Sheila Jeffreys
English-Australian activist and author (born 1948) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sheila Jeffreys (born 13 May 1948)[1] is a former professor of political science at the University of Melbourne, born in England. A lesbian feminist scholar, she analyses the history and politics of human sexuality.
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Born | (1948-05-13) 13 May 1948 (age 75) London, England |
Nationality | English-Australian |
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Website | sheila-jeffreys |
Jeffreys' argument that the "sexual revolution" on men's terms contributed less to women's freedom than to their continued oppression has both commanded respect and attracted intense criticism.[2][3][4][5] She argues that women suffering pain in pursuit of beauty is a form of submission to patriarchal sadism; that transgender people reproduce oppressive gender roles and mutilate their bodies through sex reassignment surgery; and that lesbian culture has been negatively affected by emulating the sexist influence of the gay male subculture of dominant/submissive sexuality.
She is the author of several books about feminism and feminist history, including The Spinster and Her Enemies (1985),[6] The Sexuality Debates (1987),[7] Anticlimax (1990),[8] Unpacking Queer Politics (2003),[9] Beauty and Misogyny (2005),[10] and Gender Hurts (2014).[11]