Yes Means Yes: Getting Explicit About Heterosex

by Kath Albury

Exploring female sexuality from a cultural studies perspective, this book acknowledges women's diverse sexual desires and pleasures. Arguing that mass media has advanced beyond most feminist theory to consider the reality of female sexuality, it disregards the notion that women who actively want or seek out sex are in some way unfeminine or even masculine. Instead, it presents a more accurate and powerful picture of female sexuality. Topics include the ethics and nature of heterosexuality, sex and violence, fetishes, straight feminism, experts versus sexperts, and many more.

Genres: Feminism, Nonfiction

228 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2002

Reviews

[Libby · Rating 2 out of 5]

A non fiction book that examines female sexuality written by a woman.

Certainly a lot of topics covered here (gender roles, anal sex, porn and prostitution to name a few) and it is amazing to read how in just less than a generation, so many of our views in regards to what is "normal sex" has been totally (and rightly so) challenged. And even though this book was written in 2002, it already feels a bit outdated.

There were a few references to the TV show "Sex and the City", which the author assumes everyone watched. I recall only watching this show once, and I was so bored with it I turned it off after 10 minutes because nothing interesting was happening. To me it was kind of bland, like this book.