Category: Diversity in action

Gender, diversity, and feminism in art and organisations

SPN – Polyamory foundation in the Netherlands

SPN (Stichting Polyamorie Nederland) is a foundation that provides resources and support for people in the practice of, or desire for, intimate relationships with more than one partner, with the knowledge of all partners. The work aims simultaneously to create more social acceptance in society for polyamory and to fight for better laws that don’t discriminate relationships that are different than the monogamous standard. People who identify as polyamorous reject the view that sexual and relational exclusivity are necessary for deep, committed, long-term loving relationships.

Shifting perspectives among Muslims: LGBTQ rights and Islamic faith

On March 20th 2018, students and other interested people came together in an overcrowded room at Leiden University’s Law Faculty. Here, Dino Suhonic, Director of Maruf (platform for Dutch Queer Muslims), gave a lecture about the relation between Muslims and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community, both in Muslim majority countries as in Muslim minority countries. The lecture “How to reconcile LGBTQ rights with Islamic faith” was organized by Leiden University Pride (LUP) and Amnesty International Nederland Student Group Leiden.

Kunst moet bewegen / Lost in Transition

Ellen Schippers: Mijn kunst komt voort uit mijn persoonlijke ervaringen en gaat over de ongelijkwaardige relatie tussen man en vrouw, over schoonheidsidealen, over het gegeven dat je als vrouw voornamelijk op je uiterlijk beoordeeld wordt, dat je er seksueel aantrekkelijk uit moet zien maar zelf niks met je eigen seksualiteit mag doen. Over het spanningsveld van opgelegde (rol)patronen en je eigen identiteit, wie je werkelijk van binnen bent.