Sophie Lewis
@reproutopia.bsky.social
Philadelphia feminist writer • ENEMY FEMINISMS: TERFS, POLICEWOMEN & GIRLBOSSES AGAINST LIBERATION • patreon.com/reproutopia • Full Surrogacy Now • Abolish the Family • essays @ LRB, Harper's, The Drift, Lux • octopus essay n+1 mag • "recovering academic"
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I have a new article up at SOCIAL RESEARCH: "Destroy the Family to Realize Its Promise: Abolition as Care Communization." Check it out:
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I have a new article up at SOCIAL RESEARCH: "Destroy the Family to Realize Its Promise: Abolition as Care Communization." Check it out:
doi.org/10.1353/sor....
doi.org/10.1353/sor....
January 26, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I have a new article up at SOCIAL RESEARCH: "Destroy the Family to Realize Its Promise: Abolition as Care Communization." Check it out:
doi.org/10.1353/sor....
doi.org/10.1353/sor....
I have a new article up at SOCIAL RESEARCH: "Destroy the Family to Realize Its Promise: Abolition as Care Communization." Check it out:
doi.org/10.1353/sor....
doi.org/10.1353/sor....
January 26, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I have a new article up at SOCIAL RESEARCH: "Destroy the Family to Realize Its Promise: Abolition as Care Communization." Check it out:
doi.org/10.1353/sor....
doi.org/10.1353/sor....
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Do me a favour and hear @reproutopia.bsky.social out! 🖤 doi.org/10.1353/sor....
January 26, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Do me a favour and hear @reproutopia.bsky.social out! 🖤 doi.org/10.1353/sor....
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a call to healthcare workers from “Health Fascism and the Anti-State State” in December:
www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/...
www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/...
January 24, 2026 at 7:56 PM
a call to healthcare workers from “Health Fascism and the Anti-State State” in December:
www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/...
www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/...
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It seems clear Alex Pretti, a healthcare worker, was murdered for engaging in the exact kind of community care we hope all care workers to embody: the kind that doesn’t stop at the threshold of the hospital, the clinic, but that aims to care for and support the community where and how they can
January 24, 2026 at 7:05 PM
It seems clear Alex Pretti, a healthcare worker, was murdered for engaging in the exact kind of community care we hope all care workers to embody: the kind that doesn’t stop at the threshold of the hospital, the clinic, but that aims to care for and support the community where and how they can
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I have had that feeling before where in the middle of an action you feel how tangibly another world is possible, but this time I feel it across an entire city. So many here are seeing what life could be like if it were organized around different principles, if the rhythm were completely different
January 25, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I have had that feeling before where in the middle of an action you feel how tangibly another world is possible, but this time I feel it across an entire city. So many here are seeing what life could be like if it were organized around different principles, if the rhythm were completely different
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Sophie Lewis' Enemy Feminisms was one of my favorites this year for her chapter-by-chapter historical analysis of how feminism was used by aspiring female colonizers, fascists, and racists across the centuries. "Feminism" is not an inherent political good! www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2489-e...
Enemy Feminisms
www.haymarketbooks.org
December 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Sophie Lewis' Enemy Feminisms was one of my favorites this year for her chapter-by-chapter historical analysis of how feminism was used by aspiring female colonizers, fascists, and racists across the centuries. "Feminism" is not an inherent political good! www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2489-e...
“We are >2 years into a genocide waged by a settler state armed to the teeth by the world’s most cruel empire, itself a settler colony, currently turning that cruelty inward at an alarming rate against migrants, students, & any dissident or non-normative subject” (opening of Lara Sheehi's next book)
January 19, 2026 at 1:01 AM
“We are >2 years into a genocide waged by a settler state armed to the teeth by the world’s most cruel empire, itself a settler colony, currently turning that cruelty inward at an alarming rate against migrants, students, & any dissident or non-normative subject” (opening of Lara Sheehi's next book)
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◆Tortorici, Dayna, 2026, "Not All Women", n+1, 52 (Winter 2026), (www.nplusonemag.com/issue-52/rev...).
―❝【Lead】Feminism has always been divided❞
＊Sophie Lewis. Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation. Haymarket, 2025.
―❝【Lead】Feminism has always been divided❞
＊Sophie Lewis. Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation. Haymarket, 2025.
Not All Women | Dayna Tortorici
The point of all this cataloging — which is less schematic in Lewis’s presentation than my summary suggests — is to help us recognize traces of enemy feminism when we encounter them in the present. An...
www.nplusonemag.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:09 AM
◆Tortorici, Dayna, 2026, "Not All Women", n+1, 52 (Winter 2026), (www.nplusonemag.com/issue-52/rev...).
―❝【Lead】Feminism has always been divided❞
＊Sophie Lewis. Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation. Haymarket, 2025.
―❝【Lead】Feminism has always been divided❞
＊Sophie Lewis. Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation. Haymarket, 2025.
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“Given the history of intrafeminist conflict, Lewis suggests, it’s time we gave up the comforting myth that feminism is always and everywhere a force for good.”
In n+1’s Winter 2026 issue: coeditor @dtortorici.bsky.social on Sophie Lewis’s ENEMY FEMINISMS. www.nplusonemag.com/issue-52/rev...
In n+1’s Winter 2026 issue: coeditor @dtortorici.bsky.social on Sophie Lewis’s ENEMY FEMINISMS. www.nplusonemag.com/issue-52/rev...
Not All Women | Dayna Tortorici
The point of all this cataloging — which is less schematic in Lewis’s presentation than my summary suggests — is to help us recognize traces of enemy feminism when we encounter them in the present. An...
www.nplusonemag.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM
“Given the history of intrafeminist conflict, Lewis suggests, it’s time we gave up the comforting myth that feminism is always and everywhere a force for good.”
In n+1’s Winter 2026 issue: coeditor @dtortorici.bsky.social on Sophie Lewis’s ENEMY FEMINISMS. www.nplusonemag.com/issue-52/rev...
In n+1’s Winter 2026 issue: coeditor @dtortorici.bsky.social on Sophie Lewis’s ENEMY FEMINISMS. www.nplusonemag.com/issue-52/rev...
"What are the red flags of enemy feminism? For starters, fear: an emphasis on danger over pleasure; a preoccupation with purity; technophobia; congealed opinion; resistance to surprise or novelty; and the desire for strong borders.... But by far the most common feature of enemy feminism is racism."
I wrote about @reproutopia.bsky.social's excellent book "Enemy Feminisms: Terfs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation" for the new @nplusonemag.com
“Given the history of intrafeminist conflict, Lewis suggests, it’s time we gave up the comforting myth that feminism is always and everywhere a force for good.”
In n+1’s Winter 2026 issue: coeditor @dtortorici.bsky.social on Sophie Lewis’s ENEMY FEMINISMS. www.nplusonemag.com/issue-52/rev...
In n+1’s Winter 2026 issue: coeditor @dtortorici.bsky.social on Sophie Lewis’s ENEMY FEMINISMS. www.nplusonemag.com/issue-52/rev...
January 17, 2026 at 3:08 PM
"What are the red flags of enemy feminism? For starters, fear: an emphasis on danger over pleasure; a preoccupation with purity; technophobia; congealed opinion; resistance to surprise or novelty; and the desire for strong borders.... But by far the most common feature of enemy feminism is racism."
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Literally the dream review - not only does Dayna *get it*, she illuminates the stakes of what I was trying to do in ways I needed to have explained back to me / didn't totally grasp or know how to articulate. I'm so thrilled I could die
I wrote about @reproutopia.bsky.social's excellent book "Enemy Feminisms: Terfs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation" for the new @nplusonemag.com
“Given the history of intrafeminist conflict, Lewis suggests, it’s time we gave up the comforting myth that feminism is always and everywhere a force for good.”
In n+1’s Winter 2026 issue: coeditor @dtortorici.bsky.social on Sophie Lewis’s ENEMY FEMINISMS. www.nplusonemag.com/issue-52/rev...
In n+1’s Winter 2026 issue: coeditor @dtortorici.bsky.social on Sophie Lewis’s ENEMY FEMINISMS. www.nplusonemag.com/issue-52/rev...
January 15, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Literally the dream review - not only does Dayna *get it*, she illuminates the stakes of what I was trying to do in ways I needed to have explained back to me / didn't totally grasp or know how to articulate. I'm so thrilled I could die
Literally the dream review - not only does Dayna *get it*, she illuminates the stakes of what I was trying to do in ways I needed to have explained back to me / didn't totally grasp or know how to articulate. I'm so thrilled I could die
I wrote about @reproutopia.bsky.social's excellent book "Enemy Feminisms: Terfs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation" for the new @nplusonemag.com
“Given the history of intrafeminist conflict, Lewis suggests, it’s time we gave up the comforting myth that feminism is always and everywhere a force for good.”
In n+1’s Winter 2026 issue: coeditor @dtortorici.bsky.social on Sophie Lewis’s ENEMY FEMINISMS. www.nplusonemag.com/issue-52/rev...
In n+1’s Winter 2026 issue: coeditor @dtortorici.bsky.social on Sophie Lewis’s ENEMY FEMINISMS. www.nplusonemag.com/issue-52/rev...
January 15, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Literally the dream review - not only does Dayna *get it*, she illuminates the stakes of what I was trying to do in ways I needed to have explained back to me / didn't totally grasp or know how to articulate. I'm so thrilled I could die
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5/ Sophie Lewis @reproutopia.bsky.social on the history of “fascist feminisms,” what this history can tell us about the current state of US politics, and her book Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation
www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...
www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...
Best of 2025: Enemy Feminisms w/ Sophie Lewis | The Death Panel
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January 6, 2026 at 8:23 PM
5/ Sophie Lewis @reproutopia.bsky.social on the history of “fascist feminisms,” what this history can tell us about the current state of US politics, and her book Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation
www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...
www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...
Another one joins the ranks of the illuminated
Finally watched My Octopus Teacher tonight (with the 6 year old), and @reproutopia.bsky.social was right about everything.
January 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Another one joins the ranks of the illuminated
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For a sixth time, you chose an interview with @reproutopia.bsky.social as one of your favorites of the year.
Today on "Best of 2025," it's Sophie on "Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation" (@haymarketbooks.org).
... and IT'S FREE!
www.patreon.com/posts/happy-...
Today on "Best of 2025," it's Sophie on "Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation" (@haymarketbooks.org).
... and IT'S FREE!
www.patreon.com/posts/happy-...
Happy "Best of 2025" Hellidaze with Sophie Lewis and "Enemy Feminisms" | This Is Hell!
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December 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
For a sixth time, you chose an interview with @reproutopia.bsky.social as one of your favorites of the year.
Today on "Best of 2025," it's Sophie on "Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation" (@haymarketbooks.org).
... and IT'S FREE!
www.patreon.com/posts/happy-...
Today on "Best of 2025," it's Sophie on "Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation" (@haymarketbooks.org).
... and IT'S FREE!
www.patreon.com/posts/happy-...
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First up: @reallandsend.bsky.social and @vickyacab.bsky.social on the holes in the Trump administration’s grip on power and how the field is ripe for mass movements to challenge not just Trump administration policies like mass deportation, but federal power itself
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www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...
Best of 2025: Sick Sad World w/ Vicky Osterweil | The Death Panel
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December 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
First up: @reallandsend.bsky.social and @vickyacab.bsky.social on the holes in the Trump administration’s grip on power and how the field is ripe for mass movements to challenge not just Trump administration policies like mass deportation, but federal power itself
www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...
www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...
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"I think most people never imagine there could be such a thing as KKK feminism or fascist feminism. And yet there is, actually." @reproutopia.bsky.social
Leaning In to State Violence - Sophie Lewis interviewed by Aya Gruber - Inquest
In ‘Enemy Feminisms,’ philosopher Sophie Lewis engages with the feminism of fascists, cops, and jailers to better understand what a truly liberatory politics needs to look like.
inquest.org
December 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"I think most people never imagine there could be such a thing as KKK feminism or fascist feminism. And yet there is, actually." @reproutopia.bsky.social
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'Enemy Feminisms' by @reproutopia.bsky.social @haymarketbooks.org was recommended in our Year in Books by Inquest editor @romaissaa.bsky.social who calls it "distinctive, poetic, and rupturing, slicing through conventional thinking to reveal uncomfortable truths."
The Year in Books - Inquest
Inquest staff recommendations of not-to-be-missed decarceral books from 2025.
inquest.org
December 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
'Enemy Feminisms' by @reproutopia.bsky.social @haymarketbooks.org was recommended in our Year in Books by Inquest editor @romaissaa.bsky.social who calls it "distinctive, poetic, and rupturing, slicing through conventional thinking to reveal uncomfortable truths."
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Podcasts:
ORDINARY UNHAPPINESS podcasts.apple.com/is/podcast/9...
LRB podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
DEATH PANEL podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/e...
SAD FRANCISCO podcasts.apple.com/ba/podcast/w...
THIS IS HELL podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
NEW BOOKS newbooksnetwork.com/enemy-femini...
ORDINARY UNHAPPINESS podcasts.apple.com/is/podcast/9...
LRB podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
DEATH PANEL podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/e...
SAD FRANCISCO podcasts.apple.com/ba/podcast/w...
THIS IS HELL podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
NEW BOOKS newbooksnetwork.com/enemy-femini...
December 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Podcasts:
ORDINARY UNHAPPINESS podcasts.apple.com/is/podcast/9...
LRB podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
DEATH PANEL podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/e...
SAD FRANCISCO podcasts.apple.com/ba/podcast/w...
THIS IS HELL podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
NEW BOOKS newbooksnetwork.com/enemy-femini...
ORDINARY UNHAPPINESS podcasts.apple.com/is/podcast/9...
LRB podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
DEATH PANEL podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/e...
SAD FRANCISCO podcasts.apple.com/ba/podcast/w...
THIS IS HELL podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
NEW BOOKS newbooksnetwork.com/enemy-femini...
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Here are some (written) ENEMY FEMINISMS interviews
publicseminar.org/2025/04/some...
thebaffler.com/latest/femin...
www.patreon.com/posts/q-and-...
www.interviewmagazine.com/literature/s...
www.radicalphilosophy.com/interview/sm...
publicseminar.org/2025/04/some...
thebaffler.com/latest/femin...
www.patreon.com/posts/q-and-...
www.interviewmagazine.com/literature/s...
www.radicalphilosophy.com/interview/sm...
December 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Here are some (written) ENEMY FEMINISMS interviews
publicseminar.org/2025/04/some...
thebaffler.com/latest/femin...
www.patreon.com/posts/q-and-...
www.interviewmagazine.com/literature/s...
www.radicalphilosophy.com/interview/sm...
publicseminar.org/2025/04/some...
thebaffler.com/latest/femin...
www.patreon.com/posts/q-and-...
www.interviewmagazine.com/literature/s...
www.radicalphilosophy.com/interview/sm...
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This long and broad article links eco-fascism to anti-trans feminism and is very worth reading
The recognition of what I propose we call “enemy feminism” is also liberating, because it means we can skip the stage of “calling in” people who are plainly more interested in upholding a version of patriarchy that includes them in its upper ranks than destroying it.
lux-magazine.com/article/terf...
lux-magazine.com/article/terf...
TERF Island - Lux Magazine
There Have Always Been Enemies Inside the Feminist Camp
lux-magazine.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
This long and broad article links eco-fascism to anti-trans feminism and is very worth reading
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An incredibly useful and (for me at least) pretty groundbreaking history of how the rancid ideology of organized transphobia worked its way into mainstream feminism. "Enemy feminism" is a great way of framing it. Many thanks to @reproutopia.bsky.social for this valuable intervention.
The recognition of what I propose we call “enemy feminism” is also liberating, because it means we can skip the stage of “calling in” people who are plainly more interested in upholding a version of patriarchy that includes them in its upper ranks than destroying it.
lux-magazine.com/article/terf...
lux-magazine.com/article/terf...
TERF Island - Lux Magazine
There Have Always Been Enemies Inside the Feminist Camp
lux-magazine.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:08 AM
An incredibly useful and (for me at least) pretty groundbreaking history of how the rancid ideology of organized transphobia worked its way into mainstream feminism. "Enemy feminism" is a great way of framing it. Many thanks to @reproutopia.bsky.social for this valuable intervention.