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This roundtable was first convened as part of the 6th Es’kia Colloquium hosted by the Department of African Literature at Wits University, South Africa on the 15th and 16th September 2022. The discussion engages questions regarding knowledge production, method and (inter)textualities in relation to the book, Sacred Queer Stories: Ugandan LGBTQ+ Refugee Lives and the Bible (2021), co-authored by Adriaan van Klinken and Johanna Stiebert with Brian Sebyala aand Fredrick Hudson.

Mongolia has seemingly progressive national laws on sexuality, but its enforcement is poor. Criminalizing hate crime and speech against the country’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, and other sexual and gender minorities (LGBTIQ+) in the 2017 Criminal Code appears to make Mongolia ‘a humane, civil, and democratic society,’ as envisioned by its constitution. However, an increasing number of Mongolian queers fleeing the homeland seeking acceptance and freedom shows the magnitude of discrimination, hatred and violence based on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC). This paper explores the lived experiences of repressed Mongolian queers and their exilic experiences. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews based on snowball sampling with 16 queers and allies reveal that shame, as a crucial identity construct of Mongolian queers, serves as a trigger for their forced and self-imposed exile. I argue that embraced and resolved shame of queer Mongolians in ‘exile,’ afforded to them by being exposed to somewhat better environment abroad, ease their exilic experiences, and transform shame into self-acceptance and self-esteem. This paper is original with its nuanced academic debates on the lived experiences of queer Mongolian diasporas in terms of shame, sexuality, and exile.

Background The relationship between nurses and patients is particularly important, as nursing activities often require a high degree of intimacy. To promote an open, honest, reciprocal and equal relationship, nurses disclose personal information and experiences about themselves. Nurses belonging to the LGBTIQ + community, however, may fear stigmatisation or rejection from their patients if they disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity. This study aims to explore how nurses belonging to the LGBTIQ + community navigate their relationship with patients under these circumstances. Methods A qualitative descriptive approach with semi-structured interviews was applied. Results Interviews with eight nurses who identified themselves as members of the LGBTIQ + community, were conducted. When building relationships, nurses belonging to the LGBTIQ + community often experience a dilemma as to whether they want to come out to a patient in a care situation/encounter. When patient-carer relationships are being built, there is often a heightened focus on striking a balance between not revealing too much or too little information about themselves. Conclusions In everyday life, nurses belonging to the LGBTIQ + community often face the dilemma of a desire for authenticity and the fear of rejection. Disclosing personal information and experiences, (to the right degree), can help build relationships.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer (LGBTIQ+) people’s experiences of homelessness is an under-explored area of housing and homelessness studies, despite this group making up 20–40% of homeless populations. Despite this, much of the existing literature focuses on specific elements of LGBTIQ+ homelessness, and often does not consider the intersections of these elements, instead placing them into individual siloes. Our approach is an intersectional one; this paper identifies the key themes in the existing research, and analyses how these themes interact to reinforce the discrimination and stigma faced by LGBTIQ+ people who experience homelessness. This intersectional-systems thinking approach to LGBTIQ+ homelessness can be used to develop well-informed, culturally sensitive support programmes.

In the article, we address the emergence of the anti-gender movement in Slovenia. Based on content analysis of studies on the anti-gender movement in Slovenia, the main actors of the movement, their arguments, discourses, action strategies, transnational links with ideologically related foreign movements, and the reasons for their successful mobilisation are discussed. We frame the overview of these topics by considering the thesis of the anti-gender movement’s double “legacy” according to which on one hand the movement’s activities indirectly created a political opportunity for the legalisation of marriage equality and, on the other, reshaped the structure of the public debate on sexual and gender rights via the successful introduction of “gender theory” as a mobilising concept. Through the mentioned thesis, we highlight the complexity of the social effects of the anti-gender movement, which constitutes neo-conservative opposition in the field of equality policies today.

The aim of this article is to reflect on the (in)visibility dynamics registered in the experiences of LGBTIQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transvestite, transgender, transsexual, intersex, queer and other gender and/or sexual minorities) migrant subjects and how they can influence their socio-communicative interactions and the exercise of citizenship. Thus, a literature review is developed with the purpose of contextualizing the particularities of what can be called the queer diaspora and its interface with the binomial communication-citizenship. In articulation with the theoretical reflections developed, it is proposed to systematize and analyze partial data of an empirical incursion related to LGBTIQ+ immigration in the city of São Paulo. From these two aspects (theoretical and analytical), it is verified the constitution of spaces and dynamics of (in)visibility — institutional and non-institutional — about the migration of LGBTIQ+ subjects, making possible to think about their existence and the articulations with the guarantee of rights and greater citizen participation. O objetivo deste artigo é refletir acerca das dinâmicas de (in)visibilidade inscritas nas experiências de sujeitos LGBTIQ+ (lésbicas, gays, bissexuais, travestis, transgêneros, transexuais, intersexo, queer e outras minorias de gênero e/ou sexuais) migrantes e como podem influir em suas interações sociocomunicacionais e no exercício de cidadania. Assim, elabora-se uma revisão de literatura com o intuito de contextualizar as particularidades do que se pode nomear de “diáspora queer” e sua interface com o binômio comunicação-cidadania. Em articulação com as reflexões teóricas desenvolvidas, propõem-se a sistematização e a análise de dados parciais de uma incursão empírica relacionada à imigração LGBTIQ+ na cidade de São Paulo, Brasil. A partir dessas duas vertentes (teórica e analítica), verifica-se a constituição de espaços e de dinâmicas de (in)visibilidade — institucionais e não institucionais — acerca da migração de sujeitos LGBTIQ+, o que possibilita pensar sobre sua existência e sobre as articulações para a garantia de direitos e para uma maior participação cidadã. El objetivo del artículo es reflexionar acerca de las dinámicas de (in)visibilidad inscritas en las experiencias de sujetos LGBTIQ+ (lesbianas, gays, bisexuales, travestis, transgéneros, transexuales, intersexuales, queer y otras minorías de género y/o sexuales) migrantes y cómo pueden influir en sus interacciones sociocomunicacionales y en el ejercicio de ciudadanía. Así, se elabora una revisión de literatura con el fin de contextualizar las particularidades de lo que se puede nombrar de “diáspora queer” y su interfaz con el binomio comunicación-ciudadanía. En articulación con las reflexiones teóricas desarrolladas, se proponen la sistematización y análisis de datos parciales de una incursión empírica relacionada con la inmigración LGBTIQ+ en la ciudad de São Paulo, Brasil. Desde esas dos vertientes (teórica y analítica), se encuentra la constitución de espacios y dinámicas de (in)visibilidad — institucionales y no institucionales — acerca de la migración de sujetos LGBTIQ+, lo que posibilita pensar sobre su existencia y las articulaciones a la garantía de derechos y a una mayor participación ciudadana.

The development of an empirics-based political science agenda on the electoral dimension of LGBTIQ+ citizens has been traditionally hindered by the widespread lack of individual-level data related to the sensitivity of their identity, including in Italy. In this paper, we contribute to the literature by first presenting an innovative survey, providing novel public-opinion data on the political participation, issue attitudes, and vote choice of a large number of Italian LGBTIQ+ citizens. We detail the rationale and challenges related to our research, leading to our strategic approach to the development of a self-selected sample based on an original sampling technique. On this basis, in an area of public debate often dominated by clichés rather than scientific evidence, we introduce first empirics on Italian LGBTIQ+ respondents. In line with existing studies from other Western national contexts, our LGBTIQ+ sample is active in civil society and politics – albeit not “activist” –, consistently votes in elections, and is markedly left-wing in values, issue attitudes, and vote choice. We discuss the scientific and societal contributions of our paper in detail.

At present, there is limited research on the intersection of sex work, takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ communities, and experiences of homelessness in Aotearoa New Zealand. This paper helps to bridge this gap, exploring how takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ people who had been failed by the welfare state engaged in sex work during periods of homelessness, and expressed agency in difficult circumstances. Specifically, we look at sex and sex work as a means to secure basic needs, and in the context of exploitative relationships; the emotional effects of sex work; and safety and policing. A stronger welfare state is needed to provide sufficient support for people to realise an adequate standard of living and treat them with dignity and respect.

Since 1993, over a hundred bills have been submitted to National Congresses in Latin America, proposing a shift from restrictive to permissive marriage equality or same sex partnerships regulations. Only five of 19 countries have approved legal changes, and five have done so in courts. Extant research has focused on the explanatory factors of the positive policy changes, but few studies have examined cases of hampered policies. This article aims to identify under what conditions marriage equality, as a moral policy, has stalled in Latin America. It contributes to our understanding of policy non-decisions by offering a cross-national analysis and overcoming the limitations of “mirror” strategies that explain negative cases solely by the absence of factors associated with positive change. It highlights the importance of studying conditions conjunctionally. High levels of religiosity can significantly influence political decisions and may obfuscate religious cleavages, as left-wing parties also engage in moral discourse.