Migrants' Rights Network’s Post

"Migration, queerness and history are processes. History is a process of creating an accepted collective narrative of the past. Queerness involves freedom and self expression, but is also a deeply layered identity process, and a journey with many stages. It can be difficult and traumatising navigating society’s attitudes towards queerness, but ultimately, queerness allows us to understand ourselves more fully, and is a vehicle for self discovery. I don’t think that many people think about migration as a process underlied by queerness. But they are deeply related. Both are identity processes that involve struggle and joy and a myriad of emotions. Both are journeys of leaving the familiar behind and embracing the unknown. Both identities are constructed and come into being through one’s interaction with the world around them. LGBTQ+ History Month is important because it is a chance to rewrite history so that it becomes more representative of what actually happened, and to remember and honour the truth about what happened. It also allows queer people all over the world to see themselves represented, and to see that the possibilities of a dignified life are as much their entitlement as anyone else’s. If LGBTQ+ History Month can offer representations of queer migrants living their joy, then queer migrants all around the world are more likely to want to live their joy too". Read more reflections by our ambassador Javier Mármol Queraltó: https://buff.ly/48wKgLg #LGBTQHM #WhoIsWelcome

Always been a big fan of WE CREATE SPACE and they smashed it again with their global queer speed networking series and the brilliant Awo Dufie helloo! The amount of #QueerJoy and #inspiration , we LOVE the community vibe <3 Main key take aways in no particular order: 1. Find your people, your community 2. Talk about your projects & share your ideas 3. Be comfortable in the discomfort that you find out of your familiar zone 4. Challenge the status quo 5. Shift your capitalist mind set 6. Believe in yourself 7. Connect with likeminded people 8. Be yourself 9. Listen 10. Speak up #Intersectionalhealing #chillpreneur #spiritualentrepreneur #networking #queerjoy #wecreatespace

Always been a big fan of WE CREATE SPACE and they smashed it again with their global queer speed networking series and the brilliant Awo Dufie helloo! The amount of #QueerJoy and #inspiration , we LOVE the community vibe <3 Main key take aways in no particular order: 1. Find your people, your community 2. Talk about your projects & share your ideas 3. Be comfortable in the discomfort that you find out of your familiar zone 4. Challenge the status quo 5. Shift your capitalist mind set 6. Believe in yourself 7. Connect with likeminded people 8. Be yourself 9. Listen 10. Speak up #Intersectionalhealing #chillpreneur #spiritualentrepreneur #networking #queerjoy #wecreatespace

Finland 13 most LGBTQ+ friendly country. Spartacus Gay Travel Index is a long-standing ranking of countries’ LGBTQ+ friendliness. The ranking is largely based on legislation, the rights of LGBTQ+ people in each country. In the latest ranking, Finland has risen to 13th place. Behind the rise is the new Transgender Act passed last year, and now, for the first time, Finland is defined as a country that engages in LGBTQ+ inclusive communications in tourism. Our neighbouring country Estonia also made a big rise from 47th to 32nd place thanks to the Marriage Equality Act. Malta tops the list, followed by Canada, New Zealand, Spain and Portugal.

From advisories ➡️ to destination summaries ➡️ and other relevant details, users can access essential information to plan their trips effectively. 🤝 🏳️🌈 LGBTQ Inclusivity Content: Ensuring inclusive information for all travellers. 🛂 Visa Rules Display: Clear insights into visa rules and requirements. 🔖 Travel Advisories: Stay informed with advisories before and during the trip. The countdown has begun till we launch TripReady. Stay tuned for more info! #NewProduct

Japan presents a unique context for conducting queer studies. Unlike Europe, North America, and other regions of the world, it is said to lack homophobia due to the absence of Christianity as moral foundation. However, Japan is the only G7 country that does not recognize same-sex partnerships and sexual minorities are not legally protected from discrimination. While LGBTQ+ issues in Japan have received scholarly attention since the 1990s, there is little scholarship in English on developments after 2000. Our new #OpenAccess volume will bridge this gap by shedding light on political and cultural representations of and by sexual minorities in Japan after 2000. Read it here: 👉https://lnkd.in/exfkRsaw Make sure to also check out our blog post on Japan’s ongoing struggle with LGBTQ+ equality written by the volume’s editors, Stefan Wuerrer (Musashi University) and Kazuyoshi Kawasaka (University of Düsseldorf): 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eqHtWb9T #DeGruyter #OpenAccess #LGBTQIA+ #Diversity #Equality

"LGBTQ Movements after 2011: The Challenges of Activism" Check our wonderful dossier featuring a series of short papers and interviews on LGBTQ activism since the Arab Spring.

Section 28: The Queer Education We Never Had. For LGBT+ History Month. 20 years on from the repeal of Section 28, I spoke to WE CREATE SPACE about how leaders and businesses can prevent history from repeating itself. "20 years on from the repeal of Section 28, as important as it is to celebrate the progress and victories for LGBTQ+ rights and equality, it’s vitally important we recognise the way history has been repeating itself in recent years. We can draw many parallels from the attacks on gay rights back in the 80’s and 90’s to the experiences the trans community is facing in the UK today. I am reminded of the similarities when it comes to the increasing transphobia, down to almost identical language used by political leaders, the dis-informative media coverage and attempts to introduce trans exclusionary measures into businesses, schools, and education. But when we make strong comparisons by looking back into our history, we might just be able to find some answers and adopt similar methods to help us make positive change for the future. For organisations seeking to make improvements for their LGBTQ+ employees, any plan should include year round education, understanding of historical barriers faced by marginalised groups, and how that affects how people show up...." Read full piece here:

I am alarmed by this agenda for this week’s Parliament in Zimbabwe. They want to work on passing a law that “prohibits foreign entities from promoting LGBTQ+ & condemning those activities.” What does it even mean? What foreign entities are these? And what about the LGBTQ+ persons organizing in Zimbabwe? Are they also being condemned? What does this mean for queer activism in the country. I will be following this as it goes along in Parliament but right now I am worried. The Zimbabwean government has been quite silent about this & this active move against queer identities shows more initiative than anticipated. Where is this all coming from? Surely they can’t still be claiming queerness as a foreign ideology when it is a reality for Africans? We must fight this! Galz Zimbabwe. Please share with other LGBTQ+ networks.

🔍 Sharing insights from a latest report, 'Who is Spreading LGBT Disinformation in the Baltics,' a comprehensive analysis of how disinformation is being strategically used to influence public opinion on LGBTQ+ rights in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. The study highlights a significant uptick in disinformation campaigns, particularly in Latvia, coinciding with legislative changes related to civil partnerships and the Istanbul Convention. Despite the pervasive spread of misleading narratives, there is a silver lining: public acceptance of LGBTQ+ rights shows signs of gradual increase across the region. This report underscores the need for vigilant media literacy and robust policy responses to counteract the effects of disinformation on society. More details on the spread and impact of these narratives in report: 👀 https://lnkd.in/dN2utT-k