Influential Thinkers
- Anne Fausto-Sterling - Fausto-Sterling, with a background in biology, has written several books on the subject of how gender interacts and is shaped by biology, society and culture. In her book, Sexing the Body, she takes a close look on how the definition of our sex and gender as a species by the society relegates our sexual identities and actions. She also tackles these subjects in her other works, including her books Myths of Gender and Love, Power and Knowledge (which she co-wrote with Hilary Rose.)
- Gayle Rubin - Rubin, a cultural anthropologist, focuses on many subjects, notably prostitution, pornography, sadomasochism and sexual subcultures. She has been a strong voice in the "pro-sex" arena of sexology, debating strongly the intersection of sexual identity and societal structure in the 1980s, during which it was dubbed the "Feminist Sex Wars." She also worked with Patrick Califia studying the gay leather scene.
- Others
- Annie Sprinkle
- Sheila Jeffreys
- Biddy Martin
- Linda Grant
- Judith Halbertstam
- Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy
- Madeline Davis
- Jane Wadsworth
- Luce Irigaray
- Anne McClintock
- Leonore Tiefer
- Alice Schwarzer
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