Fostering Queer Feminist Intersectional Resistances against Transnational Anti-Gender Politics
In April 2025, Prof. Kath Browne was part of a plenary session to discuss the findings of RESIST, on a panel with EL*C Advocacy Director Ilaria Todde, and Italian trans activist Eva Sassi Croce, under 4 key questions:
What is ‘anti-gender’?
How is it working in Europe?
What are the impacts of ‘anti-gender’ mobilisations?
What are the resistances?
If you are interested in the answer to these questions, read on to find out more…
Fostering Queer-Feminist Resistances Against ‘Anti-Gender’ Politics in Europe
RESIST examines how ‘anti-gender’ politics—those perpetuating patriarchy, heteronormativity, xenophobia, racism, and ableism—impact lives across Europe. More importantly, we explore how communities, organisations, and policymakers can push back to create a more inclusive and diverse society.
In this blog, we look back on the two first years of the EU Horizon-funded project RESIST: Fostering Queer Feminist Intersectional Resistances against Transnational ‘Anti-Gender’ Politics, sharing insights about creating impact within and beyond academia.
Here’s what we achieved so far…