Our Danish Sisters

Our Danish Sisters

My First Bodysex Workshop with Betty Dodson  I only knew Betty for a few months when she asked me to travel with her to Copenhagen. Betty hadn’t held one of her bodysex workshops in over 12 years and she was heading to Copenhagen to hold a new workshop with 13...
The Basic Structures of Your Vulva

The Basic Structures of Your Vulva

Betty has championed the distinction of “vulva” vs “vagina” for decades and there’s a very important reason.  Your vulva is your clitoral glans, inner and outer labia and your vaginal opening.  Your clitoris exists solely for pleasure. ...
Examples of Unbroken Hymens

Examples of Unbroken Hymens

I never had a hymen…Betty never had a hymen.  When I shared with my mother that hymens thin out and break apart with the release of estrogen during puberty, she was relieved.  She was a virgin when she got married and always wondered why she didn’t bleed...
The Variation of Clitoral Hoods

The Variation of Clitoral Hoods

This graphic charting the variation of clitoral hoods was posted on a tumblr blog – it was created by a 22 year-old guy who’s currently restoring his foreskin and opposed to infant circumcision.  He wondered whether clitoral hoods followed the same range...
The Range of Vulva Styles

The Range of Vulva Styles

Back in the 70’s, during the Genital Show & Tell ritual in her Bodysex workshops, Betty started identifying the “style” of each vulva using architectural styles as a reference: Classical, Gothic, Modern, Renaissance, Baroque, and the Heart. The...