Abstract The term cultural evolution has become popular in the evolutionary human sciences, but it is often unclear what meant by it. This generating confusion and misconceptions that are hindering progress field. These include claim behavioral ecology disregards culture. We argue these misunderstandings caused unhelpful use of to identify both a phenomenon—culture changing through time—and the...

Elana Dykewomon's 1974 novel, Riverfinger Women, was among the first lesbian books with a "happy ending." Her seven books of fiction and poetry include the Lambda Award winner Beyond the Pale (now an audio and e-book) and Lambda nominee, Risk. She was an editor of the lesbian-feminist journal, Sinister Wisdom, for eight years. Her literary work foregrounds the lesbian heroic as integral to wome...