We have just heard the sad news that one of our own, Helen G (also known as helen_bleep and bird of paradox), has passed away. Helen was such an important part of the blogging collective that ran the ...

The F-Word was founded in 2001 by Catherine Redfern as a place for UK feminists to write, think and discuss ideas. Since then, it’s been through a few iterations – most recently existing as a magazine ...

The term ‘orgasm gap’ refers to the miserable disparity between the number of orgasms that cis women and men are having during heterosexual sex. Although the true size of the gap is unknown, on ...

I feel let down by the lack of conversation about bad sex that existed during my teens and early 20s. I pursued sex believing that being sexually active was part of being an empowered and liberated ...

The early noughties were a pivotal, exciting, slightly cringy at best and shockingly offensive at worst time for lesbian representation in the media. In 2002, Russian music duo t.A.T.u. released their ...

I’m going to start a little more seriously this month before moving on to my regular list of recommendations. I want to use this small space to acknowledge the difficulties being faced by the entire ...

As the US Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in the most significant abortion case in decades, a report by Population Matters has revealed a growing number of countries are adopting ...

During her brief press stay in London, The F-Word met with none other than Céline Sciamma to discuss her upcoming film Petite Maman. Ask any queer film geek about Céline Sciamma, and they will start ...

Sylvia Pankhurst grew up in one of Britain’s most radical political families, with famous socialists, abolitionists, anarchists, suffragists and freethinkers passing through her childhood home. Yet ...

CW: discussion of rape and domestic violence. The discussion is non-explicit and centres around statistical/legislative contexts. No graphic accounts or images are ...

I love the show Motherland on BBC 2. The sitcom stars Anna Maxwell Martin as Julia, mum of two, wife to a feckless husband, a sort of every-working-woman who is constantly on the verge of being ...

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