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• The (Un)Restricted Knowledge Speaker Series: Bodies and Rights Under Attack

Presented by The Centre for the Study of the United States …

The rights of women and LGBTQ+ have been continuously questioned in the United States, with significant periods of expansion and contraction. With the election of Donald Trump, the US has entered a new period of retrenchment of reproductive rights and LGBTQ+ protections. Internationally, the Trump administration has reinstated and expanded the global gag rule and drastically reduced international family planning funding. Domestically, he has declared the US government only recognizes two sexes, terminated grants funding LGBTQ+ research, and ordered federal agencies to eliminate all reference to gender identity from their websites.

The fourth panel of our series, “Bodies and Rights Under Attack,” features University of Toronto scholars Michael Donnelly (Munk School/Political Science), Jessica Fields (Health and Society), Jen Gilbert (Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning), and Lance McCready (OISE), who will examine how policy shapes lived experiences of sexuality, gender, health, and belonging. Their work sheds light on the critical importance of research on reproductive rights and LGBTQ+ communities during a time when federal policies are actively restricting bodily autonomy, gender recognition, and access to healthcare and education.