Depicting “Gender Ideology” as Affective and Arbitrary: Organized Actions Against Sexual and Gender Rights in Latin America Today

Losiggio, Daniela

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-59369-8_2

Cited by 1 publication

(1 citation statement)

References 11 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Sex education and the inclusion of gender equality in the curricula have been another contentious area. Initiatives such as Con mis hijos no te metas (Don't mess with my children), initially born in Peru, have managed to go beyond national borders, becoming regional cooperation groups against “gender ideology” (Rousseau, 2020; Losiggio, 2021). On the other hand, some religious groups have been key players in important political disputes such as the 2018 presidential elections in Brazil and Costa Rica (Biroli and Caminotti, 2020).…”

Section: The Initial Politicization Of Evangelicalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

When do progressive evangelicals mobilize? Intra-denominational competing identities in Chile's constitutional process

Castillo

Contreras-Guzmán

Henzi

2023

Politics and Religion

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Over the last decade, and throughout the Americas, evangelicals have strongly mobilized in defense of socially conservative agendas or against so-called “gender ideology,” sparking general and academic interest. Much less is known about progressive evangelicals. Using the unique juncture presented by the constitutional process in Chile, we study the politicization of a progressive evangelical identity and ask when these religious groups mobilize. We argue that intra-denominational competition for evangelical identity has played an important role in progressive evangelical mobilization, and more specifically the wish to differentiate themselves from conservative evangelicals, introduce a distance from the political right, and show the internal diversity of the community. This process occurs in response to an initial (conservative) politicization of religion. Drawing on campaign materials, surveys, and interviews, we provide evidence for this argument highlighting that policy preferences and theological interpretations are core differences among both groups, sparking countermobilization.

show abstract

Section: The Initial Politicization Of Evangelicalsmentioning

confidence: 99%