In recent years, public education systems have become a battleground in a culture war fomented by the far right. The points of contention include manufactured…

In early 2022, then-elementary school teacher, Caroline Burjoski (or the ‘cancelled teacher,’ as she later self-branded), attempted to expose what she characterized as wildly inappropriate…

Across the globe, governments are passing anti-LGBTQ+ curriculum laws that curtail queer and gender-inclusive education initiatives, prohibit trans students’ inclusion in sports, and require the…

Under the guise of “parental rights” we are witnessing private values and religious freedom being used to undermine established human rights

Canada isn’t immune to the parental rights drumbeat that’s being used by right-wing media pundits and conservative activist groups

The rise of Canada’s parental rights movement isn’t just about sex ed or trans youth—it marks the return of an ideological project that seeks to…

How the “parental rights” movement has been used to rationalize, legitimize, and mobilize privatization of and in public education.

In spite of the role trustees play in communities across the country, school board elections in Canada have historically been rather perfunctory affairs, often beset…

The parental rights movement has led school boards in Manitoba to become distracted by conflicts that aren’t in the best interest of students

Parental rights is a constructed term strategically framed to evoke legitimacy and moral authority (Fowler and Mountz, 2024). It is a phrase that rings with…

Over the past 15 years, there has been a rapid rise in anti-SOGI (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) mobilization, primarily led by self-identified “parental rights”…

Long before I devoted my professional life to academic research and teaching, I grew up during the nascent years of reality competition television. Survivor, American…