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Brasil In 16/04/2009 |
"There must be a limit"The case of the 9 year old girl who had an abortion after being raped by her stepfather and impregnated with twins, reveals a vulnerable social situation that exposes girls in Brazil and the vulnerability of public institutions in front of the power of the fundamentalist Catholic Church. |
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América Latina In 16/04/2009 |
To Be a WomanThe dichotomy between sex and gender and the idea that gender is a consequence of biological sex continue to be reflected upon by gender and feminist studies. In this article, researchers and activists analyze what it means to “be a woman”. Is it biology or a social construction? |
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Brasil In 20/03/2009 |
Youth sexualityIn Brazil, men are sexually initiated around 16.2 years old (median age) and women around 17.9 years old (median age), reports GRAVAD research, a study that covered topics such as youth relationships, use of contraceptives, sexual practices and teenage pregnancy. |
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Pelo mundo In 17/03/2009 |
Gays in Latin AmericaRead Javier Corrales' article "Gays in Latin America: is the closet half empty?", published in the magazine Foreign Policy, in February 2009. In the article, Corrales signalizes that "the region is becoming more gay-friendly". |
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Pelo mundo In 06/10/2008 |
Tupperware SexualityThe contexts of sexuality, consumption and class are related to the emergence of the female consumer as an object of interest for advertisers. Read Sanjay Srivastava's paper "Tupperware Sexuality: Consumption, ‘Morality’ and the Search for a Controllable Modernity". |
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Pelo mundo In 07/11/2007 |
Dynamics of sexual politicsE-book SexPolitics: Reports from the Front Lines examines some dynamics of sexual politics in our time. The research was performed in eight countries - Brazil, Egypt, India, Peru, Poland, South Africa, Turkey, and Vietnam - and in relation to the United Nations and the World Bank. |
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Brasil In 16/07/2007 |
Unpunished HomophobiaVagner de Almeida, director of the documentary “Living Day By Day” sees no difference in the hate crimes against gays and transgenders that occur in the many social regions of Rio de Janeiro. For him, the difference lies in the impunity with which these crimes are committed in the poor areas. |
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In 23/05/2007 |
Between good and evilPope Benedict XVI visit to Brazil on May 2007 had many implications for national political debates on sexuality and human rights. Thus Sexuality Policy Watch developed a series of analyses aimed at understanding what motivated this visit and what can be its potentially negative effects. |
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In 29/06/2006 |
Youth and sexualityA special edition of the Reports in Public Health (v.22 n.7, July 2006) about youth, sexuality and reproduction presents a series of works based on the GRAVAD Research – Teenage pregnancy: A Study on Youth, Sexuality and Reproduction in Brazil. |
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In 15/12/2005 |
Application of the 'Prostitution Loyalty Oath' in U.S. Global AIDS PolicyApplication of the 'Prostitution Loyalty Oath' in U.S. Global AIDS Policy. |
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