The sides were characterized by anti-porn and pro-sex groups with disagreements regarding sexuality, sexual representation, pornography, sadomasochism, the role of trans women in the lesbian community, and other sexual issues. The feminist sex wars and lesbian sex wars, or simply the sex wars or porn wars, were acrimonious debates amongst feminists in the late 1970s and early 1980s. 4.7.2 Feminist criticism of queer theory.4.7.1 Feminist application of queer theory.4.6 Biphobia and homophobia in feminism.2.2 Pro-BDSM and BDSM-practicing feminists.2.1 Feminist opposition to BDSM and sadomasochism.1.4.2 Pro-sex work and pro-sex worker's rights feminists.1.3.2 Anti-censorship and pro-pornography feminists.1.1 Feminist criticism of sexual exploitation and the sex industry.
