At age 13, I found myself comparing my vulva to those of pornstars. My inner labia protruded a little bit, my skin looked "wrinkly" and one of my labia was bigger than the other. I just felt something was wrong with me. At age 14, I went to my doctor and told her of my concerns and of wanting a labiaplasty surgical procedure. I even contemplated cutting them off myself for one moment. I had some friends as a teenager that always discussed their "perfect vaginas" nonchalantly and would even criticise vulvas that didn't look like theirs. My first boyfriend in high school once said to me, "Your vagina doesn't look like a pornstar's vagina." Although I still have days of insecurity, I have finally come to accept and love my vulva, at age 22. It was a journey, indeed.

Additional words: I just received your drawing in the mail and it is PERFECT!!! I teared up. I felt a warmth in me, simultaneously from seeing something that so accurately resembles me, alongside me realizing that I am normal and beautiful just as I am. Thank you.

As I look at the drawing, I realized that the main reason I'd want this to be published in time on your instagram page, is that I want people to be able to feel/know their asymmetry is normal, just like mine.

L – 22 years old