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    The orgasm gap as a topic of feminist intrigue

    Debunking the myth that sex education incites premature sexual exploration

Weekly round-up and open thread

Holly Combe·1 August 2022
With articles covering the last fortnight, this round-up includes commentary on the lionesses’ Euro 2022 win and the latest on Bristol sex workers’ victory against Bristol City Council’s ‘nil-cap’ proposal
Life
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The orgasm gap as a topic of feminist intrigue

Cleo Hopkin-King·31 July 2022
Cleo Hopkin-King takes a look at the historical subjugation of women’s sexuality and examines how patriarchal stigmatisation and control still contributes to disparities in sexual pleasure to this day
Life
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Debunking the myth that sex education incites premature sexual exploration

Sadie Scheuer·31 July 2022
Sex Educator Sadie Scheuer considers where the idea that sex education leads to promiscuity comes from and thinks about how we can go about debunking this narrative
Life
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From pleasure to pain: the real harms of ‘revenge porn’

Jade Gilbourne·31 July 2022
Jade Gilbourne explores the current prevalence non-consensual sexual image sharing and critiques the way so-called 'revenge porn' is treated by our society and legal system
Life
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Why are so many of us having bad sex?

Connie Lawfull·30 July 2022
Connie Lawfull reviews BAD SEX, the fourth series of Franki Cookney's 'The Second Circle' - the podcast that takes sex seriously
Life
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Sexual and reproductive healthcare must do better for transgender men

Charlotte Burd·30 July 2022
Charlotte Burd explores the structural issues within the UK healthcare system that are making sexual and reproductive healthcare services dangerously inaccessible for transgender men
Life
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Seven feminist books on sex

Connie Lawfull·30 July 2022
Featuring a range of books on pleasure, intimacy and identity, Connie and Cleo recommend some thought provoking, feminist reading material to add to your bookshelf
Books
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Weekly round-up and open thread

Holly Combe·18 July 2022
This week’s selection includes coverage of London Trans+ Pride and material about International Non-Binary People’s Day, along with an article and a song from COLORSXSTUDIOS
Life
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Weekly round-up and open thread

Lusana Taylor·12 July 2022
It’s time for another weekly round-up with The F-Word’s picks of the most interesting and important articles from the last week
Life
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Weekly round-up and open thread

Holly Combe·4 July 2022
This week’s post includes a bumper section on Pride, with an emphasis on its roots in protest and featuring reflections from GLF activists, some of whom campaigned for gay rights 50 years ago
Life
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Abortion is a universal right, and no one is less deserving

Connie Lawfull·30 June 2022
Connie Lawfull reflects on the overturning of Roe v Wade in the US, arguing that we need to be careful about centring traumatic cases when criticising it
Life
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Weekly round-up and open thread

Connie Lawfull·28 June 2022
This week's round up takes a look at the overturning of Roe v Wade, as well as reflections on the failed Rwanda deportation flight and racial erasure in The Handmaid’s Tale
Life
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Weekly round-up and open thread

Lissy Lovett·20 June 2022
It’s time for another weekly round-up with The F-Word’s picks of the most interesting and important articles from the last week
Life
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Weighing up safety and risk

Hannah Brydon·14 June 2022
Hannah Brydon writes about her academic study of street harassment
Life
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Weekly round-up and open thread

Lusana Taylor·13 June 2022
It’s time for another weekly round-up with The F-Word’s picks of the most interesting and important articles from the last week
Life
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Weekly round-up and open thread

Holly Combe·7 June 2022
This week’s edition includes a critique of the ‘Feral Girl Summer’ TikTok trend and some more updates on sex workers’ rights, including a nod to The F-Word’s position on sex worker discrimination
Life
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Weekly round-up and open thread

Jenny Williamson·1 June 2022
It’s time for another weekly round-up with The F-Word’s picks of the most interesting and important articles from the last week
Life
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Who protects women?

Georgina Diaz·28 May 2022
Georgina Diaz reviews Françoise Vergès’ A Feminist Theory of Violence: what happens then when the institutions designed to protect women are the perpetrators of gendered violence?
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