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. ...
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...
Awakening the Clitoris

Awakening the Clitoris

After hearing countless sex histories from girls and women over the past four decades, I believe sexual repression begins the moment a parent or caregiver punishes a child’s natural curiosity for touching their own sex organs. Society needs to understand that the...
The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm by Anne Koedt

The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm by Anne Koedt

After I read the article below by Anne Koedt in 1970, I was thrilled and made a cold call hoping to meet and discuss how we could collaborate. Although Anne was suspicious of me over the phone, once she was sure of my feminist credentials, she set up an appointment....