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.
Read moreNotes 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 […]
Read moreSexual 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 […]
Read moreGender 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 […]
Read moreDignitas 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”, […]
Read moreThe “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 […]
Read moreNotes 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 […]
Read moreNotes 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 […]
Read moreSexual 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 […]
Read moreSexual politics from January to June 2024 (Part 1)
>> Read in PDF << Part 1 – Democracies in dispute Introduction As we have pointed out in previous editions, in recent years sexual politics has become inseparable from the dynamics of de-democratization and authoritarianism that have been growing around the world – with particular strength in the Americas and Europe, where democratic regimes seemed […]
Read moreSexual Politics from July to November 2023
>> Download and read in PDF << First Words This edition of the SPW newsletter covers the main events in sexual politics since July, roughly the second half of 2023. As we have pointed out in previous editions, especially since the pandemic, the sexual politics of the 21st century is indelibly intertwined with the de-democratizing […]
Read moreSonia Corrêa interview at SDGSummit2030: September 2023
Feminist Voices at #SDGSummit2030 on “Speak out against anti-gender and anti-rights narratives and actions to achieve the 2030 Agenda” with Sonia Correa, Co-Coordinator, Sexuality Policy Watch (SPW), Brazil. Hosted by Dr. Racheal Misan-Ruppee. Watch below: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3490677294488395
Read moreSexual Politics from February to July 2023
>>> Read/download in PDF <<< Opening Words This newsletter describes and seeks to contextualize the developments in sexual politics since February 2023. In times of democratic deterioration around the world, sexual politics, our object of analysis, inevitably finds itself entangled in authoritarian shifts. The pervasive effects of de-democratization are palpable in anti-gender political dynamics and […]
Read moreSexual Politics in 2022: Retrospective
>> Read in PDF << First words In 2022, we adjusted our perspective for monitoring and analyzing sexual politics. In the previous two years, our editorial focus had been the Covid-19 pandemic and its effects. As the dramatic and brutally lethal epidemiological scenarios have abated, we have refocused on the national and transnational dynamics of […]
Read moreArticle “Welcome to the Kremlin” – by Klementyna Suchanov
This article is one of the chapters of the book “This is War”, written by the Polish feminist journalist Klementyna Suchanova. We dearly thanks her for sharing it with SPW readers. Read it here
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