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