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Published in: 50.50: FeatureWhat Tennessee’s LGBTIQ history tells us about its new ‘drag’ ban
A Tennessee drag queen and LGBTIQ+ historian explain a new law that will ban drag shows in the state from April
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Published in: 50.50: NewsHungary’s ‘perfect propaganda machine’ attacks women, report finds
New report highlights gendered disinformation online and calls for women-centred reform of social media platforms
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Published in: 50.50: NewsAmnesty International accused of gender discrimination by former staff
EXCLUSIVE: Ex-staff say Amnesty International Hungary has failed to tackle systemic abuse and a culture of misogyny
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Published in: 50.50: NewsUS bill equates healthcare for trans people with female genital mutilation
Health professionals speak out over ‘dangerous’ draft law amending FGM ban to criminalise gender-affirming treatment
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Published in: 50.50: AnalysisThe anti-women agenda of the woman set to be the next Italian prime minister
How Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni pushes traditional gender roles and exploits sexual violence
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Published in: 50.50: NewsNicaraguan government outlaws feminist groups serving vulnerable people
Women’s rights groups supporting marginalised and impoverished people are banned by Ortega’s authoritarian regime
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureChina’s government is targeting ‘sissy’ men, with devastating consequences
Young men who stray beyond rigid gender norms are being punished by the government's culture war against ‘abnormal...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionWhy learning about gender diversity is urgent
To avoid bigotry and discrimination, we must learn about the broad human spectrum of gender-diverse experiences, now...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionTrans activism isn’t just about pronouns and bathrooms. It’s about class struggle
The new field of ‘trans Marxism’ teaches us that we shouldn’t be fighting for inclusion but for liberation
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Published in: 50.50: News‘Callous’ UK aid cuts threaten global gender equality goals
Women and girls worldwide are ‘under threat of violence’ due to the UK government cutting research funding by two-thirds
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionAbuse and deactivation: costs of celebrating women in science on Instagram?
Instagram accounts like ‘How 2 Rob a Bank’ want to teach us more about women in maths and science – yet they face...
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Published in: 50.50UK Christian conservatives join ‘disastrous’ global backlash against sex education
While Muslim parents’ protests were widely covered by the media, there’s another, highly-organised opposition...
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Published in: 50.50Not a straight, white man? US religious conservatives are coming for you
Unless you are part of the narrow demographic of rich, white men deemed to have rights in 1776, this new Trump...
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Published in: 50.50On Africa’s feminist frontlines, we need accessible care practices to sustain our movements
Amid the backlash against women’s rights and feminist activists, we must learn from the radical ‘collective care’...
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Published in: 50.50Russia’s global war on LGBTIQ people won’t stop me from marching with pride
I lived most of my adult life a closeted lesbian in Russia. Even in New York, I can feel its ‘traditional values’...
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Published in: 50.50Why Trump’s US is wrong on abortion – and what it can learn from Rwanda
The US is going after women with harsh abortion laws. But criminalisation only makes abortion unsafe. That’s why...
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Published in: 50.50MPs from 14 countries call for inquiry into ‘dark money’ millions spent by US Christian right in Europe
Following openDemocracy revelations, politicians demand information on American groups ‘trying to buy influence in...
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Published in: 50.50Europe’s aristocratic elite in the fight against women’s and LGBT rights
A Portuguese duke and an ex ‘punk princess’ with links to Steve Bannon are among the aristocrats backing...
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Published in: 50.50“I’m a sex worker and a feminist”: Fighting for sex worker rights in Argentina
Activist Elena Eva Reynaga faced decades of arrest, rape and abuse. But she won’t stop organising and educating the...
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Published in: 50.50Women’s stories from the frontline of Sudan’s revolution must be told
Women are leading Sudan’s revolt against religious fundamentalism. As in Egypt and Saudi Arabia they face a violent...