Questions About Becoming Cliterate: Why Orgasm Equality Matters—And How to Get It

by Laurie Mintz (Goodreads Author)

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Is this book queer friendly at all? Does she mention anything other than cishet sex? I don't see anything in the summary and that seems like a wild oversight considering the orgasm/pleasure gap all but disappears when looking at anything other than cishet sex, particularly for wlw encounters and relationships. And "cliteracy" is likely highest among queer vulva-havers. Does she use inclusive language?

graham she does mention lesbian sex, and talks about how the orgasm gap is much smaller in wlw relationships, and considering much the book focuses on one's …moreshe does mention lesbian sex, and talks about how the orgasm gap is much smaller in wlw relationships, and considering much the book focuses on one's relationship with your own body, understanding what you want/enjoy, and communicating that to a sexual partner, so even if you're not having heterosexual sex there is definitely useful information contained within.
it is not, however, at all a trans-friendly book. all of the language is directed at cisgender women and the vulva-having-reader is constantly referred to as a woman. there is no acknowledgment of the fact that trans people even exist and have vulvas, which was very disappointing.(less)

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Just wondering: why did the author of "Becoming Cliterate" fail to give any credit to Sophia Wallace, the artist and visionary who has worked for years to popularize and inform on the same subject using the term "Cliteracy"?

Jill In the Acknowledgments section: "A special thanks to Ian Kerner - who coined the words "cliterate" and "cliteracy" - and who so generously allows othe…moreIn the Acknowledgments section: "A special thanks to Ian Kerner - who coined the words "cliterate" and "cliteracy" - and who so generously allows others, including myself, to use them." (less)

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