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Since its launching, in 2006, the Sexuality Policy Watch website has circulated relevant information on sexual politics trends, events and actors around the world. This investment has resulted in a rich archive of global and national sexual politics.

One main feature of this database is that it is not confined to specific areas or issues. It encompasses information on abortion, sexual and reproductive rights, sex work, sexual violence, gender and women’s rights, HIV and AIDs; and emphasizes materials and analysis that contribute to locate these issues in relation to the political economy of sexuality. Since 2013, key facts, events and trends are selected and highlighted in monthly announcements.

Feb 6, 2025

Trump is unleashing sadism upon the world. But we cannot get overwhelmed

By Judith Butler Published at The Guardian As Trump delivers a series of devastating and appalling executive orders and public pronouncements every day, it has never been more important to avoid being captured by his obscenity and focus on how the issues are interconnected. Full article here.  

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Nov 8, 2024

“Retrumped”? – Donald is back in the White House

When Trump was elected for the first time, in 2016, we published a compilation of articles that predominantly analyzed the astonishment that the election result had provoked in the most diverse quarters. In this collection, the text published by feminist Marge Berer on her personal blog was entitled Trumped, evoking the expression trump-up which means […]

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Oct 31, 2024

Notes on the webinar “Democracies in Dispute: Africa”

In 2024, more than 60 countries held or will hold elections at different levels of government. The contests aren’t only about who gets elected, but also about the very meaning of democracies, with a struggle for political and narrative power among multiple actors, including populists, who have weaponized democratic ideals and practices to erode democracy […]

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Oct 30, 2024

Sexual politics from July to October 2024

Introduction Once again, our newsletter brings you news and analysis about the current times, which are more somber than bright: authoritarian trends, the continued expansion of the ultra-right, and, above all, the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, as well as less visible but also bloody conflicts. Furthermore, between July and October 2024, a new […]

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Photo by Franco Fuica. The banner reads: “Trans childhoods supported, celebrated and non-pathologised!”.
Oct 14, 2024

Gender affirmation and evidence around suicide: Contributions to public debate

By: Tomás Ojeda, Mariana Gaba, Isidora Paiva-Mack, Rodrigo Sierra Rosales, Débora Fernández y Alemka Tomicic Year: 2024 This piece explores the relationship between gender-affirming interventions, particularly medical ones, and suicide mortality in the trans and non-binary community. It responds to the publication of the ‘Cass Report’, which reviews evidence about treatment of trans and gender […]

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Oct 8, 2024

One year of Gaza devastation: compilation

English One map to visualize one year of destruction in the Gaza Strip – Le Monde Gaza in Ruins After a Year of War – NY Times Destruction in Gaza caused by Israel-Hamas war mapped using satellite data – CBS Mapped: Nearly 60% of Gaza damaged or destroyed in one year of war – Axios […]

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Oct 2, 2024

News from Vatican: Francis vs. Ultra-Conservatives

Torreciudad, Opus Dei’s Shrine El Papa toma el control de Torreciudad, el ‘santuario’ del Opus Dei fundado por Escrivá de Balaguer – El Diario Conflict between Opus Dei and Spanish diocese to be mediated by papal commissioner – Catholic News Agency Pope Intervenes in Battle of Bishop of Barbastro Against the Opus Dei with the […]

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Oct 1, 2024

Dignitas Infinita: a first and brief reading

Sonia Corrêa In  April 2024, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith, the main doctrinal body of the Holy See, published the Declaration Dignitas Infinita – On Human Dignity.  This new text may be read as the first guidelines on gender and related matters in which the imprimatur of Francis I is flagrant. It groups  “abortion”, […]

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Sep 16, 2024

Kamala Harris’s candidacy: compilation

English Harris steps up – The Nation August 2024 Issue  The Kamala Show – The New Yorker Kamala Harris’s Gamble – New Yorker Where Kamala Harris Stands on the Issues: Abortion, Immigration and More – NY Times In Debate With Trump, Harris’s Expressions Were a Weapon – NY Times Meet the evangelicals trying to make […]

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Sep 16, 2024

The “Politics of Gender”: A Genealogical Commentary

by Sonia Corrêa Introduction I was motivated to write this commentary after reading a series of articles that revisit the conditions in which a transnational agenda of the repudiation of “gender” took shape in the 1990s (Butler, 2004; Case, 2017; Garbagnolli, 2017; Mikolsci and Campana, 2017: 723-745; Kuhar and Patternote, 2017; Viveros, 2017: 220-241), having […]

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Sep 9, 2024

DEMOCRACIES IN DISPUTE: Explore the series and access the materials

In 2024, more than 64 countries will have elections at different levels*. These disputes are both electoral and about the meaning of democracies. They will trigger conditions of fierce battles over politics, but also narratives between a wide variety of actors, including populist and authoritarian forces that, over the past few years, have been instrumentalizing […]

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Aug 5, 2024

Notes on the webinar “Disputed Democracies: The United States”

We present below the translated version of the notes on the webinar “Democracies in Dispute: United States”. The webinar was held on June, 4th, 2024, as part of the Pending and Emerging Debates Forum. The original report, in Spanish, is available here.   In 2024, more than 60 countries will have elections at different levels […]

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Aug 5, 2024

Notes on the webinar “Democracies in Dispute: Latin America”

We present below the translated version of the notes on the webinar “Democracies in Dispute: Latin America”. The webinar was held on May, 7th, 2024, as part of the Pending and Emerging Debates Forum. The original report, in Spanish, is available here.   In 2024, more than 60 countries will have elections at different levels of […]

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Aug 5, 2024

Bangladesh 2024 political crisis: compilation

Misinformation campaigns and the future of Bangladesh-India relations – The Daily Star Hasina fled Bangladesh, leaving behind a ‘beaten’ Indian security establishment – Nenews Cannot rule out foreign hand in Bangladesh crisis: Ex-Indian envoy – India Today Violence against Hindus in Bangladesh: Boost to Islamophobia in India – The Wire Bangladesh University Teachers Propose Inclusive […]

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Jun 20, 2024

Sexual politics from January to June 2024 (Part 2)

>> Read in PDF << Part 2 – Continuing anti-gender offensives Gender politics: good news Inevitably, the political situation described in part 1 of this issue is marked by anti-gender attacks, attacks on LGBTQIA+ rights, and, as we’ll see below, on the right to abortion. However, we also have some good news. In the international […]

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