Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants are bringing you our biggest online party to date. Get ready for Homo Sweet Homo: Queer Home Has No Borders.
✊ Why? This party will be a fundraiser for Lesvos LGBTIQ+ Refugee Solidarity, an incredible group who build community by providing a safe space for LGBTQI+ migrants in Lesvos, including by organising safe emergency shelter in extreme situations. All profits from the event will go to Lesvos LGBTIQ+ Refugee Solidarity.
The environment in Moria camp has only worsened over the past year, with the already unsanitary and unsafe conditions compounded by the threat of Covid. Residents of the camps are now essentially imprisoned and only one person per family is allowed to leave the camp once per week.
On top of this, queer refugees also have to deal with being cut off from their community - which is why the collective space of Lesvos LGBTIQ+ Refugee Solidarity is so desperately needed. They urgently require funds to support group members in emergency situations, especially as the number of LGBTQI+ asylum seekers who are part of the group is increasing.
💃 Expect: a gorgeous mix of drag, music, readings by queer performers, speeches from LGBTQI+ refugees in Lesvos, and a final DJ set to close the last weekend of lockdown restrictions in style. First performers announced include performer and playwright Jordan Charles, poet Rami Yasir, east London’s most loved crossdressers Barbs and DJ Trendphazr. Full line-up to be announced shortly.
🎟️ Tickets: Unwaged £2 | Standard £5 | Solidarity £12.
If you have issues being able to afford to attend this event, EMAIL US and we will add you to our free list.
📱 Details: This will be an online event, held on Zoom - details will be emailed to you on the day.
✨ Accessibility: The event will have closed captions and BSL interpretation. Please contact us with any additional accessibility needs - we are committed to making this event accessible to all.
❓ Got a question? Please email us at Lgsmigrants@gmail.com
Flyer artwork by Amy Pennington
🚨 Safer Spaces Agreement:
By attending our events, you agree to our Safer Spaces Agreement. The basic tenet is respect. LGSMigrants is committed to making our events as safe as possible, whilst recognising that it’s not possible to create spaces that are completely safe for everyone.
- Respect each other (our backgrounds, identities, ideas and bodies) and respect the spaces we create together and are part of.
- Everyone has an equal right to be heard and an equal responsibility to listen – be aware of how people might express themselves differently to you.
- However strongly you feel about a particular topic, abuse is never tolerated. Respect other people’s right to speak.
- Any behaviour that demeans, marginalises or dominates others, or perpetuates hierarchies, is not welcome.
- Identify your own privileges – the things that sometimes give you an easier ride than others – and try to be aware of them.
- Be aware of the range of people’s identities (gender, race, class) and avoid making generalisations or assumptions about people.
- Be aware that anyone in the space could be a survivor of a particular form of oppression, for example, violence or racism.
- If someone is feeling uncomfortable, do not hesitate to raise this.
- It is everyone’s responsibility to challenge prejudice and oppression, and if we ignore it we are complicit in it.
