December 13, 2018 By Jaime Marie Charlotte

Many Sex-positive feminist, many pro-sex activities

In the history of sex-positive feminists there is plenty of activists and activities.

There is Authors and activists who have written important works about sex-positive feminism, and/or contributed to educating the public about it. Some of the major sex-positive feminist include Kathy Acker, Megan Andelloux, Susie Bright, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Diana Cage, Avedon Carol, Patrick Califia, Betty Dodson, Nancy Friday, Nina Hartley, Josephine Ho, Amber L. Hollibaugh, Brenda Howard, Wendy McElroy, Inga Muscio, Joan Nestle, Erika Lust, Carol Queen, Candida Royalle, Gayle Rubin, Annie Sprinkle, Tristan Taormino, and Ellen Willis. Several of these have written from the perspective of feminist women working in the sex industry.

Many Sex-positive feminist, many pro-sex activities

Information on formal organizations that endorse sex-positive feminism seems lacking but one major outpost of sex-positive feminism is the former cooperative business Good Vibrations founded by Joani Blank in 1977 in order to sell sex toys and publications about sex in an environment welcoming to women. Blank also founded Down There Press which has published various educational publications inspired by sex-positivity.

Nonprofit groups supporting sex-positive feminism include the currently defunct Feminist Anti-Censorship Task Force associated with Carole Vance and Ann Snitow, Feminists for Free Expression, and Feminists Against Censorship associated with anti-censorship and civil liberties campaigner Avedon Carol.

 

The Porn Award of Sex-positive feminist.

There are a number of other sex-positive feminist businesses who thrive on a combination of sex toy sales and distribution of educational materials.

Feminist pornography is also a small but growing segment of the pornography industry.

A Feminist Porn Award was established in 2006. Good For Her, a woman-owned sex-toy shop in Toronto, Ontario, holds an annual Feminist Porn Awards.

The equivalent in Europe is the PorYes award for feminist porn, established in 2009.

The magazine On Our Backs was founded in 1986 to promote a more positive attitude towards erotica within the community of lesbian and bisexual women. It flourished until 1994, struggled with financial problems and changing ownership and the final edition was published in 2006.

 

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