Sexual Politics and Religious Actors in Argentina

This article examines the role of religious actors in sexual politics in Argentina. Sexual politics has become a critical battlefield when it comes to the role of religion in the Argentinean liberal-democratic regime, while gender and sexuality have been the main political targets of religious insti...

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Authors: Pecheny, Mario (Author) ; Ariza, Lucía (Author) ; Jones, Daniel (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2016]
In: Religion & gender
Year: 2016, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 205-225
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Argentina / Church / Sexual politics / Same-sex marriage / Abortion / History 1980-2016
RelBib Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
CH Christianity and Society
KBR Latin America
KDA Church denominations
NBE Anthropology
NCA Ethics
SA Church law; state-church law
TK Recent history
Further subjects:B Argentina
B Francis
B gay marriage
B Transgender
B Gender
B Abortion
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Summary:This article examines the role of religious actors in sexual politics in Argentina. Sexual politics has become a critical battlefield when it comes to the role of religion in the Argentinean liberal-democratic regime, while gender and sexuality have been the main political targets of religious institutions since the 1980s and 1990s. In this context, progressive legislation on gender, sexual, and reproductive rights was passed, including same-sex marriage and the recognition of transgender identities, despite the opposition of the Catholic Church. Paradoxically, abortion remains largely illegal, allowed only in exceptional circumstances.
ISSN:1878-5417
Contains:Enthalten in: Religion & gender
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.18352/rg.10155