Hey there,
I know its been three months since the last post but just wanted to respond to this as going through some posts on this forum.
I was brought up in the Catholic church and went to a Catholic school and in that religion the need to relieve oneself in this way is for that religion wrong and sinful. I COMPLETLY disagree with this outdated viewpoint. I am no longer religious as I feel the need to repeatedly apologise for just being yourself (unless you have actually done something very wrong) unnecessary.
I was a very late developer and didn't have my first ejaculation until I was 22 (no joke). I know from research that people start several years earlier. Since then I have always masturbated. As someone who finds it hard making and maintaining relationships this is the only way I have ever found sexual relief. I think if I didn't masturbate I would explode.
I will admit I do watch porn (legal obviously) as a gay man and enjoy the sensations this gives. At the end of the day if your not harming anybody and it gives you pleasure then quite frankly who gives a crap?