América Latina In 29/10/2014 |
Another facet of femicideThe high rate of unsafe abortion in Brazil is one of the challenges that recently re-elected President Dilma Rousseff must face in her second term in office. It is time to recognize that if keeping abortion illegal kills millions of women, it constitutes a form of femicide. |
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Por el mundo In 20/08/2014 |
Sexuality, Health and Society - Latin American Journal 17The articles and book reviews in this new issue of Sexuality, Health and Society - Latin American Journal address the struggles over the meanings of terms that––because of their ethical and political potential––are crucial to the field of gender and sexuality studies: family, life, sex, transsexuality, human rights, gay and lesbian parenting. |
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Por el mundo In 20/08/2014 |
Sexuality and GeopoliticsSexuality Policy Watch (SPW) has published a two-volume publication in e-book format aimed at critically reflecting on Sexuality and Geopolitics. The publications are an outcome of a series of three regional Dialogues in Asia, Latin America and Africa involving activists and researchers on human rights field. |
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In 20/08/2014 |
New Developments in the ICD Revision ProcessGATE (Global Action for Trans* Equality) and STP, International Campaign Stop Trans Pathologization report that the World Health Organization (WHO) has published online its proposals on trans* health in the ICD-11 Beta Draft. |
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América Latina In 04/06/2014 |
In focusIssue 11 of Sexualidades, a tri-lingual working paper series, brings an article on TV representations of prostitution in Argentina, by Carolina Justo Von Lurzer. |
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Por el mundo In 15/04/2014 |
Sexuality, Health and SocietyThe articles published in this issue of Sexuality, Health and Society simultaneously evoke a variety of scenes, projected over the immense background of contemporary Latin American society and politics. |
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Por el mundo In 28/02/2014 |
International Men’s Day. Really?The Institute of Development Studies (University of Sussex) released the report “Undressing Patriarchy: Redressing Inequalities”, on International Men’s Day (Nov 19th). Read the IDS report and also the article “International Men"s Day: When 365 Days Just Aren"t Enough”, by Men-Care.org leaders Michael Kaufman and Gary Baker and see why it is time to refocus the discussion. |
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Por el mundo In 05/02/2014 |
A sociological view of sexologyIn this interview, sociologist Janice Irvine talks about how the field of sexology has changed since she wrote the article Regulated Passions: the invention of inhibited sexual desire and sex addiction, which is now translated into Portuguese and published in the 14th volume of Sexuality, Health and Society – Latin American Journal. |
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Por el mundo In 30/01/2014 |
Call for Papers: Southern Feminist TheoryThe journal Feminist Theory is publishing a special issue that focusses on the discussion about theory as a contribution to the decolonization of feminist thought, and as a step towards greater internationalization of the journal itself. Click here to learn more about the contributions. |
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Por el mundo In 20/01/2014 |
Respond to a survey on sexual rigths and the internetThe Association for Progressive Comunications (APC) is seeking online respondents to its EROTICS 2014 survey, on internet regulation and sexual rights. If you are a techie, a feminist, or work with women´s or sexual rights issues, please take a moment to respond. |
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