The orgasm gap as a topic of feminist intrigue
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
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Debunking the myth that sex education incites premature sexual exploration
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
Bring on the women’s porn revolution
With more young people watching porn Jody Docherty thinks it’s time for more women to get behind the camera to create feminist, women-centred content
An end to feminism?
Josie Davis reads What Women Want by Ella Whelan and can’t resist writing a pointed response piece about the book that suggests that “feminism must end”
How to be a feminist porn director
Laura Elias Casas interviews two women porn industry figures about where, how and why feminism fits in
The F-Word stage blog: February 2017
The F-Word's round-up of what's happening in the world of comedy and theatre in February
Girls next door who do porn
Rashida Jones’ documentary Hot Girls Wanted might not be the hard-hitting exposé of the porn industry you were expecting – but perhaps it’s not meant to be, writes Lusana Taylor
Calm down, it’s a festival of feminist theatre
Mary Paterson finds Calm Down Dear, a festival of innovative feminist performance, has a lot to say about the conventions of looking at women
How sexism in schools is ‘exhausting’ young women
Melanie Xulu argues that the sexism young people face in schools is 'invisible'.
Weekly round-up and open thread
Some important feminist-related and intersectional news/commentary this week, including Disabled People Against the Cuts' open Letter after the 8 December High Court ruling against their challenge to the closure of the Independent Living Fund
Restrictions on porn that protect no-one
Following amendments to the Communications Act 2003 which have banned a number of acts from on-line porn produced in the UK, D H Kelly questions whether this is the way to protect children and promote sexual equality
Feminist porn: revolution or reinvention?
Yesterday, I read an article on feminist porn and, as a result, followed links to various websites to investigate further. What I found looked rather worthy and not much fun but is this because fundamentally feminism and porn are diametrically opposed? How can pornography be filmed and presented in a way that satisfies feminists?
Navigating the world of magazine sex tips
Lauren Hitchman explores how the sex tips she read in women's magazines as a girl affected her sex life growing up
Weekly round-up and open thread
This week's round-up of interesting and thought-provoking news and views
Stop revenge porn
Ellie Hutchinson on a new Scottish campaign to tackle revenge porn - a form of domestic abuse - and the victim blaming that goes with it
What non-monogamy taught me about the ‘sex-positive’ movement
Elisa argues that sexuality is not set in stone and not above scrutiny, including when it comes to porn
Why this class-conscious feminist probably won’t be calling herself a socialist much more
The male Left's tendency to focus on a unifying working class struggle ignores the differing experiences of men and women, argues Elisa, particularly when it comes to sex work
The online porn debate: a call for respect
As the debate on internet porn and the controls that should be applied gets underway, feminists need to acknowledge that there is no party line on this issue, argues Jane
