Abstract:
The sociological concept of ‘gender ideology’ was redefined from the 1990s and became a political instrument against feminist and LGBT+ narratives. The politicization of this expression is a challenge for gender and sexual diversity studies, as it generates barriers in policies, in the research agenda, and transnational action with governments, media, and other social agents. In this Content Analysis, we compare the use of the expression in the coverage of newspapers with the greatest digital circulation in Brazil (Folha de S. Paulo) and Portugal (Expresso) between 2000 and 2019. What does it inform about the current stage of the discursive dispute around that expression? The results indicate the consolidation of the term in a conservative bias, similar patterns in the speeches and profiles of those who use it, and points out that the greatest political reactions occur when it is associated with the themes ‘elections’ and ‘education’.
Keywords:
Gender ideology; Democracy; Journalism; Portugal; Brazil
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Fonte: Elaboração das autoras e autor#PraTodoMundoVer Gráfico com duas categorias analisadas nos resultados dos jornais Expresso e Folha de S. Paulo entre os anos de 2000 e 2019. A primeira é o Tipo de produção dividida em Informativa (65,3% do Expresso e 60,1% da Folha), Opinativa Pessoal (34,7% do Expresso e 37,5% da Folha) e Opinativa do jornal (2,4% da Folha). A segunda categoria é a Rubrica, dividida em Política (51% do Expresso e 49,4% da Folha), Mundo (14,3% do Expresso e 7,3% da Folha), Seção Opinião (32,7% do Expresso e 35,4% da Folha) e Outras rubricas (2% do Expresso e 7,9% da Folha)