Feminist sex wars
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| + | The '''Feminist Sex Wars''', '''Lesbian Sex Wars''', or simply the '''Sex Wars''' or '''Porn Wars''', refers to the acrimonious debates within the [[feminist]] movement and [[lesbian]] community in the late 1970s through the 1980s around the issues of feminist strategies regarding sexuality, sexual representation, [[pornography]], [[sadomasochism]], the role of [[transwomen]] in the lesbian community, and other sexual issues. The debate pitted [[Anti-pornography movement|anti-pornography feminism]] against [[sex-positive feminism]], and the feminist movement ended up deeply divided as a result. | ||
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| + | The Feminist Sex Wars are often viewed as the event that signaled the end of the [[Second-wave feminist]] era. | ||
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The Feminist Sex Wars, Lesbian Sex Wars, or simply the Sex Wars or Porn Wars, refers to the acrimonious debates within the feminist movement and lesbian community in the late 1970s through the 1980s around the issues of feminist strategies regarding sexuality, sexual representation, pornography, sadomasochism, the role of transwomen in the lesbian community, and other sexual issues. The debate pitted anti-pornography feminism against sex-positive feminism, and the feminist movement ended up deeply divided as a result.
The Feminist Sex Wars are often viewed as the event that signaled the end of the Second-wave feminist era.
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