Is the World ready for Sexy Feminists?

Women are starting to own their sexual power. Is the world ready for a future with sexy feminists? Years ago, I posted a playful heart-in-cheek article about the emerging post-feminist femme fatales (PFF) on a staunchly feminist website. A PFF, I wrote, was both an “accomplished woman in all political, social, environmental and economic arenas,” and an “enchantress.” Confident and graceful, funny and committed to social justice, she wore lingerie,...

Does Having a Womb Make Me a Woman?

With our understanding of gender and sexuality transforming, it’s going to take more than biology to answer that age old question: Is it a boy or a girl? As a young child, I climbed trees and rode horses, squeezed my athletic rear into Ditto Jeans – the fashion statement of the times – and got in trouble for fighting with boys. Running free and making wild nourished my spirit, which was part ‘Indian warrior,’ part nature freak. Swimming...