Dr Diego Garcia
@thediegogarcia.bsky.social
Leverhulme Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham ✨ | Founder & Host of the Queer(y)ing Asylum Symposium & Podcast 🎙️ | Exploring the intersections of LGBTIQ+ asylum, faith, and health across borders 🌍 | Indonesia 🇮🇩 | Free 🇵🇸
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#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
April 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#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
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....
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....
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...
www.tandfonline.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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....
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....
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...
🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0Gh8...
The Queer(y)ing Asylum Podcast S2E5: MicroRainbow—Providing Safe Housing, Employability, and Care Services for LGBTQI Asylum Seekers, in Conversation with Sebastian Rocca
Queer(y)ing Asylum · Episode
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March 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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...
🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0Gh8...
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/
📅 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/
March 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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/
📅 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/
📢 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...
🎧 Listen now: soundcloud.com/talking-indo...
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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March 13, 2025 at 9:52 AM
📢 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...
🎧 Listen now: soundcloud.com/talking-indo...
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....
Read more ➡️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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...
www.tandfonline.com
March 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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....
Read more ➡️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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
We’re seeking critical submissions on queer asylum.
💰 Funding available!
📩 Submit your proposal: bit.ly/queerasylums...
#QueerAsylum
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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March 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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
We’re seeking critical submissions on queer asylum.
💰 Funding available!
📩 Submit your proposal: bit.ly/queerasylums...
#QueerAsylum
Absolutely appalled by this cruel post. Reducing human lives to a tasteless joke on Valentine's Day is inhumane and dehumanising. 🤮
February 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Absolutely appalled by this cruel post. Reducing human lives to a tasteless joke on Valentine's Day is inhumane and dehumanising. 🤮
Shame on the BSA! @britsoci.bsky.social
The British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social have removed replaced "gender" with "sex" in their member equality survey, and erased the "non-binary" response option entirely.
Love to see the professional body of sociology echoing Donald Trump.
Love to see the professional body of sociology echoing Donald Trump.
February 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Shame on the BSA! @britsoci.bsky.social
📅 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
📍 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
LGBTIQ+ Asylum and Religion: Individual Faith, Community Belonging, and Divine Asylum Advocacy - The University of Nottingham
www.nottingham.ac.uk
February 4, 2025 at 11:35 AM
📅 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
📍 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
🎧 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...
This episode features @davidmurph115.bsky.social exploring meaningful solidarity with queer Ugandan asylum seekers.
open.spotify.com/episode/3QEX...
The Queer(y)ing Asylum Podcast S2E4: Queer Solidarity, Colonial Legacies, and Global South Voices with David Murphy
Queer(y)ing Asylum · Episode
open.spotify.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🎧 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...
This episode features @davidmurph115.bsky.social exploring meaningful solidarity with queer Ugandan asylum seekers.
open.spotify.com/episode/3QEX...
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! 🙏
January 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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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🌟 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...
💖 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...
Donate to an amazing cause today.
Anything you can give will make a huge difference!
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December 31, 2024 at 10:34 AM
🌟 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...
💖 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...
🎙️ 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...
Listen now & support their vital mission: open.spotify.com/episode/4aiX...
Donate to an amazing cause today.
Anything you can give will make a huge difference!
donate.justgiving.com
December 22, 2024 at 3:15 PM
🎙️ 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...
Listen now & support their vital mission: open.spotify.com/episode/4aiX...
Thrilled to share that my book is out in paperback today, 18 December! 🎉 Perfect as a Christmas gift—or a treat for yourself! 🎄📚
👉 www.routledge.com/Gender-Sexua...
👉 www.routledge.com/Gender-Sexua...
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...
www.routledge.com
December 18, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Thrilled to share that my book is out in paperback today, 18 December! 🎉 Perfect as a Christmas gift—or a treat for yourself! 🎄📚
👉 www.routledge.com/Gender-Sexua...
👉 www.routledge.com/Gender-Sexua...
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
December 13, 2024 at 3:37 PM
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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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
Here’s to their journey and hoping the UK’s asylum system continues to welcome LGBTIQ+ people seeking safety and acceptance. #LGBTIQAsylum #TimeToBeOut
December 9, 2024 at 3:27 PM
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
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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1/ Some general points about how asylum and immigration law applies when an appalling dictatorship is ousted in another country. #Syria 🇸🇾
December 8, 2024 at 1:44 PM
1/ Some general points about how asylum and immigration law applies when an appalling dictatorship is ousted in another country. #Syria 🇸🇾
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...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
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
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2024 at 10:29 AM
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...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/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?
December 5, 2024 at 3:52 PM
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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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...
#LGBTQ #Scotland #queer #nation #books www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-in-a...
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).
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 3, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Had a great time speaking with the BBC yesterday about Sam Morsy’s decision to not wear the rainbow armband! Check out some of my thoughts here:
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Marc Guehi & Sam Morsy rainbow armbands: What does controversy tell us about football & LGBTQ+ rights?
Sam Morsy's decision not to wear the rainbow armband and Marc Guehi's written messages on his have has drawn scrutiny.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Had a great time speaking with the BBC yesterday about Sam Morsy’s decision to not wear the rainbow armband! Check out some of my thoughts here:
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Reposted by Dr Diego Garcia
🧵✨ 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.
December 3, 2024 at 7:09 PM
🧵✨ 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.