#ERSNew 🐣🔓 Asylum credibility assessments often assume queerness and religion are incompatible—this research challenges that bias. Article by @thediegogarcia.bsky.social : doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2025.2484415

Very happy to share my new open access article. This one means a lot to me because it highlights the challenges faced by many people seeking asylum regarding how their faith, spirituality, or religious beliefs are assessed. Feel free to read and share it 🙏🏻 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New episode of Queer(y)ing Asylum! I sat down with Sebastian Rocca, founder of @microrainbow.bsky.social, to talk about the essential work they do for LGBTQI asylum seekers including, among other services, safe housing, employability, & community support. 🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0Gh8...

Encuentro Regional de Desplazamiento Forzado LGBTI+ y Protección Internacional 📅 17-18 julio 2025 📍 Casa Refugio Citlaltépetl, CDMX Un espacio horizontal para activistas, refugiadxs, investigadorxs y organizaciones. Regístrate como asistente o propón una actividad: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/MEVP00/

📢 I joined Talking Indonesia to discuss my book Gender, Sexuality & Islam in Contemporary Indonesia (Routledge, 2024)! We explore queer Muslim experiences, faith & activism. Excited for the Indonesian edition in 2025! 🎧 Listen now: soundcloud.com/talking-indo...

Excited to share my latest open-access article in the Journal of Gender Studies. Exploring how faith strengthens resilience, builds community, and acts as an advocacy tool for #LGBTIQ people seeking asylum in the UK. Read more ➡️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Looking for friends in #Tokyo! I’ll be at #ICU from 31 March to 30 June, researching LGBTIQ+ asylum in Japan 🇯🇵. If you’re around or working on similar topics, let’s connect! Also open to recommendations—places, events, people to meet!

Call for Papers - The 3rd International Queer(y)ing Asylum Symposium is coming to Lund University, Sweden (30–31 Oct 2025)! We’re seeking critical submissions on queer asylum. 💰 Funding available! 📩 Submit your proposal: bit.ly/queerasylums... #QueerAsylum

Absolutely appalled by this cruel post. Reducing human lives to a tasteless joke on Valentine's Day is inhumane and dehumanising. 🤮

Shame on the BSA! @britsoci.bsky.social

📅 12 Feb 2025 | 12-1 PM 📍 B55, Law & Social Sciences, Uni of Nottingham (+ MS Teams) In Nottingham next week? Join me as I explore LGBTIQ+ asylum & faith, community, and divine advocacy. 🔗 www.nottingham.ac.uk/icemic/event... #LGBTHistoryMonth

🎧 Check out the latest episode of the Queer(y)ing Asylum podcast, where we discuss queer asylum, solidarity, and activism. This episode features @davidmurph115.bsky.social exploring meaningful solidarity with queer Ugandan asylum seekers. open.spotify.com/episode/3QEX...

Calling all Higher Education Academy Fellows! I'm currently working on my Fellowship application and have one example, but it doesn't quite align with my teaching focus. If you're a Fellow and would be willing to share your application for inspiration, I'd really appreciate it! 🙏

🌟 2024: A year of progress. 💖 2025: A year of possibilities. Celebrate the new year by making a difference with Time To Be Out. 💝 Donate: donate.justgiving.com/charity/time... 🎲 Play: www.rainbowlottery.co.uk/support/time...

🎙️ A new episode of Queer(y)ing Asylum is out! This special Christmas episode spotlights the amazing work of @timetobeout.bsky.social featuring members' stories & a conversation with co-director William. Listen now & support their vital mission: open.spotify.com/episode/4aiX...

another disappointing transphobic twat www.thepinknews.com/2024/12/20/s...

Thrilled to share that my book is out in paperback today, 18 December! 🎉 Perfect as a Christmas gift—or a treat for yourself! 🎄📚 👉 www.routledge.com/Gender-Sexua...

We’re thrilled to announce that we have secured funding from the Nordic Gender Fund for the next Queer(y)ing Asylum Conference to take place at Lund University (Sweden) in 2025! 🎉 Huge congrats to our amazing team: Calogero Giametta, Sophia Zisakou, and @riekeschroeder.bsky.social #QueeryingAsylum

On Saturday, Time to Be Out celebrated its Christmas party with our members—many of whom have recently gained refugee status. Here’s to their journey and hoping the UK’s asylum system continues to welcome LGBTIQ+ people seeking safety and acceptance. #LGBTIQAsylum #TimeToBeOut

1/ Some general points about how asylum and immigration law applies when an appalling dictatorship is ousted in another country. #Syria 🇸🇾

The Home Office has revealed that only 52% of its asylum decisions met internal quality standards in 2023/24, a significant decline from 72% the previous year. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

Could anyone clarify something for me? I know the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights no longer applies to the UK, but the UK remains part of the European Convention on Human Rights. Does the UK still adhere to the European Social Charter? What about non-binding Council of Europe Assembly Resolutions?

I'm in Glasgow this Saturday to join a brilliant lineup of speakers as we explore themes from the forthcoming edited collection, Queer in A Wee Place: Small Nations, Sexuality & Scotland (Bloomsbury) 📖 #LGBTQ #Scotland #queer #nation #books www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-in-a...

Had a great time speaking with the BBC yesterday about Sam Morsy’s decision to not wear the rainbow armband! Check out some of my thoughts here: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

🧵✨ Welcome to Time To Be Out – our first post! We’re a UK charity dedicated to supporting LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers and refugees. Here’s who we are, what we do, and how you can help.

🚨FOI reveals shocking failures in the NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service:⁠ 🕒 5,600+ young people waiting nearly 6 years for appointment⁠ 👥 Only 8 patients seen in 4 months⁠ ❌ 17-year-olds removed from waiting list ❤️‍🩹 Questions about critical clinicians

Today, on World AIDS Day, it's time to honour the lives impacted by HIV, celebrate progress, and continue working towards fighting the challenges that remain to end HIV transmission and stigma. #WorldAIDSDay

Omg #CharlieXCX was so amazing. Favourite moment was Robyn singing Dancing On My Own #brat

🚨 Just released: The Home Office has published new #asylum statistics for the year ending September 2024. Key takeaway? The asylum grant rate has fallen sharply to 52%, down from 75% the previous year. Here's what the data tells us and why it matters 🧵👇 www.gov.uk/government/s...

The IDF honors the ceasefire in Lebanon by shooting at an Al-Jazeera journalist in Khiyam, Lebanon reporting on the ceasefire

I'm so excited to see Charlie XCX tomorrow at the O2! who's going to be there?

“People were crammed on the dirty floors of marquees to sleep, toilets overflowed with faeces, there was inadequate access to medical care and new arrivals were referred to by a number on a wristband rather than by their name.” The UK’s hostile border regime enacts so much harm to people.

My book "Gender, Sexuality and Islam in Contemporary Indonesia" is coming out in paperback on 18 December! 🎉 If you are interested in learning more about the lived experiences of queer Muslims in Indonesia, please pre-order here: www.routledge.com/Gender-Sexua... #QueerStudies #Islam #Indonesia

Near Manchester today

Check out this insightful article by the brilliant @Ty_Valiquette on LGBTQI+ houses providing transformative support for displaced Venezuelan queer communities. A must-read—please share! t.co/dcIh6s0HCt

Much more to do but good first steps 🤩

Great news, but probably nothing will change. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Gaza’s brave and incredible journalists. Many killed and injured by Israel with execution targets on their backs like Hossam Shabat, victims of Israel’s genocide of Palestinians, that they both live, and report on. Absolutely horrific.

Today, we honour the memory of trans lives lost to violence and stand in solidarity with the global trans community, recognising their ongoing fight for safety and equality. #TransDayOfRemembrance

As someone diagnosed with #HIV back in 2011, when tests were only done in-clinic (and slow), can I just say how INCREDIBLE it is to see affordable 15-min HIV tests on supermarket shelves? We’ve come so far in just a few years - now to tackle #stigma and outdated perceptions! #HIVSky #IDSky

The reality of being an academic today.

Had a wonderful evening at #KewGardens yesterday, soaking in the magic of the pre-Christmas season!

We had such a wonderful time! If you haven’t read Selamlik yet, don’t miss out—grab a copy! It’s an incredible book, and @khaledalesmael.bsky.social is a truly brilliant writer. I absolutely loved it!

A lovely evening at the Five Leaves Bookshop in Nottingham with Khaled Alesmael 📚

Event alert! 🚨 On 16 Nov, join The Conversation UK at Genesis Cinema, Whitechapel, for Paddington in Peru and a discussion on migration, citizenship, and belonging. 🐻✈️ 🎟️ Tickets here: www.genesiscinema.co.uk/event/93148 Don’t miss it! #Migration #Citizenship

Teaching for the first time at the University of Nottingham today, looking forward to discussing Chappell Roan’s lyrics 🎶

Sunny autumnal day at the University of Nottingham’s campus 🌞

This was honestly such an amazing and inspiring event! Can’t wait until the next one

An absolutely huge moment in relation to LGBTIQA+ people seeking sanctuary. www.leighday.co.uk/news/news/20...

Looking forward to seeing you again soon!