Betty on Fire Island
Betty loved Fire Island and spent most of her summers there.
Sexual Outlaws
The hitachi tied around her waist makes the picture.
The Lesbian Sex Mafia
Betty is marching down Madison Ave for her new sex community: the lesbian sex mafia. In LSM, women got together for elaborate role play and BDSM during the HIV era. She's such a handsome older woman.
S&M Betty
In the 80's, Betty moved into the kink scene. It's where she learned how to negotiate sex. I love the leg warmers and high heels - just the right amount of femme.
Betty in the 80s
She is so bold and powerful in these pictures. What I wouldn't give to go back in time and share a conversation with this marvelous woman.
Betty and Andrew
Betty talked about her python boots all the time. They were made for a rock star who never came back to pick them up - she spotted them through the store window and had to have them.
Betty, Grant and Friend
Nudity was always a healing part of Betty's life. She held no shame and understand the power of sharing nudity with others.
Betty on the West Coast
Betty was bicoastal for most of the 70's. Feminism...the Sexual Revolution...and Betty's career were on fire.
Betty with Vibe
This is another photo from NOW's Sexuality conference in 1973. She is divine.
NOW Sexuality Conference
In 1973, NOW hosted their first and last sexuality conference. Betty presented her vulva slideshow to a standing ovation and reintroduced the vibrator as a pleasure device. Here is an audio podcast of Betty's lecture: https://soundcloud.com/bettydodson/bettys-speech-now-sexuality-conference-1973