Sex wars, Terf wars: echoes of second-wave feminism on anti-gender politics

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Mônica Saldanha Coelho, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

É doutoranda em Ciências Humanas pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Mestre em Educação pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP) e integrante do Grupo de Estudos em Lesbianidades (GEL/UFMG).

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2026-08-10

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Coelho, M. S. (2026). Sex wars, Terf wars: echoes of second-wave feminism on anti-gender politics. Revista Estudos Feministas, 34(2), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9584-2026v34n2110965

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