Sexual politics in June 2022: regressions and threats to abortion and LGBTQIA+ rights

In early July, we issued the Spanish version of our sexual politics bulletin, published in Portuguese and English in early June.  More complete and updated, the Spanish version covered very relevant sexual politics events not included in the previous versions. In order to also update our Portuguese and English readers, we have decided to issue ...
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Judith Butler on Roe vs Wade, trans rights and the war on education

The philosopher and gender theorist says the restriction of abortion rights is part of a project to restore patriarchy. By Alona Ferber The fallout from the US Supreme Court ruling on 24 June that overturned Roe vs Wade, the decision that had guaranteed safe, legal abortions in America since 1973, is still being felt across the country. It was ...
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The “Gilead” decision: a compilation

As predicted since December, when a public hearing on the Dobbs case took place, on June 24th 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court, overturned the right to abortion established in the 1973 Roe Vs. Wade decision. The decision did not surprise those who follow the realm of sexual politics, especially after the leaking of the decision’s ...
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