The Case Against the Sexual Revolution by Louise Perry

Meeting at the usual place (upstairs) at The Shakespeare Hotel, 200 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills, on Thursday 24 September 2026, we will be discussing The Case Against the Sexual Revolution by Louise Perry.

Louise Perry argues from an alternative feminist perspective. She says that that the sexual revolution (with its emphasis on casual sex, pornography, and the idea that 'consent is the only rule') has not liberated women. The main beneficiaries have been a small group of high-status men, while it disadvantages ordinary men and women, and particularly those who are young, poor, or vulnerable. Her work rests on many of the insights of evolutionary biology and was her writing it was prompted by her working in a rape crisis centre. She argues that many 'traditional practices' such as monogamous marriage, restraint and chivalry need to be revived for the benefit of all.

Louise Perry is a British journalist, author, and broadcaster and has written for the right-wing Daily Mail and the left-wing New Statesman.

The format of the meeting is that we talk about the book in a focused way for about 50 mins. Opinions for and against the arguments in the book are encouraged. After the meeting formally closes, almost everyone stays back to talk more about the book or anything else.

Many of us start arriving just after 6.00pm, so feel free to arrive early for food or drinks. Copies of the book are available from the usual places. A pdf copy is available from Dale on request at [dalemills@cantab.net](mailto:dalemills@cantab.net)