This House Believes That Promiscuity Is A Virtue Not A Vice

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This House Believes That Promiscuity Is A Virtue Not A Vice
Start Date
19th Feb 2009 8:30pm


Description
In Proposition:
DR SHERE HITE is an American-born German feminist and sexologist whose research focuses primarily on the female sexual experience, in particular our understanding of and social attitudes towards it. Her works include the acclaimed “Hite Report on Female Sexuality” and “Sexual Honesty, by women, for women”. Hite is sure to bring her substantial research experience (Hite’s research utilises studies of individual sexual experiences) to bear on this debate.
CAROL QUEEN is an American author, editor and sexologist, and a leading figure in the sex-positive feminism movement. Through her writing, videos and public speaking engagements, Queen’s practical advice and sense of enthusiasm for sex has reached tens of millions worldwide. The success of her book “Real Live Nude Girl: Chronicles of Sex-Positive Culture” is testament to the popularity of her message.
JOANI BLANK knows a lot about sex. Hailing from Oakland, California, she is an entrepreneur, editor, writer, educator and inventor of all things sexual. Her interest in this field has been expressed in numerous fields. She founded Down There Press, a publisher of sex-related books and opened Good Vibrations, a woman-oriented sex toy business. Having invented the Butterfly Vibrator and served on the Board of Directors of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, she is more than qualified to elaborate on the wonders of sexual adventure.
In Opposition:
WENDY SHALIT is an American author who sees promiscuity as a vice rather than a means of female liberation and empowerment. Her writings include “A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue” (1999) and “Girls Gone Mild: Young Women Reclaim Self-Respect” (2007). She is sure to make a strong case for exercising restraint in sexual activity.
THE BISHOP OF EBBSFLEET, the Right Reverend Andrew Burnham, is a bishop who fulfils the role of a provincial Episcopal visitor for the whole of the Anglican Province of Canterbury. The position was created in 1994 and has been held by Andrew Burnham since 2000. We look forward to his staunch defense of chastity grounded in the teachings of the Christian faith.
ANNE ATKINS is a British novelist, broadcaster and journalist. A regular contributor to the radio feature Thought for the Day on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme, Atkins is best known as a commentator on moral and ethical issues.