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
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
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
Iraq: new law criminalizes same-sex relations
LGBTQ Iraqis fear dark days ahead after anti-gay law – France 24 Comment by UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani on Iraq – UN
Article “The double-helix entanglements of transnational advocacy: Moral conservative resistance to LGBTI rights”
Published at Review of International Studies (RIS). Download it here.
Sexual 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 anti-feminism of anti-trans feminism
Access here the article of Alyosxa Tudor: The -anti-feminism-of-anti-trans-feminism
Rita and Tina as Parts of Me
By Sonia Corrêa I took many meanders before writing this brief note about the enchantment – as the Brazilian writer Guimarães Rosa described death –
Sexual 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
Anti-trans attacks in sports: a necessary update
By Nana Soares. In July 2022, we published an article echoing and contextualising the guidelines then adopted by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) regarding the participation of trans women in their competitions. As we highlight in the article, gender policing in sports is not a new debate, but it is one that has intensified and taken on new forms in recent years.