International LGBT Strategy Seminar 2016

Saturday 6 August

9.30- 12. Introductions of seminar and participants

14.00- 20.00 Theme 1: The situation of lesbians in 21st century capitalism

Introduced by Indonesia, Agathe (France)

Sunday 7 August

10-12.30 Theme 2: Trans/Intersex issues

Introduced by Alice (Portugal), Vreer (Netherlands), Chloe (France)

14.30-18. Theme 2: cont

Monday 8 August

10-12.30 Theme 3: The role of LGBTIQ people in the contemporary uprisings

Introduced by Tareeq (Palestine) Brazil

Rizk and Makarem (2015) "Masculinity Under Threat": Sexual Rights Organizations and the Masculinist State in Lebanon Rizk, Zanhour and Makarem (2015). Sexuality and Socialist Organizing in Lebanon Lynn Darwich, 2010. Framing visibility: Coming out and the International LGBT Spectrum of Progress. Qubaia and Gagne (2014). Sexualizing & Villainizing Male Syrian Refugees in Lebanon. Saleh and Qubaia (2015): Transwomen's navigation of arrest and detention in Beirut. Scott Long (2016) Cairo and our comprador gay movement.

14.30-18. Theme 3 cont.

Tuesday 9 August

10-12.30 Theme 4: The relationship between imperialism and homophobia, the ways homonationalism and homophobia feed each other, and how this complicates LGBTIQ identities

Introductions: Anthony (Lebanon), Brazil, Peter (Netherlands)

14.30-18. Theme 4 cont

Wednesday 10 August

10-12.30 Balance sheet and future plans

Departures