This week Hackney Council introduced its new Cabinet since the Green Party took over from Labour.
It was keen to point out that the Cabinet member for Finance, Resident Services and Digital, Florence Schechter, founded “the ground-breaking Vagina Museum”.
The Vagina Museum is the world’s first bricks and mortar museum dedicated to vaginas, vulvas and the gynaecological anatomy”.
Officially registered as a charity, the trans-inclusive museum has received £140,140 in government grants since 2020.
Schechter, who uses the pronouns “she/ they”, is the author of V: An Empowering Celebration of the Vulva and Vagina.
In 2024 she appeared at Green Man Festival to give a talk titled “Who’s Afraid of The Vagina?”
Ahead of the event she posted “By the end of this talk, you’ll be equipped to smash stigmas, label your labia, and advocate for your vulva’s rights. Unleash your Big V Energy and let’s break down the barriers of taboo, speak openly about our health and pleasure, and understand our bodies like never before.”
In 2024 Schechter stood down as director of The Vagina Museum and said “I don’t know what’s next for me yet… I want to take some time to figure out what my next chapter is. I’m open to whatever opportunities the universe has to bring me.”
Luckily Hackney will be spoiled with everything she has learnt about vaginas.
