TAG: feminisms

Political mythology on abortion and trans men

Blas Radi (Universidad de Buenos Aires)[1] The sexual and (non) reproductive health of trans men is a challenging issue. In the first place, because it is far from being guaranteed (even contemplated, perhaps imagined?) by the Health system and its agents. Second, because it seems not to be included in the limited inventory of […]

Report on Human Rights of Intersex People in South Africa

On 11 December 2017, Intersex South Africa, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, the Foundation for Human Rights and Iranti joined activists and members of the intersex community in the first largescale engagement with government on matters of intersex genital mutilation, infanticide, healthcare procedures and standards of living. Representatives of Intersex South Africa (ISSA) shared […]

Sexual politics in March and early April 2018

On March 14th, 2018, Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes were brutally assassinated in a shootout a week after Women’s International Day. Marielle was a black feminist lesbian and a Municipal Councilor in Rio de Janeiro. A member of PSOL (the Socialism and Freedom Party), she was elected by more than 45,000 votes and […]

Gender Perspectives on Torture: Law and Practice

I once asked a Guatemalan public defender how she knew when a woman’s murder was the result of gender-based violence and not a simple homicide. She showed me several pictures of women’s half or fully naked bodies exhibiting obvious signs of torture, mutilation, and violent sexual assault prior to their deaths. She said that was […]

The Pope’s visit to Chile: the limits of the ‘Francis phenomenon’

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, and who often deploys discourses that seem to take some distance from the ones promoted by John Paul II in his obsession with sexuality matters, […]

Can a subaltern speak?

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 must be subverted.

Sexual politics in February and early March 2018

Main global trends Another mass shooting in Parkland (Florida) shocked the US and the world. Research findings that gained visibility after the tragedy reveal that most perpetrators of mass shootings reported in the country are white males, of which a large percentage has had a history of alleged or convicted domestic abuse. Most importantly, this […]

Ex-Miss Febem

Ex-Miss Febem is the avatar of Aleta Valente, a Brazilian artist who lives in the peripheric neighborhood Bangu in Rio de Janeiro, where many correctional facilities are installed. Her artistic project name translates roughly to ‘former Miss Youth Detention Center’. She has a formal unfinished education in Arts at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro […]

Abortion bill in Argentina in 2018

Argentine Women Demand Legalization of Abortion at Congress – TeleSur Argentine Protesters Demand Free, Legal and Safe Abortions – TeleSur Argentina president urges Congress to start abortion debate – ABC News Macri gives a green light to open the debate on abortion law reform – International Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion Argentina President Urges […]

The Reproductive Rights Counteroffensive in Mexico and Central America

Authors: Gabriela Arguedas Ramírez and Lynn M. Morgan Reference: Feminist Studies 43, no. 2. 2017 by Feminist Studies, Inc. Download the article here.

Brazil’s right to abortion on the table again

On February 5 of 2018, Senator Magno Malta (PR) proposed to archive the draft bill (SUG) N. 15/2014 on the Commission of Human Rights and Participative Legislation (CDH). In a quick reaction, the feminist movement initiated a new ballot initiative mirroring the SUG 15/2014 in order to reestablish the bill in case the Senate majority […]

Sexual Politics in January 2018

In January of 2018, a fierce transnational feminist controversy erupted on the question of sexual harassment. In the same week of the Golden Globes Award ceremony when the #TimeIsUp campaign for equal gender pay was launched, a manifesto signed by a hundred French women artists and writers was published by Le Monde, titled The freedom […]