Beyond Queer Politics

In this special live edition of Beyond Queer Politics , recorded at the Global Media Forum in Bonn , Rémy Bonny speaks with journalist and Polish Women's Strike leader Klementyna Suchanow and Hungarian HVG journalist Noémi Martini about the growing pressure on independent journalism and LGBTIQ+ voices. Together, they explore how political pressure, media capture, censorship and the transnation...

Last year, Oradea Pride was banned by local authorities, making it one of the few Pride marches prohibited in the European Union. As activists prepare for this year's edition, concerns remain that the same could happen again. In this episode of Beyond Queer Politics, Rémy Bonny speaks with Oana Iacob from Oradea Pride about the fight for freedom of assembly, the growing role of local authoriti...

Can a city be more than a political capital? Can it become a capital of equality? In this episode of Beyond Queer Politics, Rémy Bonny speaks with Pascal Smet about his vision for Brussels as a European Capital of Equality. As one of Belgium's first openly gay government officials and a long-time political leader in Brussels, Pascal reflects on the city's transformation, the role of divers...

What if anti-LGBTIQ+ narratives aren’t just culture wars but part of a strategy to destabilise democracies? In this episode of Beyond Queer Politics , Rémy Bonny explores how Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) targets LGBTIQ+ communities across Europe. With Tamar Jakeli and Giorgi Tabagari from Tbilisi Pride, we break down the situation in Georgia from rising hostility on the...

Across Europe, governments are increasingly adopting so-called “anti-LGBTIQ+ propaganda” laws designed to silence queer voices. But where did these laws come from and can they be stopped? In this episode of Beyond Queer Politics , host Rémy Bonny speaks with Lithuania's Monika Antanaitytė, Bulgaria's Denitsa Lyubenova and Esther Martinez from our partner organization Reclaim. They unpack h...