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Women’s rights – tackling the difficult issues
LYNNE WALSH reports from a recent conference in London organised by the Women’s Declaration International
Gunda Schumann gives a perspective from Germany, where lesbians have been called 'far right'
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THE thorny issues of lesbian erasure, the expulsion of radical feminism from academia, and post-traumatic stress disorder in women were top of the agenda for a conference in London recently.
Featuring nearly 40 speakers over two days, the event was run by the Women’s Declaration International (WDI), who describe themselves as “a group of volunteer women from across the globe dedicated to protecting women’s sex-based rights.”
Professor Sheila Jeffreys, in an opening session on “the difficulty of talking about male sexuality,” drew attention to the practice of naturism, and how this was becoming more harmful to women.
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