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No excuses: anti-rape campaign launched in Bristol today

Holly Combe21 November 2013

Holly gives details of the this is not an excuse campaign, which calls out victim blaming myths while also linking to help and support ...

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Song of the day: The Stone Poneys – Different Drum

Holly Combe9 August 2012

A polyamorous plea performed by the "first female rock superstar" Linda Ronstadt ...

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Lusting for Lust

Guest Blogger30 April 2012

Chrissy D responds to Erica Lust winning "Movie of the Year" at the Feminist Porn Awards in Toronto this month ...

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Woman’s Hour discussion: the “female masturbation” taboo

Guest Blogger29 January 2012

A guest post from Chrissy D, looking at how a discussion about masturbation on Woman's Hour has caused outrage in the Daily Mail and the view of women this reaction reflects ...

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Abortion and sexuality, under attack

Adriana Perez27 October 2011

Anti-choice campaigners are trying to turn back the clock on abortion - and attitudes to women's sexual identity, argues Adriana Pérez ...

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Anna David devoted a year of her life to following the advice set down in a classic book from the 1960s, but Diane Shipley questions the self-empowerment message in a book bogged down with regressive ideas and strict gender-roles ...

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BBC Three Counties Discussion on Platonic Friendship

Holly Combe27 September 2009

Unfortunately, popular wisdom still seems to have it that women and men can't be platonic friends. Society might oh-so-tolerantly let you off the hook as a so-c...

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Erotic Film With Feminist Aims Wins Award Despite Ban

Holly Combe2 September 2009

The film Matinée, directed by Jennifer Lyon Bell, has been given the “Best Short Film” prize by an official jury at the Melbourne Underground Film ...

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Eileen Atkins to Star in Play Inspired by Greer

Holly Combe17 June 2008

Next month, Dame Eileen Atkins will be starring in a comedy said to be inspired by Germaine Greer being held hostage in her home by a student in 2000. The Femal...

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The Numbers Game

Holly Combe11 April 2008

Reporting on Kira Cochrane's article about Nick Clegg admitting to having slept with 'no more than 30' partners, Dodai on Jezebel is asking whether the number o...

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Another round-up: Unsurprising News, PMS, Playground Insults and a Porn Debate

Holly Combe21 March 2008

There's a very heartening article in the Telegraph about the recent finding that being a feminist seems to offer some protection against the negative influence ...

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Regina Lynn on Polyamory and the Internet

Holly Combe2 March 2008

There's a post on Regina Lynn's Sex Drive on the rise in awareness of polyamory in recent years, due to the availability of information on the internet and se...

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Vulvas Get Bad Rap on Yahoo Answers

Holly Combe16 February 2008

First, a bit of background: Yahoo Answers is a community where users informally ask and answer questions on a range of topics. It can be a bit hit and miss if...

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Cheating: Who’s to Blame?

Holly Combe12 December 2007

If you ever visit the Yahoo homepage to look at the news, you will be aware that it regularly has links to dating advice articles associated with match.com. The...

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Feminist Fightback Conference on 21 October

Holly Combe16 October 2006

The Feminist Fightback conference will be taking place on 21 October at the School of Oriental and African Studies, Russell Square, London. (Nearest tube stops ...

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Girl With One-Track Mind Exposed by Media

Holly Combe11 August 2006

The writer of a book of sexual adventures (based on her blog) has had her identity revealed by the Times, just 3 days after the book's publication. Predictably,...

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Men! Don’t Expect Equality on a Thursday

Holly Combe23 March 2006

There's an article by ex-GQ sex columnist, Kate Taylor, in today's Guardian, slating Ariel Levy for criticising women who embrace raunch culture. (I've not rea...

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New Government Discussions Place Young People’s Rights Under Serious Threat

Holly Combe19 October 2005

You may already be aware that under-age people's right to confidential sexual health advice is to be challenged in the courts next month by Sue Axon, a woman wh...

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