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Ethnic and Racial Studies @ersjournal.com · 16/04/2025

#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

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

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....

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You are a gay man, and you’re also Christian – how is this possible? Homosecularism, religion and LGBTIQ+ asylum in the UK

This article explores how secular assumptions influence asylum-claim assessment for LGBTIQ+ claimants who identify with a religious faith. Drawing on fifty-one semi-structured interviews with LGBTI...

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

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...

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The Queer(y)ing Asylum Podcast S2E5: MicroRainbow—Providing Safe Housing, Employability, and Care Services for LGBTQI Asylum Seekers, in Conversation with Sebastian Rocca

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

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/

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

📢 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...

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Diego Garcia Rodriguez - Queer Muslims and Their Allies

Queer Muslims and Their Allies Amid Indonesia’s conservative turn, the moral panics of the 2010s and the introduction of the draconian Criminal Code in 2022, LGBTQI+ people are as vulnerable as at an

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

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....

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LGBTIQ+ asylum and religion: individual faith, community belonging, and divine advocacy

This article explores the lived experiences of religious LGBTIQ+ refugees and people seeking asylum in the United Kingdom. The study highlights three key themes resulting from religious and spiritu...

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

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!

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

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

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Queer(y)ing Asylum Symposium 2025 in Lund

Please submit your abstract for the 3rd International Queer(y)ing Asylum Symposium, taking place in person at Lund University, Sweden on 30th and 31st October 2025. This symposium invites critical ref...

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

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

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

📅 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

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LGBTIQ+ Asylum and Religion: Individual Faith, Community Belonging, and Divine Asylum Advocacy - The University of Nottingham

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

🎧 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...

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The Queer(y)ing Asylum Podcast S2E4: Queer Solidarity, Colonial Legacies, and Global South Voices with David Murphy

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

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! 🙏

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Time To Be Out @timetobeout.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

🌟 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...

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Donate to an amazing cause today.

Anything you can give will make a huge difference!

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

🎙️ 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...

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Donate to an amazing cause today.

Anything you can give will make a huge difference!

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

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

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Time To Be Out @timetobeout.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

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

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

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

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

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...

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Home Office says only half of UK asylum decisions meet its quality standards

Rishi Sunak’s push to clear backlog of claims is driving huge increase in legal appeals, costs and harm to applicants

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

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?

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Dr Kevin Guyan @kevinguyan.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

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...

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Queer in A Wee Place: Small Nations, Sexuality & Scotland

Hear from contributors to the forthcoming edited collection Queer in A Wee Place: Small Nations, Sexuality & Scotland (Bloomsbury).

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Time To Be Out @timetobeout.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

🧵✨ 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.

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Anne Trans+ Healthcare 🏳️‍⚧️ @annehealthcare.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

🚨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

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“Catastrophic Harm”: FOI Exposes NHS Youth Gender Service Failures with 6-Year Waiting List and Minimal Care for Trans Youth — Anne - trans+ gender affirming healthcare

Discover the shocking statistics from a recent FOI on the NHS CYPGS: 6-year waiting lists, staffing shortages, and minimal care for trans youth. Learn why urgent reform is needed.

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

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

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

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

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

🚨 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...

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How many people are granted asylum in the UK?

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IDF Hannibal Brigade @hannibalbrigade.biz · 27/11/2024

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

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Senthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

“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.

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Racial abuse, physical assaults and no beds: asylum seekers tell of brutal conditions at Manston migrant centre

Asylum seekers who fled to UK to escape persecution said they endured abuse and squalor at centre in Kent

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

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

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Gender, Sexuality and Islam in Contemporary Indonesia: Queer Muslims and their Allies

Gender, Sexuality and Islam in Contemporary Indonesia explores gender, sexuality and religion in contemporary Indonesia. It is the first book-length analysis of the experiences of queer Muslims in Ind...

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

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

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Much more to do but good first steps 🤩

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Joseph Willits 🍉 🦩🦚🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇱🇧 @josephwillits.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

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.

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

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

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Tom [PositiveLad] 🏳️‍🌈 🇪🇺 @positivelad.me · 18/11/2024

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

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

The reality of being an academic today.

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

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

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

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!

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

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

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

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

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Events | Genesis Cinema

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Dr Diego Garcia @thediegogarcia.bsky.social · 14/11/2024