Sessions

A presentation of the artwork “Amsterdam Rainbow Dress”.  (Language of the event English)

(This event is held in English/Swedish)RFSL's asylum lawyer describes the asylum process for LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers, and RFSL's recently published research about the problematic credibility assessments in SOGIESC asylum cases in Sweden, leading to wrongful deportations of LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers entitled to protection.

(Language of the event English) SOGICA: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Claims of Asylum - A European Human Rights ChallengeSOGICA was a comparative research project funded by the European Research Council (ERC) exploring the social and legal experiences of asylum seekers across Europe claiming international protection on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity (SOGI).

(This event is held in English)The plight of a gay priest from kenya who lost his family, tortured sentence in prison without  going to court.  

(This event is held in English/Swedish)Camilla Ivarsson är nästan halvvägs genom sina doktorandstudier vid Centrum för Sexologi och Sexualitetsstudier på Malmö Universitet

(Language of the event Swedish) Is honour related violence and oppression an imported problem?  

(This event is held in English) Refugees are frequently incorrectly referred to as being a homogenous group with the same characteristics, challenges, or needs.

(Language of the event English) At the request of the Global Equality Fund in Washington D.C., Workplace Pride has created a toolkit to help equip LGBTIQ+ Civil Society organisations to interact more effectively with the private sector.

(Language of the event Swedish) The trade union Akademikerförbundet SSR have been a part of Pride, in Sweden and abroad, for almost two decades.

(This event is held in Swedish) A panel discussion based on 4 films with queer seniors

(This event is held in Swedish)Sverige har en könstillhörighetslag från 1972

(Language of the event English) In this event, participants will be introduced to a general LGBTQIA+ refugee forced displacement scenario and are then invited to creatively play out different roles in this scenario in short, sequenced "steps", which will be collectively debriefed at various points throughout the process. This event welcomes participants who are under 18 years of age, with the caveat that sensitive topics will be discussed.

(Language of the event Swedish) The incidence of violence in same-sex and queer relationships is high.  

This session with be facilitated by ORAM – Organization for Refuge, Asylum and Migration, an LGBTIQ refugee organization which specializes in supporting refugee-led micro-businesses in transit countries.  

(Language of the event English)The Swedish authorities carry out systematic credibility assessments in an incorrect manner in order to reject and expel asylum-seeking queer persons. This seminar will take a closer look at this and discuss how we can develop legally secure investigations of LGBTQIA + asylum cases.

The LGBTQIA+ Refugees, Borders and Immigration summit will examine the intersectional needs and vulnerabilities of LGBTQIA+ Refugees and Forcibly displaced people. Topics such as displacement drivers, pathways, arrival at the destination country, the asylum seeking process and resettlement will be opened up for discussion in each of the three different knowledge tracks that run simultaneously throughout the day. The summit has placed a large emphasis on holding people with lived experience in this field at the center of the day and you will also hear from international actors in this field as well as experts and activists who work in this line of work. There will also be networking opportunities.  

(Language of the event Swedish)As gender identification becomes more complex the healthcare needs to follow.