for drugs is definitely not uncommon, Sullivan just happened to also be a former Sheriff of the Year.

5. Justice

Sometimes trading things, or services, for sex doesn’t work out. Pennsylvania Judge Ross Cioppa tried not once, but twice to trade favourable outcomes for sex from female defendants before being charged with bribery, indecent assault, and official oppression.

Have you traded anything for sex before?

Official source: http://blogs.findlaw.com/legally_weird/2012/04/5-strangest-things-people-have-traded-for-sex.html

We’re a week into National Masturbation Month, and I hope you’ve all be celebrating hard. Surprisingly, most people don’t even know this exists. We of course have to do our part to spread the word! So why should you masturbate? Here’s a few reasons:

• Because masturbation is immensely pleasurable, invigorating, rejuvenating and fun.
• Because sexual pleasure is each person’s birthright.
• Because masturbation is the ultimate safe sex.
• Because masturbation is a joyous expression of self love.
• Because masturbation offers numerous health benefits including menstrual cramp relief, stress reduction, endorphin release, stronger pelvic muscles, reduction of prostate gland infection for men and resistance to yeast infections for women.
• Because masturbation is an excellent cardiovascular workout.
• Because each person is their own best lover.
• Because masturbation with a partner can be educational and hot.
• Because masturbation increases sexual awareness.

National Masturbation Month began in 1995, in a very political fashion. U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders was forced to resign from her position after she answered an audience question about masturbation being a potential way to delay early sexual activity at the World AIDS Day in 1994.

She was quoted saying “I think it is something that is part of human sexuality and a part of something that perhaps should be taught.”

The goal for National Masturbation Month is to get people talking about masturbation. With more people talking about masturbation, the hope is to decrease the shame and stigma attached to masturbation. There is also a need to provide people with advice and reassurance.

So give yourself some relaxation time, buy a new toy, explore masturbation with a partner, and become aware of what you like and want from future partners.