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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 second half of 2023. As we have pointed out in previous editions, especially since the pandemic, the sexual politics of the 21st century is indelibly intertwined with the de-democratizing […]
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Sexual Politics in 2022: Retrospective
>> Read in PDF << First words In 2022, we adjusted our perspective for monitoring and analyzing sexual politics. In the previous two years, our editorial focus had been the Covid-19 pandemic and its effects. As the dramatic and brutally lethal epidemiological scenarios have abated, we have refocused on the national and transnational dynamics of […]
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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 […]
Read moreAnti-trans drive in sports: compilation (English, Spanish and Portuguese)
English As elite sports think again about trans participation, our only demand is for fairness – The Guardian International Federations’ bans targeting trans and intersex women athletes are turning their sports into “playgrounds for discrimination”, Ilga world alerts – Ilga Trans athletes participation in sport: what’s the debate? – Openly How will swimming’s new transgender […]
Read moreSexual Politics from March to May 2022
>>> Read in PDF First Words Since April 2020, SPW newsletters have been tracking and analyzing sexual politics in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. After two years of health crisis and after brutal and repeated spikes of mortality spread over several regions and countries, the pandemic is finally ebbing thanks to the immunization achieved […]
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Sexual Politics in Times of Pandemic – 2021 Retrospective
>>> Download the PDF version here. First Thoughts The last 2020 SPW special hypothesized that during 2021, because of vaccines, Covid-19 would no longer be our main topic, but that did not prove to be the case. The pandemic followed its devastating course with the emergence of new, more aggressive variants, and the loss of […]
Read moreColombia Supreme Court’s decision on abortion: compilation on the February 2022 rulling
Landmark Decision on Colombia Abortion Rights – Human Rights Watch Statements from the Center for Reproductive Rights on the Constitutional Court Decision Decriminalizing Abortion in Colombia – Center for Reproductive Rights Colombia Decriminalizes Abortion – New York Times Colombia legalises abortion in move celebrated as ‘historic victory’ by campaigners – The Guardian Colombia decriminalises abortion […]
Read moreUnpack the reconfiguration of population policy in China – Cai Yping
In September 2021, the Chinese government releases the new policy guideline on women, namely “Program for Women and Development (2021-2030)”. In the area of “Women and Health”, it states to “reduce abortions for non-medical reasons” as one of the strategies to meet the health target. This language triggers the vigilance of many feminists and SRHR […]
Read moreSexuality, Gender and Empowerment – by Sonia Corrêa
In 2010, Sonia Corrêa wrote on how the concept of “empowerment” is not reduced to a binary between men and women, where men have all the power and women have none. Despite this common framework, there is much more nuance in empowerment, gender, sexuality, and development. Read the full article, originally published at the […]
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Sexual Politics in Times of Pandemic: August-October 2021
Since July, when we published our last Special Edition, as you will see in this issue, a lot has happened in the pandemic and in the field of sexual politics. Once again, the pages that follow are quite dense, but we remind you that the sections are relatively autonomous and can be read separately.
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Sexual Politics in Times of Pandemic: January-July 2021
First Words In the last 2020 edition of Sexual Politics in Times of Pandemic Special of 2020, we hypothesized that throughout 2021, with the arrival of vaccines, COVID-19 might no longer be our main topic. However, this has not been the case. Since then, south of the equator, infections have continued running their course and […]
Read moreNazi Hippies: When the New Age and Far Right Overlap
Last week’s rallies in London, Berlin, and Los Angeles against lockdown measures attracted both New Agers and far-right groups. We’ve seen before this overlap between the spiritual movement and the fast-spreading conspiracy theory, QAnon, which insists that an evil cabal of Hollywood celebs and liberal politicians (led by Tom Hanks and Hillary Clinton) are child-eating Satanists who […]
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