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Wendy McElroy (born 1951) is a Canadian individualist feminist and voluntaryist [citation needed] writer. McElroy is the editor of the website ifeminists.net. [1] Wendy McElroy speaking in Springfield, Illinois, September 16, 2006. McElroy is the author of the book Rape Culture Hysteria, in which she contends that rape culture is a result of ...
Sex-positive feminism, also known as pro-sex feminism, sex-radical feminism, or sexually liberal feminism, is a feminist movement centering on the idea that sexual freedom is an essential component of women's freedom. [1] They oppose legal or social efforts to control sexual activities between consenting adults, whether they are initiated by ...
Misandry ( / mɪsˈændri /) is the hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men or boys. [ 1][ 2] Men's rights activists (MRAs) and other masculinist groups have characterized modern laws concerning divorce, domestic violence, conscription, circumcision (known as male genital mutilation by opponents), and treatment of male rape victims as ...
Individualist feminist Wendy McElroy said that while Dominique is "thoroughly taken", there is nonetheless "clear indication" that Dominique both gave consent for and enjoyed the experience. Both Bernstein and McElroy saw the interpretations of feminists such as Brownmiller as based in a false understanding of sexuality.
Individualist feminist Wendy McElroy says, given that 'objectification' of women means to make women into sexual objects; it is meaningless because, 'sexual objects', taken literally, means nothing because inanimate objects do not have sexuality.
The civil rights ordinance characterizes pornography as a form of "sex discrimination" and defines "pornography" as "the graphic sexually explicit subordination of women through pictures and/or words," when combined with one of several other conditions. In the "model ordinance" that they drafted, Dworkin and MacKinnon gave the following legal ...
The International Violence Against Women Act of 2015 (I-VAWA) ( S. 713, H.R. 1340) was introduced to ensure that addressing violence against women is included in the nation's foreign policy, with best practices for preventing violence, protecting victims and prosecuting offenders. [1] The legislation was the result of efforts by: Women Thrive ...
Individualist feminists attempt to change legal systems to eliminate sex and gender privileges, and to ensure that individuals have equal rights. Individualist feminism encourages women to take full responsibility for their own lives and opposes any government interference into choices adults make with their own bodies. [1] [2] [3] [page needed]