Join COST Action COREnet members in an engaging webinar on “Intersecting Religious and Sexual Identities in the Context of Transnational Migration: The Case of Lithuania”. This session aims to uncover the motivations behind queer migration of emigrants and immigrants and to understand how migration relates to the construction and reconstruction of sexual identities, LGBTIQ communities, culture, politics and religion. Webinar participants will be able to engage in meaningful discussions and ask questions.
The webinar might be useful for early-career and senior researchers, stakeholders, NGOs, policymakers and migrant groups.
Presenters:
- Milda Ališauskienė, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania.
- Gintarė Pocė, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania.
- Egdūnas Račius, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania.
- Artūras Tereškinas, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania.
Webinar subtopics:
- Introduction of the webinar and project
- The Intersection of Religious and Sexual Identities in Contemporary Lithuania: Key Issues – Milda Ališauskienė
- Navigating Diverse Motivations: Messy Mobilities of Lithuanian Queer Migrants – Artūras Tereškinas
- Awareness of LGBTIQ+ Situation in Muslim Majority Environments and its Socio-legal Consequences in the Lithuanian Asylum System – Egdūnas Račius
- Searching for a Safe Place: Narratives of Queer Migrants Who Have Left and Arrived in Lithuania – Gintarė Pocė
- Q&A
Date and time
February 10, 2025, at 3 PM (EET).
Language
The webinar will be held in English.
Registration
Please register for the webinar here. You will receive a ZOOM link after registration.
