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Straight Sex

Rethinking the Politics of Pleasure

Rethinking the Politics of Pleasure

By Lynne Segal

By Lynne Segal

By Lynne Segal

By Lynne Segal

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Part of Radical Thinkers

Part of Radical Thinkers

Category: Nonfiction

Category: Nonfiction

Paperback $24.95

Jan 27, 2015 | ISBN 9781781687567

Ebook $9.99

Mar 03, 2015 | ISBN 9781781687574

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    About Straight Sex

    Is heterosexual sex inherently damaging to women? This is the central question of Straight Sex, Lynne Segal’s account of twentyfive years of feminist thinking on sexuality. Covering the thought of sixties-era sexual liberationists, alongside the ensuing passionate debates over sex and love within feminist and lesbian communities, Segal covers certain shifts toward greater sexual conservatism in the eighties. Straight Sex examines an array of issues, including sex as a subversive activity, the “liberated orgasm,” sex advice literature, gender uncertainties, queer politics, anti-pornography campaigns and the rise of the moral right.

    About Straight Sex

    Is heterosexual sex inherently damaging to women? This is the central question of Straight Sex, Lynne Segal’s account of twentyfive years of feminist thinking on sexuality. Covering the thought of sixties-era sexual liberationists, alongside the ensuing passionate debates over sex and love within feminist and lesbian communities, Segal covers certain shifts toward greater sexual conservatism in the eighties. Straight Sex examines an array of issues, including sex as a subversive activity, the “liberated orgasm,” sex advice literature, gender uncertainties, queer politics, anti-pornography campaigns and the rise of the moral right.

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    Product Details

    Category: Nonfiction

    Paperback | $24.95
    Published by Verso
    Jan 27, 2015 | 392 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9781781687567

    Category: Nonfiction

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Verso
    Mar 03, 2015 | 395 Pages | ISBN 9781781687574

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    Praise

    “Once again, Lynne Segal cuts through feminist ambivalence about sex with great intelligence, verve, and courage … a stunning manifesto of sexual liberation.” —Barbara Ehrenreich

    “A passionate and highly informative book.” —Times Literary Supplement

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