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My Little Corner of The Internet: The Role of Finstas in The Lives of Queer, Black Africans

GenderIT.org feminist talk - Mié, 06/26/2019 - 11:56

The internet is made up of many kinds of spaces knitted together - from the public to somewhat private to the many grey zones in between. Here is how queer black people find public corners for celebrating and self-care through Finstas.

My Little Corner of The Internet: The Role of Finstas in The Lives of Queer, Black Africans

Feminist reflections on internet policies - Mié, 06/26/2019 - 11:56

The internet is made up of many kinds of spaces knitted together - from the public to somewhat private to the many grey zones in between. Here is how queer black people find public corners for celebrating and self-care through Finstas.

Sliding into the DMs - is the internet helping/hurting our snaxing?

GenderIT.org feminist talk - Mié, 06/26/2019 - 09:14

In this podcast by Tiff and Manda, they explore what is happening when the internet enters the worlds(s) of lesbian, bisexual, queer women and others. Does it open up possibilities of those sliding into our DMs or can it be risky and even dangerous to be openly LGBTQI online. 

Sliding into the DMs - is the internet helping/hurting our snaxing?

Feminist reflections on internet policies - Mié, 06/26/2019 - 09:14

In this podcast by Tiff and Manda, they explore what is happening when the internet enters the worlds(s) of lesbian, bisexual, queer women and others. Does it open up possibilities of those sliding into our DMs or can it be risky and even dangerous to be openly LGBTQI online. 

Haters vs Capitana Marvel

Capitana Marvel es blanco de ataques misóginos en las redes sociales, pero ¿maltratan al  personaje o a la actriz Brie Larson, quien participa activamente en el movimiento #MeToo? Pareciera que todo vale  para hostigar en las redes a las mujeres fuertes, sea en cómics o en la vida real.

Ideología de género: un recorrido por sus orígenes e influencia en las políticas de género hoy

CREA, una organización feminista y de derechos humanos con sede en Nueva Delhi, India, viene investigando las cuestiones en torno a la ideología de género desde 2017, en particular creando espacios para el diálogo y la discusión con el fin de crear oportunidades para desarrollar el pensamiento crítico y la investigación con perspectiva feminista sobre su significado e implicaciones.

Language Spanish

Argentina: eliminar barreras para cerrar la brecha digital de género

Con la coordinación de NIC.ar, varias organizaciones dedicadas al trabajo sobre mujeres, género y tecnologías de información y comunicación elaboraron este informe visual sobre la situación actual de la brecha digital de género en Argentina. Compartimos los afiches que han circulado por las redes sociales.

 

Las organizaciones que participaron son:

 

Activismo Feminista Digital

 

Language Spanish

Private Parts: Obscenity and Censorship in the Digital Age

GenderIT.org feminist talk - Lun, 06/24/2019 - 11:28

Between right-wing governments and corporate capture of online spaces, there are interesting shifts in how sexuality is censored and governed online and offline. This article looks at the reach and over-reach of laws related to obscenity and censorship in South Asia and the impact that has had on free speech around sex, sex work and sexuality.

Private Parts: Obscenity and Censorship in the Digital Age

Feminist reflections on internet policies - Lun, 06/24/2019 - 11:28

Between right-wing governments and corporate capture of online spaces, there are interesting shifts in how sexuality is censored and governed online and offline. This article looks at the reach and over-reach of laws related to obscenity and censorship in South Asia and the impact that has had on free speech around sex, sex work and sexuality.

“Our Constitution is Strong”: Straight Digital Discourse and Disremembered Queer Accounts

Feminist reflections on internet policies - Jue, 06/20/2019 - 08:46

What does it mean to rise to the surface of people's attention briefly because of violence done to your body, harassment, dispossession and precarity, only to be replaced the next day by the next trending hashtag? This article explores the limits of straight discourse online and the convenient elision of queer accounts and issues.

“It made me despise the world of technology”: Interview with Iranian queer feminist Shadi Amin

Feminist reflections on internet policies - Mié, 06/19/2019 - 08:06

Shadi Amin, an Iranian queer feminist and writer, became the victim of an online defamation campaign that left her with no recourse. The allegations of rape, abuse, bullying and money laundering wrecked Amin's life and in this interview with Shreya Ila Anasuya, Amin describes the ways in which the attack took place and what happened after.

Why it is good that Ethiopians are debating homosexuality?

GenderIT.org feminist talk - Vie, 06/14/2019 - 21:54

In this last week there has been an uproar in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer people in Ethiopia, and also a backlash of online threats, harassment and violence.

Why it is good that Ethiopians are debating homosexuality?

Feminist reflections on internet policies - Vie, 06/14/2019 - 21:54

In this last week there has been an uproar in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer people in Ethiopia, and also a backlash of online threats, harassment and violence.

Why it is good that Ethiopians are debating homosexuality?

GenderIT.org feminist talk - Vie, 06/14/2019 - 15:34

In this last week there has been an uproar in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer people in Ethiopia, and also a backlash of online threats, harassment and violence. Tigist Hussen examines what is hopeful in all the noise and furore. 

Why it is good that Ethiopians are debating homosexuality?

Feminist reflections on internet policies - Vie, 06/14/2019 - 15:34

In this last week there has been an uproar in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer people in Ethiopia, and also a backlash of online threats, harassment and violence. Tigist Hussen examines what is hopeful in all the noise and furore. 

Propping up patriarchy: Threats of the growing anti-gender movement

GenderIT.org feminist talk - Jue, 06/13/2019 - 07:55

Across Brazil, Bulgaria, Poland and at the international level there is a vicious and concerted attempt to dilute the language around gender in policy and UN mechanisms which targets any gains in gender equality, advocates exclusion of LGBTIQ people and restrictions on sexual and reproductive rights. The attack on gender is real and here, what are we going to do about it?

Propping up patriarchy: Threats of the growing anti-gender movement

Feminist reflections on internet policies - Jue, 06/13/2019 - 07:55

Across Brazil, Bulgaria, Poland and at the international level there is a vicious and concerted attempt to dilute the language around gender in policy and UN mechanisms which targets any gains in gender equality, advocates exclusion of LGBTIQ people and restrictions on sexual and reproductive rights. The attack on gender is real and here, what are we going to do about it?

[Edición especial] Privacidad y seguridad en contextos conservadores: las apps de citas para mujeres de la diversidad sexual

La sexualidad disidente quiere espacios seguros en internet para relacionarse sabiendo que tienen  garantías de que las aplicaciones de encuentros les aseguran libertad y seguridad. ¿Logran esa posibilidad? En tiempos de vigilancia y monitoreo de las acciones privadas surgen muchas dudas.

[Edición especial] Derechos sexuales, identidades y activismo en internet

¿De qué manera internet facilita el ejercicio de los derechos sexuales y de la expresión de

las orientaciones sexuales, en particular de mujeres que viven en distintos contextos

socio-políticos, económicos y culturales?

 

¿Se trata solo de marcar casilleros? Crear y ampliar nociones de género en las políticas y la gobernanza de internet

En los espacios de políticas de tecnologías y gobernanza de internet las conversaciones sobre la inclusión de género (léase mujeres) van en aumento, lento aunque progresivo, en un intento de cerrar la brecha digital de género. Pero esta conversación ¿acaso incluye a las personas transgénero y las personas no convencionales respecto del género?

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