US Elections: A statement from Judith Butler
There are two questions that voters in the US from the left of center are asking themselves: Who are these people who voted for
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Understanding and resisting Trump: a wide range of views
Donald Trump, after defeating Hillary Clinton in an extremely polarized election, will be the 45th President of the United States. This result prompted visceral and
Sex, gender and far right’s global attack
In fact, “gender ideology” is an invention of the right. It’s a hodgepodge of disparate ideas developed by a diverse group of thinkers over the past 50 years, linked mainly in the minds of its opponents. It doesn’t really exist beyond its creators’ manifestos and protest banners, but it’s already helped them score some very real victories.
The ‘state’ and sexual politics: An interview with Gloria Careaga
On March 2016, we relaunched our Spanish website that (among other things) provides access to the Spanish translation of Queering the Public Sphere in Mexico
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LGBT festival in Ukraine abandoned after far-right protest
Rightwing groups surrounded hotel in Lviv where about 70 participants in the equality festival had gathered.
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Nigerian lawmakers voted down a women equality bill citing the Bible and Sharia law
Originally posted on QZ on 15/03/2016. Available at: https://qz.com/africa/639763/nigerian-lawmakers-voted-down-a-women-equality-bill-citing-the-bible-and-sharia-law Nigerian lawmakers on Tuesday (Mar.15), voted against a gender and equal opportunities bill (pdf). The bill,
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Reports from Portugal’s recent changes in abortion law – International Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion
PORTUGAL: DIARY OF A PARLIAMENTARY SELL-OUT BY THE RIGHT-WING MAJORITY PARTIES by Duarte Vilar Executive Director, Associação para o Planeamento da Família (APF), Portugal
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Gender and sexuality at the June 2015 Turkish Elections
One political event to be noted as relevant from a gender and sexuality perspective was the electoral defeat of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on
Fundamentalists Ramp Up Attacks on Human Rights Group in El Salvador
By Kathy Bougher September 2, 2014 – 7:24 pm Fundamentalist groups in El Salvador have escalated their media attacks against the “Freedom for the 17”
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Putin’s homophobic nationalism
Read Zillah Eisenstein’s article about Putin’s homophobic nationalism. The author says that “right-wing rhetoric, demonizing homosexuals and feminists is an attempt to stimulate his waning