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    Repeat after me: vagina is not a dirty word | Nicola Heath

    Our collective reluctance to say ‘vagina’ shrouds women’s bodies – and their sexuality – in shame
    by Nicola Heath Sep 16, 2019 2 minutes
    ‘How are women supposed to talk about their health or sexuality if the anatomically correct words used to describe their body parts are taboo?’ Photograph: Vladimir Gjorgiev/Alamy Stock Photo

    When Dr Jen Gunter, a US-based gynaecologist, and her publisher, Kensington Books, sought to promote her new book on Twitter, they ran into trouble. The problem was the title: The Vagina Bible. It appeared that “vagina” was red-flagged by Twitter Ads as “inappropriate language”.

    Gunter was understandably : “When we’re not allowed to say a word the implication is it’s dirty or shameful. Not being able to buy an

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