Brazilian conservatives react to Judith Butler
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Sexual Politics in October 2017
October began with the International Day of the Girl on the 11th when the media attention was towards highlighting how access to education, especially in some

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Originally published at Amnesty International, on Oct 10, 2017. Available here. The recent Paraguayan Ministry of Education and Science resolution banning the dissemination and use

Sexual Politics in September 2017
September is the key moment of the year in regard to abortion rights, as the 28th marks the International Safe Abortion Day worldwide. As informed

Donald Trump: US to bar transgender people from military service
Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would not allow transgender individuals to serve in the US military in any capacity, reversing a policy put in

Brazilian political crises in May 2018: news and analysis
Operation Car Wash: Is this the biggest corruption scandal in history? – The Guardian The Guardian view on Brazilian corruption: the public deserve a voice

Religion and Gender Special Issue Habemus Gender!
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Latin America’s Gender Ideology Explosion
While it would be nice to report that the phrase is merely a malapropism, it is a very deliberate concept spawned by conservative religious groups. “Gender ideology” is becoming the catch-all metonym of a growing global movement opposing gender equality, abortion,

Trump Rescinds Rules on Bathrooms for Transgender Students
President Trump on Wednesday rescinded protections for transgender students that had allowed them to use bathrooms corresponding with their gender identity, overruling his own education secretary and placing his administration firmly in the middle

Assessments of Gorsuch nomination to Supreme Court
Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court Trump Nominates Birth Control Benefit Foe Neil Gorsuch to