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The meaning of silence

During his apostolic journey to Rio de Janeiro for the 28th World Youth Day, Pope Francis did not repeat the Vatican’s old rhetoric. Instead, he remained silent about sexual issues like abortion and same-sex marriage. But to what extent the Pope”s remarks on some topics and his silence on others will come to represent significant changes in the doctrine of the Catholic Church?

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Survey on sexual activism and the internet

Has the internet become an indispensable tool for feminist and LGBTQI advocacy? How savvy are sexual rights activists in handling the legal and technical issues that come along when they use the internet? How do they negotiate online threats and restrictions? Activists from around the world addressed these and other questions through a global online survey on sexual rights work and the internet.

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CALL FOR EXPERTS: IUCN GLOBAL GENDER OFFICE

The IUCN Global Gender Office is the institutional anchor of IUCN´s work on gender equality and women’s empowerment.

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Queering Paradigms 5 in Quito

Under the title Queering Narratives of Modernity this conference will explore the intersection of queer and de-colonial studies. Quito, Ecuador, February 2014. Deadline for proposals: August 26, 2013

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Notes on current revisions of the Brazilian bill against homophobia

Federal Magistrate Roger Raupp Rios examines––in the perspective of Brazilian anti-discrimination law, and other important normative frameworks – the foundation and details of current revisions to the Federal Congress Bill Nº 122, which seeks to curb intolerance, hatred and discrimination in Brasil. (Texto in Portuguese)