I am a woman, and a feminist. I know a lot of women who are afraid to call themselves feminists, for fear of being lumped in with the shrill "feminists" who insist that intercourse is a "violative abuse" and who decry pornography because they equate it to "woman hating." It's very easy to make off-the-wall arguments like that if you're willing to redefine your terms. I'm not. I believe in respecting people for their individuality, being aware of privileges gained unfairly and working to establish them for everyone, and being responsible for oneself and one's society. The following collection of links points to sites maintained by people who seem to see things similarly to the way I do.

• Donna Laframboise's Web site -- Laframboise is a Canadian journalist and writer who is calling mainstream feminism (as represented by such organizations as NOW and Ms. magazine -- you know, the ones who get quoted when people want to know what "the feminists" say) to task for ignoring, misrepresenting, and even demonizing men in general and any women who disagree with them. Her site and her book, The Princess at the Window: A New Gender Morality, contain some provocative and fascinating stuff; if you think feminism's been overrun by the loonies, you may find some hope here.
• Bust magazine -- they call themselves "the voice of the New Girl Order," and they're fun and just about fearless. Great page of links.
• A page of women's resources on the net
• A page for women and minorities in science and engineering
• A page for feminist activists
• Another page for feminism and women's resources, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
• The Feminist Annex -- "Feminism is the radical notion that women are people."
• Leslie's World o' Chicks. Go visit this page.
• References and resources for the soc.feminism newsgroup
• An indexed list of women's bookstores
• A collection of Internet resources for abortion and reproductive rights. Contains links to a lot of interesting sites, including ones put together by people who, um, feel differently about these issues from the way I do.
• The Abortion Rights Activist Home Page
• A long text file called "Confessions of an Abortionist," written by a doctor in 1939 when abortion was illegal.
• A page describing methods of emergency contraception
• The Reproductive Health and Rights Center's resource list
• Food for thought: the Men's Issues Page
• The Queer Resources Directory. The net's largest repository of information for gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and their supporters
• Lesbian.org, promoting lesbian visibility on the Internet
• "It's gonna be a GREAT DAY! Know how I know? 'Cause it's a FULL MOON and I'm PMS!!!" Hothead Paisan.
• The Bisexual Resource List, a collection of links for people who feel that the gender of a lover is a secondary consideration.
• Bisexuality and other topics. This is an excellent site.
• Collected Queer Information. Another set of worthwhile links.
• A long and very articulate post to a Usenet newsgroup about why welfare needs to be there. Kathleen is one of my heroes.