Dossier

Against the Backlash

This dossier contains articles that emerged from the conference “Queer Feminist Perspectives on Political Homophobia and Anti-Feminism in the Middle East and Europe,” which brought together academics, activists, and artists in a digital space. It also includes articles addressing the rise of anti-gender movements around the world.

People walk under the rainbow flag

Introduction

Conference videos

Queer Feminist Perspectives on Political Homophobia and Anti-Feminism in the Middle East and Europe - Watson School of International and Public Affairs

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Keynote: The gender wars

Deniz Kandiyot on new conundrums for our times

Queer Feminist Perspectives on Political Homophobia and Anti-Feminism in the Middle East and Europe - Watson School of International and Public Affairs

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Keynote: Reflections on LGBTI Rights and Resistance in Four Acts

Phillip Ayoub on transnational Activism, Migrant Ties, Right-wing Backlash and Resilience in Europe

Further contributions

Anti-Gender Movements on the Rise?

The concept of "gender backlash" encompasses too activities pursued by a multitude of different local initiatives all over Central and Eastern Europe, which strongly promote tradition over equality. In many cases these groups appear to be backed and inspired both by influential US-American “pro life” organisations as well as the Kremlin’s "Gay-rope" propaganda, which aims to discredit the European Union as a place of moral decline.

Credits

This blog has been edited by Tunay Altay, Nadje Al Ali, Katharina Galor, and Gökçe Yurdakul with the support of Frankie Elsey and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

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