![]() ![]() It gave a perspective that is in line with the experiences I witnessed in 2013 as an employee at a pornography addiction recovery nonprofit for teenagers. ![]() ![]() I really appreciated Michelle Goldberg’s column. Jackie Rotman New York The writer, a millennial, is the founder and chief executive of the Center for Intimacy Justice, a nonprofit focused on women’s sexual equality. Sex positivity embraces the choice not to have sex. Sex positivity is about me being me, and you being you, and both of our experiences and desires being valid - within the contexts of consenting adults. While it’s true that 1980s sex-positive feminism was a response to antipornography feminism, sex positivity takes a different shape. A feminism affirming pleasure is not over. Many women today are starting businesses addressing women’s sexual wellness - and fighting the discrimination their businesses face. In a world where women face danger, it’s still courageous - and important. I was 26 the first time I heard a woman speak publicly about women’s pleasure. Goldberg asserts, “It’s no longer radical, or even really necessary, to proclaim that women take pleasure in sex.” I disagree. Re “ Sex-Positive Feminism Is Falling Out of Fashion,” by Michelle Goldberg (column, Sept. ![]()
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