Queer Diaspora Talks #1 with MAQFA UK
Description
Velvele’s new podcast Queer Diaspora Talks with the support of Manchester Metropolitan University, MMU Contemporary Intimacies, Sexualities & Genders Research Group, and UK Research and Innovation, talks with LGBTQ+ activists & artists from Turkey who continue their struggles in other countries.
In the very first episode, Fulden (Istanbul) and Yener Bayramoğlu (London) have a conversation with Ceylan and Galina from the UK-based organization Mesopotamian and Anatolian Queers for Azadî (MAQFA UK).
MAQFA members, who work to make the LGBTQ+ struggle visible in Britain, also talked about the impact of the country's colonial history on immigrants and their relationship with LGBTQ+ activism in Turkey.
Queer Diaspora Talks every Thursday on all podcast platforms.
For more, go check Velvele Podcast Channel & our web page Velvele English
![[Rountable] Queer migration, art, and activism](https://s3.castbox.fm/d9/29/f8/eee883ea8a1cc47f13a3150ec8388530ad_scaled_v1_400.jpg "[Rountable] Queer migration, art, and activism")
![[Panel] Queer migration: Past and Present](https://s3.castbox.fm/84/2d/3b/60ade98fb9f92b0b23307906b81ed8e923_scaled_v1_400.jpg "[Panel] Queer migration: Past and Present")
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