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We are pleased to invite you to a symposium that brings together civil society actors and researchers to explore how queerness and religion intersect across local, national, and transnational contexts. The symposium takes place in Malmö, Sweden, Thursday October 22 - Friday October 23, 2026.
Thursday 22 October
Thursday 22 October
The first day is open to the public and centres on civil society perspectives. It features a local panel on the possibilities and challenges of queer interfaith solidarities, as well as a transnational panel on queer Muslim community‑building with speakers from organisations located in Turkey, Germany, Norway and Sweden. The day also provides space for conversation, reflection, and networking across organisational and national boundaries. This day is organised in collaboration with ABF Malmö Sydväst and Page28.
Programme
Programme
15.30 Doors open
16.00 Queer interfaith solidarities
Local Jewish, Christian and Muslim perspectives
17.30 Break with vegan sandwiches and snacks
18.00 Queer Muslim community‑building
Edibenur Üner from Havle (Turkey)
Marco Linguri from Masjid al-Muṣawwir (Germany)
Yuser from Dubbelexponerat (Sweden)
19.30 Closing and goodbyes
20.00 Optional dinner (where participants cover their own expenses)
About the panelists
About the panelists
Edibenur Üner from Havle (Turkey)
Edibenur Üner from Havle (Turkey)
Edibenur Üner is an activist and civil society professional working at the intersection of faith, gender equality and ecology. She is currently curating a Faith-Based Ecological Economy Programme at Prosumer Economy Society as well as pursuing a Master's focusing on ecological social movements at Sabancı University.
Marco Linguri from Masjid al-Muṣawwir (Germany)
Marco Linguri from Masjid al-Muṣawwir (Germany)
Marco Linguri (he/him) is a Romeico-turkish Trans man (racialized in Germany), M.A. romance philology and linguistics, certified counselor, and imam. Since 2012 he works as a speaker and educator in antidiscrimination, anti-Queer hate anti-Muslim racism, islamic theology, and creative writing. He conducts queer and interreligious Islamic marriages and published several poems as well as two books: Perexception (2025) and POST (2026). In 2024, he co-founded the inclusive Islamic mosque collective Masjid al-Muṣawwir.
Yuser from Dubbelexponerat (Malmö)
Yuser from Dubbelexponerat (Malmö)
Yuser is an activist, community organiser and social worker who works with queer youth. They have a bachelor in human rights and mostly organises around antiracism and the intersections between queerness and BIPOC-experiences. Yuser is also a poet and is currently working on translating Ghassan Kanafani to Swedish.
Illustration by Sarah Hirani
Friday 23 October
Friday 23 October
The second day is an academic workshop for researchers working on - or interested in working on - the intersection between queerness and religion. Together, we will discuss how lived experiences of queer religious communities are represented in academic work, what gaps remain in current scholarship, and how we might imagine future collaborative research. Very short presentations from participants will be followed by group discussions and opportunities for planning joint projects or publications. Attendance on the first day is optional but strongly recommended, as it provides essential grounding for the workshop.
Programme
Programme
09.00 Introduction to the day and of the participating researchers (5 minutes each)
10.30 Coffee break
10.45 Workshop on questions such as: How are we, as researchers, informed by the lived experiences shared on day 1? What is lacking in contemporary research on queerness & religion? How do we imagine future research?
12.00 Short break
12.15 Closing reflections on how we want to move forward beyond the symposium
13.00 Optional lunch (where participants cover their own expenses)
Application for researchers
Application for researchers
To participate in the research workshop, please submit a short description of yourself as a researcher and how your work relates to the study of queerness and religion (max 100 words) in this form by August 31, 2026. We will confirm participation by September 7, 2026. Once your participation is confirmed, you will receive venue information along with suggestions for accommodation and travel. Please note that we are not able to cover travel or accommodation expenses.
We look forward to seeing you in Malmö!
We look forward to seeing you in Malmö!
The organisation team
Zeynep Kuyumcu, Gothenburg University
Elin Lundell, Lund University
Onur Kılıç, Umeå University
Anna Holmqvist, Uppsala University
Yuser Al-Alaq
The symposium is organised as part of Liveability at the Crossroads of Religion, Gender and Sexuality, a research project at the Division of Gender Studies at Lund University funded by Forte, with additional support from the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul.
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