Author: Richard Miskolci Abstract: The persecution of philosopher Judith Butler during her visit to Brazil in late 2017 revealed the power of the ghost of the so-called “gender ideology”, a [...]Read more
Since 2010’s political battles around gender have mushroomed globally involving a varied gamut of religious and secular forces. These frays became particularly frequent and vicious in Latin America, as illustrated [...]Read more
by José Manuel Morán Faúndes Things did not turn out as expected in Chile. Pope Francis, whose image as a charismatic leader sharply contrasts with of his predecessor Benedict XVI, [...]Read more
By Victoria Pedrido On March 20, five draft bills to pass the Voluntary Pregnancy Termination law were debated by Commissions in Parliament. Of those, one that was forwarded by the [...]Read more
Can a subaltern speak? No, is the response of the feminist philosopher Gayatri Spivak, when she realizes that to "have the right to a voice" the place of the subaltern [...]Read more
Authors: Gabriela Arguedas Ramírez and Lynn M. Morgan Reference: Feminist Studies 43, no. 2. 2017 by Feminist Studies, Inc. Download the article here.Read more
Sonia Corrêa In late January 2018, three people departed whose voices, or better said whose writings, inhabit very special places in my memory and intellectual formation: the Chilean poet Nicanor [...]Read more
One year ago, in the preamble of March 8 when we celebrate International Women’s Day and women around the world historically articulate and promote strikes, thousands of women in the [...]Read more
Los Angeles, January 21st, 2018. By Magaly Marques The best part of a protest or demonstration is to witness the creativity with which people express their motives for being there: [...]Read more
This letter was read at the closing session of the Special Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, [...]Read more
Turkey introduced a draft bill allowing religious leaders to perform civil marriage ceremonies. Women’s rights activists claim it will only make it harder to monitor the ceremonies in order to prevent child [...]Read more
By Peggy Antrobus On 21 October 2017 Today is the 43rd anniversary of the murders of my two younger sisters, Jenny and June. They were murdered by Jenny’s boyfriend who, [...]Read more
In order to properly situate sexual politics in Brazil (while paying special attention to abortion), we must connect it to the broader political scenario of the country as a whole. [...]Read more
What happens when a big name of the anti-gender crusade is involved in a sex scandal? Rogério Diniz Junqueira* Monsignor Tony Anatrella is a prominent name in the galaxy of [...]Read more
Table of Contents Special Section: Abortion and Human Rights GUEST EDITORS Alicia Ely Yamin, Paola Bergallo, and Marge Berer EDITORIAL Narratives of Essentialism and Exceptionalism: The Challenges and Possibilities of [...]Read more
