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Fighting 21st Century Fascism

Alex DiBranco

Alex DiBranco is the co-founder and executive director of the Institute for Research on Male Supremacism (IRMS). A sociology PhD candidate at Yale University, writing her dissertation on the U.S. New Right movement infrastructure from 1971-1997, she was a member of The Public Eye editorial board, formerly PRA’s Communications Director, and currently is affiliated with the Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies.

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Political Research Associates

Profile on the Right: Personhood USA

Founded in 2008, Personhood USA has taken the lead in arguing for legally recognizing “fetal personhood,” which would prohibit abortion at any time by stating that an embryo is a “person” from the moment of conception.
Alex DiBranco
Profile on the Right
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Political Research Associates

Anti-Shaming Rhetoric Used to Attack Rape Survivors' Rights

“Rape survivors should not be shamed”: this sounds like a feminist statement. Certain pro-life organizations have also appropriated this rhetoric, but pair the statement with attacks on the right to bodily autonomy more broadly.
Alex DiBranco
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Political Research Associates

Ugandan Pastors Launch Antigay Campaign at David Kato's Grave

On Easter Sunday, Ugandan Pastors Solomon Male and Thomas Musoke launched their “Say No to Homosexuality” campaign outside the gravesite of slain gay rights activist David Kato–purposely selecting the spot to prevent it from becoming “a pilgrimage site for homosexuality.”
Alex DiBranco
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