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The Maternal Guardians of the Nation: Motherhood as a Site for “Anti-Gender” Organizing in Sri Lanka

Senel Wanniarachchi

Signs2026https://doi.org/10.1086/739091article
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In Sri Lanka, several organized anti-gender actors with transnational ties, including the group Mother’s Front, with ties to a US-based evangelical church, have gained some traction in the media for their queerphobic and transphobic narratives. This intervention situates these developments within the global context of anti-gender movements by focusing on two key themes: motherhood and anti-imperialism.

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@article{senel2026,
  title        = {{The Maternal Guardians of the Nation: Motherhood as a Site for “Anti-Gender” Organizing in Sri Lanka}},
  author       = {Senel Wanniarachchi},
  journal      = {Signs},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1086/739091},
}

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0.50

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20
M · momentum0.50 × 0.15 = 0.07
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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