Pan-European Anti-feminist and Anti-LGBT Mobilization Published: 1 December 2021 The anti-gender movements in Central and Eastern Europe have led to anti-democratic turns in gender and sexuality policies. The best counterstrategy is to reveal such movements’ underlying objectives, strategies, participants, and stakeholders. Iza Desperak
Everyday feminism and the authoritarian right in Poland Published: 1 December 2021 Despite the authoritarian atmosphere, the contemporary feminist and queer movements in Poland are becoming more diverse, informal, intersectional, and focused on countering misogyny and homophobia in locally defined contexts. Magdalena Grabowska, Marta Rawłuszko
From Cairo to Berlin: Architectures of Homophobia Published: 1 December 2021 What does a police raid on a bathhouse in Cairo have in common with a police raid on a queer rave in Berlin? Through an examination of two case studies of homophobic violence in Cairo and Berlin, separated by temporal and spatial dimensions, the architecture of homophobia employed by state and media is revealed. Ahmed Awadalla
Universalism Versus Identity Politics: Of a False Juxtaposition Published: 30 November 2021 Essay Why are identity politics and criticism of discrimination often equated with one another and what consequences does this have for dealing with the ongoing reality of social violence in a serious way? Max Czollek
“We won’t make progress if we don’t talk about differences in power” Published: 30 November 2021 Interview Lou Herbst talks to Ed Greve about the opportunities and limitations of an anti-discriminatory identity politics, intersectionality and what ultimately leads to a divided society. Lou Herbst, Ed Greve
Left-wing Liberal Identity Politics in Bosnia and Herzegovina Published: 23 November 2021 In the 1990s, excesses of ethnonationalism led to the devastating Balkan Wars. Today, left-wing liberal agents are trying to free themselves from these destructive forces. Marion Kraske
Algorithmic Injustice: Mend it or End it Published: 14 February 2020 Comment Computers are often thought of as neutral technology. However, it becomes alarmingly clear that machines learn from training data made up of outdated social norms, values and attitudes towards race and gender. This can have insidious consequences. Noel Sharkey
CEDAW 40 Years In: What Have We Learned and What Has Improved Published: 10 December 2019 Introduction CEDAW is a key international human rights treaty aimed at the achievement of gender equality worldwide. It helps women around the world to bring about change in their daily life.
Feature: How LGBTI activists fight for their rights worldwide Published: 1 June 2017 Across the globe, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans- and intersexuals (LGBTI) are coming under increasing attack as more repressive laws, discrimination and violence aggravate their living conditions. This dossier describes the restrictions confronting them and the strategies they are formulating to counter these developments.
