Around the world
Since its launching, in 2006, the Sexuality Policy Watch website has circulated relevant information on sexual politics trends, events and actors around the world. This investment has resulted in a rich archive of global and national sexual politics.
One main feature of this database is that it is not confined to specific areas or issues. It encompasses information on abortion, sexual and reproductive rights, sex work, sexual violence, gender and women’s rights, HIV and AIDs; and emphasizes materials and analysis that contribute to locate these issues in relation to the political economy of sexuality. Since 2013, key facts, events and trends are selected and highlighted in monthly announcements.
“Retrumped”? – Donald is back in the White House
When Trump was elected for the first time, in 2016, we published a compilation of articles that predominantly analyzed the astonishment that the election result had provoked in the most diverse quarters. In this collection, the text published by feminist Marge Berer on her personal blog was entitled Trumped, evoking the expression trump-up which means […]
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 […]
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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 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 […]
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Gender 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 moreOne year of Gaza devastation: compilation
English One map to visualize one year of destruction in the Gaza Strip – Le Monde Gaza in Ruins After a Year of War – NY Times Destruction in Gaza caused by Israel-Hamas war mapped using satellite data – CBS Mapped: Nearly 60% of Gaza damaged or destroyed in one year of war – Axios […]
Read moreNews from Vatican: Francis vs. Ultra-Conservatives
Torreciudad, Opus Dei’s Shrine El Papa toma el control de Torreciudad, el ‘santuario’ del Opus Dei fundado por Escrivá de Balaguer – El Diario Conflict between Opus Dei and Spanish diocese to be mediated by papal commissioner – Catholic News Agency Pope Intervenes in Battle of Bishop of Barbastro Against the Opus Dei with the […]
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Dignitas 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 moreKamala Harris’s candidacy: compilation
English Harris steps up – The Nation August 2024 Issue The Kamala Show – The New Yorker Kamala Harris’s Gamble – New Yorker Where Kamala Harris Stands on the Issues: Abortion, Immigration and More – NY Times In Debate With Trump, Harris’s Expressions Were a Weapon – NY Times Meet the evangelicals trying to make […]
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The “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 […]
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DEMOCRACIES IN DISPUTE: Explore the series and access the materials
In 2024, more than 64 countries will have elections at different levels*. These disputes are both electoral and about the meaning of democracies. They will trigger conditions of fierce battles over politics, but also narratives between a wide variety of actors, including populist and authoritarian forces that, over the past few years, have been instrumentalizing […]
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 moreBangladesh 2024 political crisis: compilation
Misinformation campaigns and the future of Bangladesh-India relations – The Daily Star Hasina fled Bangladesh, leaving behind a ‘beaten’ Indian security establishment – Nenews Cannot rule out foreign hand in Bangladesh crisis: Ex-Indian envoy – India Today Violence against Hindus in Bangladesh: Boost to Islamophobia in India – The Wire Bangladesh University Teachers Propose Inclusive […]
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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 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 […]
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Sexual 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 […]
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