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Dear William, Many thanks for sending through this fascinating event. Though I won't be able to attend myself, I'll circulate it around the staff network here at King's. Kind regards, Jon Jon Sanders | Internships Assistant & LGBT+ Staff Network Chair (Community) 020 7848 5849 King’s Careers & Employability King’s College London | Level 1, Macadam Building | Strand Campus | WC2R 2LS Employers can now reach King’s students and graduates through King’s CareerConnect, our new, dedicated vacancy platform. -----Original Message----- From: LGBT Networks List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Elena McGrath Sent: 02 March 2017 13:39 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Researching Gender and Sexualities in the Caribbean and Latin America Symposium I am passing this event announcement along in case it is of interest! Dear Colleagues, With apologies for cross-posting, please forward to anybody who might be interested in attending. Researching Gender and Sexualities in the Caribbean and Latin America Symposium 12-2pm, 24th March 2017 Woburn Suite (G22/26) Ground Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Lunch included Free to attend but booking is essential: https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sas.ac.uk%2Fevents%2Fevent%2F7097&data=01%7C01%7Clgbtnetwork%40KCL.AC.UK%7Ca56aba3cc6c24602180b08d46172e5d2%7C8370cf1416f34c16b83c724071654356%7C0&sdata=GAktDAxwVIX51ey%2F8tgrhAoS7AlaemLnk%2BMT2jZ6mRU%3D&reserved=0 Speakers: Prof. David Murray (York University, Toronto) Prof. Thomas Glave (Binghamton University) Dr Jasmine Gideon (Birkbeck University) Dr Gus Subero (University of Edinburgh) The heightened visibility, and controversy, surrounding sexual rights movements and sexual minorities in the Caribbean and Latin America makes research into these communities increasingly crucial. In the Caribbean, 11 countries continue to have anti-sodomy laws bringing sentences of 25 years in some cases (such as Belize), violence towards members of LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) communities continue to be widespread and widely reported in the media, and LGBTQ people apply in increasing numbers for asylum to the United States, Canada, and Europe. In Latin America, by contrast, many countries (including Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Colombia have legalized gay marriage, and Bolivia recently passed a gender identity law allowing transgender individuals to change their name and gender on legal documents. These legal changes have not necessarily resulted in a decrease in violence against LGBTQ communities and have occasionally produced backlashes in the countries. Indeed, in the case of Colombia concerns about gay rights was a factor in the defeat of the Peace Agreement between FARC rebels and the Colombian state in October of last year. Meanwhile, violence against women in the Caribbean and in Latin America continues to persist despite decades of gender activism on the part of women. Programme: 12-1pm: Presentations by Speakers 1-2pm: Lunch (included) 2-3pm: Discussion William Tantam Postdoctoral Fellow Centre for Integrated Caribbean Research Institute of Latin American Studies School of Advanced Study, University of London Senate House Malet Street London WC1E 7HU