Internasjonalt seminar:
ARE WE SAFE IN EUROPE?
Queer rights under pressure

The struggle for the rights for LGBTQI+ persons in Europe has made progress in recent years, but it is far from over. In some parts of the world, we are also seeing a backlash and LGBTQI+ rights being threatened. Basic freedoms of expression and assembly for queer people are also under pressure in Europe. In Norway, LGBTQI+ people have experienced harassment, with insecurities being magnified in the wake of the mass shooting in Oslo during Pride festivities last June.

• What is it like to live with one’s rights being under threat, or being taken away?
• What contests over values are being used against LGBTQ+ persons, raising the threat of incitement to violence and hate crimes?
• Do we see a larger political trend in Europe that we can, and should, analyse and respond to?

We will hear perspectives from Norway, Hungary, and Poland about queer experiences of security, the right to be oneself and to be visible.

Participants:

Larissza Tóth
is a youth activist from Amnesty International Hungary

Julia Maciocha
is a LGBTQI+ activist from Poland. 

Marc Lanteigne
is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Tromsø, and is a member of the Grey Zone research group at UiT on hybrid threats.

Moderator:
Yonas Bennou
is regional manager of Amnesty International Norway.
Bennour is also a queer activist and is the former Head of Culture at Oslo Pride. He will be providing an introduction to the topic.