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🌈 Türkiye’s anti-LGBTQ+ raids are an attack on what’s left of democracy

October 27, 2026

🌈 Gender, public knowledge, and democratic backsliding

October 1, 2026

🌈 Online violence against women in public life threatens democracy

September 17, 2026

Migration, belonging and the politics of cultural visibility

September 15, 2026

🌊 How social media turned economic pain into a war on feminism

September 14, 2026
July 8, 2026

๐ŸŒˆ Russia's anti-gender Internationale: Western culture warriors in Moscow

Anya Kuteleva In June 2026, US far right figures and manosphere influencers appeared at Russian state-linked events and in military propaganda. These moments, argues Anna Kuteleva, reveal a mutually beneficial alliance: Russia offers legitimacy, platforms, and refuge, while the anti-gender right normalises authoritarianism by recasting it as culture war Read more
July 2, 2026

๐ŸŒˆ The political fatigue of doing feminist and queer research in anti-gender times

Massimo Prearo Anti-gender politics does not only attack rights. It attacks the knowledge that makes those rights intelligible. Massimo Prearo argues that anti-gender politics is an epistemic conflict as much as a political one. This conflict generates political fatigue among researchers engaged in feminist and queer work. We must address such fatigue through distance, care and collective reflection Read more
July 2, 2026

๐ŸŒˆ Queer rights in Nigeria: the bureaucracy of survival

Matthew K. Gichohi Nigerian queer activists have achieved a High Court ruling declaring parts of the country's Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act unconstitutional. Yet registrars, banks, police, and landlords are refusing to honour the ruling, reducing it to a mere 'victory on paper'. Matthew K. Gichohi, Ayodele Sogunro, and Liv Tรธnnessen argue that queer rights are eroded through bureaucracy, not legislation Read more
June 22, 2026

๐ŸŒˆ The conflictual politics of Pride eventsย 

Francesca Romana Ammaturo Amid the rise of far-right and anti-gender movements, and given growing internal conflicts and divisions, many LGBTQAI+ people worry about the future of Pride events. But Francesca Romana Ammaturo reveals that throughout its history, Pride has reflected many different visions of activism and community Read more
June 22, 2026

๐ŸŒˆ Pride under pressure from the far right

Sabine Volk In countries across Europe, Pride events celebrating LGBTQI visibility face threats of violence. This, warns Sabine Volk reveals the transnationalisation of far-right activism and the mainstreaming of trans-hostile discourse. Democratic states, she says, are failing to protect marginalised communities Read more

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