Regarding BDSM and feminism, there was an interesting development on that last month. The National Organization for Women has long had a policy statement saying that BDSM and portrayals thereof degrade women and promote violence against women. The minority within NOW that disagreed with that finally got a coalition together, with support from the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom. They hosted a series of discussions on the topic, and went to the NOW national convention.
Kathryn Aegis