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Oct 2022
49m 40s

A Deep-Dive on The Global Anti-Gender Mo...

Jennie Wetter
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The anti-gender and anti-rights movement is a loosely connected set of groups and money, sometimes working in tandem with governments, who are looking to claw back LGBTQI+ rights and abortion rights that have been realized around the world. Bierne Roose-Snyder, Senior Policy Fellow for the Council for Global Equality, sits down to talk with us about how thes ... Show More
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