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
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
Activists launched a petition against the Indonesia’s Penal Code reform
“Reject RKUHP that Criminalizes Women, Children, Indigenous Peoples and Marginalized Groups” We are women, housewives, workers, students, students, activists, and survivors of sexual violence who
‘Changing Faces Changing Spaces’ 2017 Conference Report
Changing Faces Changing Spaces (CFCS) is a biennial pan African activist-led and planned conference facilitated by UHAI. It is a platform for African LGBTIQ and sex
REDLACTRANS Statement on the assault of transactivist Alexa Hoffman
From the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Trans people (REDLACTRANS) we reject the transphobic violent attack suffered by the national coordinator of Barbados, Alexa
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
Sexual Politics 2017 Round-Up
As 2018 begins, SPW highlights the main events and trends as well as tensions and challenges traversing sexual politics worldwide. Trends and Facts January In
LGBT Rights November 2017
Crackdowns have been reported in Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan and, once again, in Egypt. In India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government presented the
GATE Publication: Gender is not an illness
December 15, 2017. GATE released the publication Gender is not an illness. How pathologization violates human rights law. This paper was conceived and produced as a contribution
Sexual Politics in November 2017
In Europe, the rise of the extreme right – which implies both the deepening of racism and a threat to gender and sexuality-related rights –