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

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.