Everything old is new again.
In 411 B.C., Greek author Aristophanes penned a play called Lysistrata. In the bawdy comedy, Lysistrata organizes a mission to end the Peloponnesian War between two city-states by urging all women to deny men any sex until the war is over.
Skip ahead 2,433 years, when &#8220;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SexStrike?src=hashtag_click">#SexStrike</a>&#8221; trended on Twitter after the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/united-states-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-leaves-abortion-restrictions-to-states">Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling on abortion</a>.
&#8220;My legs are CLOSED!&#8221; one account tweeted. &#8220;Because SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade, we cannot take the risk of an unintended pregnancy, therefore, we will not have sex with any man — including our husbands — unless we are trying to become pregnant. #SexStrike.&#8221;
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&#8220;If this world thinks that they can oppress women forever, then we close our legs. #sexstrike,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/thesexstrike/status/1541173797235089410">wrote</a> the user thesexstrike.
&#8220;Ladies, it&#8217;s time to close up shop until this abortion wrong is righted. #Lysistrata #SexStrike,&#8221; user Darla B. <a href="https://twitter.com/Darla_B/status/1540371525106339841">wrote</a>.
&#8220;If your man is against abortion, withhold sex. And get a new boyfriend,&#8221; another anonymous account <a href="https://twitter.com/BeabahJ/status/1540758258582814720">posted</a>.
&#8220;To all people with a uterus: withhold sex. We don’t need them and we must wield our power. #sexstrike,&#8221; another <a href="https://twitter.com/SydneyB503/status/1540427753660375041">wrote</a>.
Protests <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/protests-hit-cities-across-the-country-following-scotus-abortion-decision">erupted</a> in cities across the country after the court overturned women&#8217;s federal right to abortions on Friday.
&#8220;I live in New York and I am DOUBLE FURIOUS with the Supreme Court. I want to find people who are coordinating a mass sex strike. That is our power,&#8221; another person <a href="https://twitter.com/SlevinIvy/status/1540354718760853505">wrote</a>. &#8220;WOMEN HAVE THE POWER HERE. NO MORE SEX UNTIL ABORTION RIGHTS ARE FEDERAL LAW,&#8221; the person <a href="https://twitter.com/SlevinIvy/status/1540348120919334917">continued</a>.
&#8220;Join the #SexStrike in response to SCOTUS overturning Roe,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/mcspocky/status/1540433397142589441">wrote</a> user McSpocky. &#8220;Maybe when male lawmakers find out they aren&#8217;t getting any from their wives or mistresses, we&#8217;ll finally get Congressional action to pass a federal law protecting abortion rights.&#8221;
The movement did draw some mockery.
&#8220;Dear Liberal Women, please continue to abstain from casual, outside-of-a-committed-relationship sex. #SexStrike. Congratulations, you are well on your way to old fashioned, conservative behavior. It makes you much more attractive people. You&#8217;re welcome,&#8221; one person <a href="https://twitter.com/sethwixtrom/status/1541138535197163523">tweeted</a>.
&#8220;This was the funniest thing I saw in social media yesterday…#sexstrike. I am wondering if these ladies recognize that their pro-choice/abortion husbands would be the victims, while the pro-life husband and wives could protest this movement by simple having sex. Too Hilarious!&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/PubliusAmerica2/status/1540748196716023810">wrote</a> another.
Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.


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