On October 29, 2019, I spoke at the Toronto Public Library at an event called, “Gender Identity: What Does It Mean…
Tag: sex
Sweden’s proposed gender identity legislation leaves important questions about sex unanswered
If a new Swedish bill becomes law, individuals will be able to self-identify as the opposite sex without any surgical or…
PODCAST: Why are we still pretending porn is harmless?
Meghan Murphy speaks with Rebecca Whisnant about the harms of porn and why those of us who challenge it are dismissed so…
Sex dolls show us what men want from real women — we should pay attention
No matter how you package, pretty it up, or slough it off as harmless, the inanimate object that is a “sex doll…
I’m coming out… In support of women
Sex, in terms of sexual orientation, matters, and it’s time for men to speak up about homophobic, anti-woman trans…
Why are men hiding their porn use, anyway?
If it’s just harmless fun, why all the secrecy?…
How many more Eric Schneidermans and Jian Ghomeshis before we stop pretending violence is sex?
How can we claim to oppose abuse, while simultaneously presenting it as “sexy”?…
Dying should not be a side effect of ‘sex’
Francisca Marquinez is only one of far too many women killed on account of men’s sexual desires.…
PODCAST: Why sex matters in law
In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with Andrea Orwoll about the history of — and ongoing need for — women-centered la…
Feminists used to reject magazines like Cosmo, now we’re told to celebrate them as empowering
After pressure from the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, Walmart removed Cosmopolitan from its checkout stands. N…
INTERVIEW: Dr Meagan Tyler on the way sex therapy reinforces compulsory heterosexuality and how we can push back
Meghan Murphy speaks with Meagan Tyler about the way sex therapy, sex advice, and self-help books for women normalize ma…
‘If someone is into you, you don’t have to chase them around the apartment’
Five feminists weigh in on questions and controversies surrounding the Aziz Ansari accusations.…
PODCAST: ‘Good, giving, and game’ — how sex advice and sex therapy perpetuate rape culture
In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with Dr Meagan Tyler about the ways sex therapy and sex advice teach women to meet…
It is impossible to create good policy on transgenderism if we can’t even debate the issues
Debates in which people are condemned for thinking critically are unlikely to lead to responsible public policy.…
Transition is no casual matter, and we need to talk about those who regret it
The high visibility of trans-identified people like Caitlyn Jenner and Chaz Bono has made society more accepting of tran…