Conference History
On 24 – 26 April 2026, we hosted the 5th International Conference on LGBT Studies in the amazing city of Madrid, Spain.
Highlighted Speakers
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Prof. Dr. Jian Li | University of California Los Angeles, USA | Occupational Empowerment: Employment Barriers and Economic Pathways for Transgender Women in Vietnam |
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Prof.Dr. Kylo-Patrick Hart | Texas Christian University, USA | Representing Gay Males in Hypermasculine Personal and Professional Environments |
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Dr. Megan Rohrer | Trans Wisdom and Wellness, USA | San Francisco’s Transgender District: Visualizing Resistance, Resilience, and Community in Urban Queer Studies |
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Dr. Sri Janani Vasanth Marar | Amaha Health, India | Development Of Queer Affirmative Mental Health Care Training and Its Impact on Clinical Preparedness, Knowledge and Attitudes Among Mental Health Professionals |
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Dr. Nati Biton | Sapir Academic College; Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel | Victimization, Boundary Violations, and Alienation among Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals with Psychiatric Diagnoses by Medical Professionals in the Mental Health System |
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Dr. Chunqing Lin | University of California Los Angeles, USA | Photovoice to Co-create Intervention Content for Transgender Women’s Empowerment in Vietnam |
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Dr. Matthys Uys | North-West University, South Africa | “Acceptance also has a bit of negative to it, doesn’t it?”: Rethinking identity formation in Openly Straight (Konigsberg, 2013) |
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Dr. Benjamin Ramsahoye | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, UK | Overlooked in the Operating Room: Sexual and Gender Minority Visibility in Orthopaedic Surgery |
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Dr. Ellie Fabbri | Università di Bari, Italy | Identity And Sexual Orientation in Contemporary Philosophy: Existentialism, Marxism and Poststructuralism |
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Mr. Shane Elliot Bowers | Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, USA | Beyond Performativity and the Gender Paradox: Gender, Sex, Sexuality, and Plurality |
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Mr. Umberto Izzo | Università di Roma La Sapienza, Italy | Trans and Non-Binary Identities, Gender Dysphoria, and Workplace Environments |
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Mr. Christopher Richards | British Council, Spain | (In)Visible Queerness: The Lived Experiences of LGBTQ+ ELT Teachers |
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Mr. Ibrahim Hassan | Achievers Improved Health Initiative-Aihi, Nigeria | Accessing Gender-Affirming Care in Crisis: Lived Realities of Transgender Women and Men in Northern Nigeria Amidst Funding Cuts |
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Mr. Ghislain Gael Baleng Oum | Humanity First Cameroon Plus, Cameroon | Arbitrary Arrests have Rendered Several LGBTIQ+ Persons in Cameroon Miserable |
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Mr. Gilberto da Cruz Leal | University of São Paulo, Brazil | Reported Violence Against the Transgender Individuals in Brazil: An Analysis of SINAN Data (2015–2023) |
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Mr. Yiyue Wu | Graduate School of Humanities and Human Sciences, Hokkaido University, Japan | Why Passing Matters: Gender Expression among Transgender Women in Public Spaces in China |
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Mr. Mark Porteous-Johnson | University of West London, UK | Localisation and the Global Politics of LGBTQ+ Corporate Advocacy: Insights from Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan |
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Mr. Paulo Vitor Guedes de Souza | Fiocruz, University of Leeds, Brazil | The (Dis)embodiment of Décio Frota Escobar: Masculinities, Culture, and Subjectivities in Brazil (1969) |
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Ms. Rebecca Savard | Université du Québec à Rimouksi Campus Lévis, Canada | What Kind of Support Do Families Provide to Sexual or Gender Minority Adolescents Experiencing Suicidal Distress? A Scoping Review |
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Ms. Manchari Paranthahan Paranthahan | York University, Canada | Cripping Education: Re-envisioning More Accessible Classrooms in Post Secondary Education |
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Ms. Susanna Mattila-Connor | University of Helsinki, Finland | Subject Positions in Anti-Gender Discourse in Finland: Constructing Discursive Struggles Over Gender |
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Ms. Shammane Joseph Jackson | University of Guyana, Guyana | Colonial Law, Sexual Regulation, and the Historical Roots of Anti-LGBT Frameworks in Guyana |
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Ms. Simran | Department of English, University of Jammu, Jammu, J&K, India | Refugee Crisis in Nemat Sadat’s The Carpet Weaver: A Gay Individual’s Search for Peace and a Safe Home |
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Ms. Ana Margarida Seixas | Universidade do Porto – FCEUP, ICBAS, FMUP, Portugal | HPV in Trans Men: A Critical Analysis of Vulnerabilities and Prevention Strategies |
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Ms. Luzelle Theresa Isip | Pace University New York City, USA | The Beauty of Our Bakla: The Queer Experience in the Philippines |
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Ms. Aastha Chawla | Punjabi Univeristy, India | Beyond the Binary: Transgender Representations in Indian Mythology and Their Contemporary Relevance |
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Ms. Nadia Mariam Mazloum | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA | Seeing Ourselves: Bioethical Frameworks for AI Body Visualization in Gender-Affirming Care |