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3rd International Queer(y)ing Asylum Symposium

30-31 October 2025 in Lund, Sweden

We’re thrilled to announce the Call for Papers for the 3rd International Queer(y)ing Asylum Symposium, taking place in person at Lund University, Sweden. The Nordic Gender Fund generously funds this symposium through the Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research.

As the leading global conference on queer asylum, this landmark event will bring together activists, academics, and those with lived experience to engage with the pressing issues shaping LGBTIQ+ asylum today critically. This year, we invite contributions on topics including, but not limited to:

  • The impact of far-right discourses on borders and migration policies
  • Transnational activism and resistance
  • Decolonial approaches to LGBTIQ+ asylum
  • Participatory research with LGBTIQ+ people seeking asylum
  • Legal frameworks and policies affecting LGBTIQ+ people seeking asylum
  • Multi-country comparative analysis of asylum practices
  • South-to-South LGBTIQ+ asylum experiences
  • Healthcare access and challenges for LGBTIQ+ people seeking asylum
  • LGBTIQ+ asylum in media and literature
  • The role of technology and social media in asylum systems

Use the linked form below to submit your abstract and register for the symposium. We prioritise contributions from people with lived experience, PhD students, and unemployed researchers.

Submit your abstract here: https://bit.ly/queerasylumsymposium

Travel contributions are available, though they may only cover part of the costs.

For questions about funding, contact queeryingasylumsymposium [at] gmail [dot] com.

The conference occurs at the School of Social Work on the Faculty of Social Sciences campus. The address is Allhelgona kyrkogata 8, Lund.

  • October 30: Room 128 (Sh:128), 10:00–18:00
  • October 31: Room 128 (Sh:128), room 107 (Sh:107), room 108 (Sh:108), 10:00–18:00
     

Attendees who wish to participate without submitting an abstract are welcome to join. However, priority will be given based on room availability.

E-mail queeryingasylumsymposium [at] gmail [dot] com (queeryingasylumsymposium[at]gmail[dot]com) to enquire about registering without submitting an abstract.

Abstract submission deadline: May 15

Additional dates—such as feedback to authors, program release, and final paper submission—will be shared soon.

  • Calogero Giametta, University of Leicester
  • Diego Garcia Rodríguez, University of Nottingham
  • Rieke Schröder, Aalborg University
  • Sophia Zisakou, Lund University
     
A poster for a symposium.