In the next instalment of our LGSM Learns series, this event will focus on homonationalism, featuring people with lived experience of navigating UK migration processes and academics on the topic.
Alarmingly, we are increasingly seeing the weaponisation of Queer rights by UK political actors to justify racist and xenophobic policies and discourse towards refugees and migrants. In this discussion, we’ll both examine the theoretical underpinnings of homonationalism, and how it’s put into practise.
The talk and panel discussion will feature Golcher Hamidi-Manesh from POA (Pride of Arabia), Sophie Chamas and Shreeta Lakhani from SOAS, University of London - with other guest speakers to be announced.
The event will take place on Zoom. The link will be sent on the day. Make sure you register to receive it.
About LGSM Learns:
LGSMigrants are hosting an ongoing conversation series with different groups and organisations relating to migrant and refugee rights, activism and solidarity, to find out what is happening and how we, as groups or individuals, can act in solidarity.
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