\u2018Contentious gender politics\u2019 refers to the clash of opposing i.e. feminist and LGBTQ+ vs. \u2018anti-gender\u2019 movements concerning issues such as bodily integrity, kinship structures, sexual morality, and institutionalization of gender equality (Lavizzari and Sirocic, 2022). Whereas women\u2019s, feminist and LGBTQI+ movements have traditionally cooperated to establish international mechanisms for advancing the standards of genderand sexual equality (e.g. World Conferences on Women, 1975-1990), the conscious efforts of their opposition to transnationally coordinate protests, frames and coalitions are of the recent date. How these transnational movements adapt frames and tactics to the specifics of the contemporary Southeastern European context \u2013 what are the responses? The lecture uses the social movement studies approach to present the basic features of the contemporary contentious gender politics in Southeastern Europe, and draws on the empirical examples to illustrate the phenomenon in question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n