Published April 14, 2026 | Version v1

The Word that Became a Threat (Who's Afraid of Gender Podcast)

  • 1. EDMO icon University College Dublin
  • 2. ROR icon University of Erfurt
  • 3. ROR icon National School of Political Science and Public Administration

Description

Kath Browne shared RESIST findings during the Who's Afraid of Gender? podcast hosted by Elena Trifan. Other invited guests from outside the RESIST project included Andrea Pető, Magda Grabowska, Marianna Muravyeva, Rohan, Annette Henninger, Ionela Băluță, Adriana Zaharijević, Tanja Vučković-Juroš, and Roman Kuhar.

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From the podcast host's website:

The Word That Became a Threat

Gender from textbooks to church, football fans, and far-right grifters

Once a language of equality, “gender” has become a symbol of fear, stretched, distorted, and weaponized across politics, faith, and pop culture.
In this opening episode, scholars trace how anti-gender rhetoric travels, from classrooms to parliaments, from football stadiums to pulpits, reshaping public life across Europe and gluing unexpcted allies.

Host: Elena Trifan
Guests: Andrea Pető, Kath Browne, Magda Grabowska, Marianna Muravyeva, Rohan, Annette Henninger, Ionela Băluță, Adriana Zaharijević, Tanja Vučković-Juroš, and Roman Kuhar.

Produced with the support of COST Action CA23149 “Democratization at stake? Comparing Anti-Gender Politics in CEE and NME” countries funded by COST – European Cooperation in Science and Technology.

Visit COST Action websites:

https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA23149/

https://www.comparing-antigender-politics.eu

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Who's Afraid of Gender Podcast_Episode The Word That Became a Threat.pdf

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Funding

European Commission
RESIST - Fostering Queer Feminist Intersectional Resistances against Transnational Anti-Gender Politics 101060749