Amnesty International has warned that transnational anti-gender movements, fuelled by conservative funding and political backing, pose a mounting threat to the rights of women and LGBT+ people worldwide. In a report published Thursday, the organisation singles out France as the second-largest European recipient of anti-gender activism funds, citing the influence of billionaire Pierre-Édouard Stérin, the Fondation Lejeune, and groups linked to the far-right Reconquête and Rassemblement National parties. The United States, particularly under Donald Trump’s second administration, is identified as a primary driver and experimental space for policies attacking transgender rights and abortion access, with ripple effects documented in Hungary, Russia, Uganda and Senegal.

In Mexico, two legislative proposals tabled this week seek to expand legal protections for sexual and gender minorities. In Mexico City, Morena deputy Brenda Ruiz Aguilar introduced a reform to the local LGBTTTI rights law that would require the capital’s 16 boroughs to provide legal orientation, advice and institutional accompaniment to victims of discrimination and violence. The initiative, now under committee review, aims to address what the lawmaker described as structural barriers—fear, misinformation, revictimisation and institutional prejudice—that deter many from reporting abuses. Separately, in Guanajuato state, Morena deputy María Eugenia García Oliveros presented a bill to amend the Civil Code and formally recognise comaternal families, granting filiation rights to children born through assisted reproduction to two-mother households. The proposal targets a legal vacuum that currently leaves one mother without parental recognition, creating insecurity in access to identity documents, health services and inheritance.

The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has also urged the Mexico City Congress to overhaul the local Civil Code to eliminate figures that restrict the legal capacity of persons with disabilities. In an executive report, the CNDH flagged the persistence of guardianship, curatorship and nullity based on ‘mental capacity’ as incompatible with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The commission called for a comprehensive revision ahead of the April 2027 entry into force of the National Code of Civil and Family Procedures, recommending the removal of all vestiges of interdiction and the adoption of supported decision-making models. The report notes that secondary legislation in administrative, labour and notarial matters must also be purged of discriminatory provisions.

In Argentina, the Tucumán city council is advancing a separate reform process: the overhaul of the Urban Planning Code. During the fifth public hearing, specialists from the National University of Tucumán and Conicet presented evidence of infrastructure deficits amid rapid real estate development and proposed a smart-governance tool, UrbanSens, to base planning on continuous territorial data. Council members aim to debate and approve the new code by November, with the stated goal of integrating peripheral neighbourhoods and transitioning toward a ‘smart city’ model. The next hearing, scheduled for 6 July, will hear from the provincial housing institute and the engineering professional council.

The Amnesty report notes that resistance to anti-gender movements persists, citing France’s constitutionalisation of abortion rights and Thailand’s marriage equality law as counter-examples. In Mexico, the Mexico City and Guanajuato initiatives have been referred to legislative committees for discussion; no vote dates have been set. The CNDH’s recommendations remain non-binding, though the approaching federal deadline adds pressure for harmonisation. The Tucumán reform is expected to reach the council floor in November.