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Vagina Museum

@vagina_museum

Sep 23, 2022 • 12 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X

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Happy #BiVisibilityDay! We have a lot of bi+ members of the Vagina Museum team, so we're going to introduce you to some of our lovely bi, pan and queer eager beavers!

"I'm Rhi, I'm queer/pansexual. I volunteer at the Vagina Museum and I work in disability access in the music and live events industry. In my spare time I paint and hang out with my cat."

This is volunteer Ki (per/per/person): "Queer, polyamorous, bisexual activist. Microscopist in biomedical research to pay the bills. Avid crafter - I sew, crochet, and am currently learning embroidery! Love cats!"

@emmarcviolet

Here's Emma @emmarcviolet (she/her). "When not volunteering at the vagina museum I do photography/listing for another charity. In my spare time I create photography about chronic illness and feminist issues."

This is our duty manger and purchasing agent Angela (she/they), also known as Lucie Liquor. Outside of the VM she’s a burlesque artist, pole dancer and cat fanatic.

This is volunteer Amy (she/her) "Outside the Vagina Museum I’m a mum of two boys, autism advocate, dressmaker & proud ginger northerner."

This is duty manager Alex (she/her): "I am a neurodivergent performance artist and associate lecturer. I’m currently doing my PhD at East 15, Acting school in theatre and performance and my research looks at gender, sexuality and the representation of vulvas in contemporary...

"...performance. So when I’m not in the vagina museum, I’m still writing about them and I fucking love it!"

@dididrama

This is Dara @dididrama (she/her) "I’m a vagina museum volunteer. I love social history, especially the history of sex and sexuality and history of women. I’m married to a man and we have two cats."

@floschechter

And last but not least, our founder and director @floschechter: "I'm bi and here's a photo of me at the museum in a top by @JayHulmePoet. I like starting museums, TTRPG, cats (even though I'm allergic which is an ironic tragedy), listening to the same song on repeat and carbs."

We promise you don't have to be bi+ and like cats to work here, but it helps...

All right, one more, since she really wanted to be included. Here's duty manager Madeleine (she/her). When she’s not at the vagina museum she’s working in theatre or exploring ruined castles.

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