Feminism and sexuality

unwanted sexual attention or advances

expulsion of fluid during or before an orgasm

20th century social movement

sociological concept used to describe a setting in which rape is pervasive and normalized due to societal attitudes about gender and sexuality

branch of feminism connected with the sex-positive movement centering on the idea that sexual freedom is an essential component of women's freedom and opposing legal or social efforts to control sexual activities between consenting adults

Slut-shaming is the practice of criticizing individuals, particularly but not exclusively women and girls, who violate expectations of behavior and appearance regarding issues related to sexuality. It may also be used in reference to gay men, who may face disapproval for promiscuous sexual behaviors. Gender-based violence primarily affecting women can be a result of slut-shaming. The term is commonly used to reclaim the word slut and empower women to have agency over their own sexuality.

collective debates amongst feminists regarding sexuality

strike in which one or multiple persons refrain from sex with their partners to achieve certain goals

in psychology, person's perception of the aesthetics or sexual attractiveness of their own body

social vision of heterosexuality as the natural inclination or obligation by both sexes

niche variety of third-wave feminism that embraces the coexistence of stereotypical concepts of femininity and female sexual empowerment; response to previous feminist waves which separated feminism and hyperfeminity

range of views on pornography among feminists

sociopolitical movement, theory, and praxis that scrutinizes the historical, cultural, spiritual, educational, and economic intersections impacting women that identifie themselves as Chicanas and the Chicanx community in the United States

Phallocentrism is the ideology that the phallus, or male sexual organ, is the central element in the organization of the social world. Phallocentrism has been analyzed in literary criticism, psychoanalysis and psychology, linguistics, medicine and health care, and philosophy.

1975 book by Susan Brownmiller

book by Anne Koedt

views around sexuality, from the women's movement

perspectives regarding prostitution from a feminist standpoint

Study of sexuality focused on women

1990 essay by Camille Paglia

American feminist group

book by Andrea Dworkin

book by Andrea Dworkin

form of feminism that emphasizes traditional gender roles, heteronormativity, and the family as solutions to women's socio-economic challenges

Feminist psychoanalytic response to Freud's model of gender identity