Source: Amnesty International –
It’s hard to miss the increasing debates around the word “gender”. The last few decades have seen historic gains in the struggle for equality of access to rights and opportunities for women and girls around the world. Though there is still a long way to go, some progress has been made towards recognizing the rights of LGBTI people.
Yet, a dangerous “anti-gender” backlash is spreading, threatening the human rights of millions of people globally. Misinformation and disinformation are being weaponized to use “gender” to attack everything from comprehensive sexuality education and sports to LGBTI rights and sexual and reproductive rights.
Recent political and legal pronouncements, including the UK Supreme Court’s disappointing judgment on the reading of UK’s Equality Act and US President Donald Trump’s Executive Orders seeking to “protect women from gender ideology” , among others, reveal an alarming backslide to repression, intolerance and discrimination.