Welcome to the weekly Fairer Disputations round-up: your one-stop shop for the best in sex-realist feminism. This week: Josephine Bartosch on Anora and sanitizing “sex work,” Valerie Stivers on the gender vibe shift and its discontents, and Magdalene J. Taylor on #MeToo’s mixed legacy. Plus: sexual harassment policies in brothels, male violence and female suicides, gender bending mobster mash, a Fairer Disputations live discussion—and more!
First, Josephine Bartosch argues that Mikey Madison’s Oscar acceptance speech gets prostitution wrong.
Next, Valerie Stivers examines the lives of prominent detransitioners who have turned to another extreme: traditional forms of Christianity.
Finally, Magdalene J. Taylor examines the mixed legacy of the #MeToo movement.
More Great Reads:
- Gender Bending Mobster Mash, Charlotte Allen, Quillette
- Why Women Buy Into ‘Sex Work Is Work’, Nina Welsch, It’s My Room
- How Can You Have a Workplace Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy in a Brothel?, Emma, Morning Star
- Male Violence, Female Suicides, Raquel Rosario Sánchez, The Critic
You’re Invited! A Fairer Disputations Live Discussion
Our Flowers of Fire book club concludes with a Zoom discussion with with Featured Authors Leah Libresco Sargeant, Patrick Brown, Eliza Mondegreen, Spencer Klavan, Rachel Lu, Nadya Williams, and Editor Serena Sigillito.
Even if you didn’t read the book, you’ll get a lot out of this discussion!
Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM EST/11:00 AM MST time
Location: Zoom (Link will be provided via email before the session)
