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Matthew Waites

@matthewwaites

Reader, Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow. Global queer politics, empires, human rights, decolonizing. He or they. Account not in use.

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David *Objection* Ngong (@profdngong) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If you want to read the work of African women who appreciate but at the same time quarrel with African indigenous traditions, here would be the place to begin. They are not just scholars; they also have a stake in the game. 2024.

If you want to read the work of African women who appreciate but at the same time quarrel with African indigenous traditions, here would be the place to begin. They are not just scholars; they also have a stake in the game. 2024.
JMBD-JusticeMakers Bangladesh (@justicemakersbd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) joined the demonstration at Republic Square in France to stand against violence towards minority groups in Bangladesh. Together, we must raise our voices for justice and human rights. #StandAgainstViolence #HumanRights #Bangladesh"

JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) joined the demonstration at Republic Square in France to stand against violence towards minority groups in Bangladesh. Together, we must raise our voices for justice and human rights. #StandAgainstViolence #HumanRights #Bangladesh"
Kuchu Times Media Group | KTMG (@kuchutimes) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“This complacency has, in turn, fueled public confusion and anger about homosexuality. The government’s selective enforcement of the law—targeting LGBTQ+ individuals while ignoring the abuse they suffered at the hands of law enforcement—has only deepened the mistrust and fear

“This complacency has, in turn, fueled public confusion and anger about homosexuality. The government’s selective enforcement of the law—targeting LGBTQ+ individuals while ignoring the abuse they suffered at the hands of law enforcement—has only deepened the mistrust and fear
HRAPF (@hrapf_uganda) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#HRAPFpublication HRAPF's July 2024 violations report This is HRAPF's 14th monthly report on violence and other human rights violations on the basis of SOGIE since the #AHA23 came into force Link to report➡️ hrapf.org/?mdocs-file=11…

#HRAPFpublication

HRAPF's July 2024 violations report
This is HRAPF's 14th monthly report on violence and other human rights violations on the basis of SOGIE since the #AHA23 came into force

Link to report➡️ hrapf.org/?mdocs-file=11…
Chapter Four Uganda (@chapterfourug) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For the first time in history, Pope Leo XIV met with an LGBTIQ rights advocate from Uganda. Clare Byarugaba our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer met with the Pope at the Vatican🇻🇦 His Holiness reiterated that discrimination is a sin. #ReapealAHA23

ISA RC48 (@rc48_isa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#CallForAbstracts for ISA 5th Forum of Sociology at Rabat, Morocco from July 6 - 11, 2025. A full list of RC48 Sessions can be found here: isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/forum2… #Sociology #SocialMovement

#CallForAbstracts for <a href="/isa_sociology/">ISA</a> 5th Forum of Sociology at Rabat, Morocco from July 6 - 11, 2025. 

A full list of RC48 Sessions can be found here: isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/forum2…

#Sociology #SocialMovement
Rightify Ghana (@rightifyghana) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On Tuesday, August 14, 2024, Rightify Ghana's Director Marreka 🧭 had the honour of meeting Pope Francis Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. With LGBTQI+ criminalisation rising in Africa, and Ghana's anti-LGBTQI+ bill pending, we shared our experiences as queer individuals in..

On Tuesday, August 14, 2024, Rightify Ghana's Director <a href="/Ebenezer_Peegah/">Marreka 🧭</a> had the honour of meeting Pope Francis <a href="/Pontifex/">Pope Leo XIV</a> at the Vatican.

With LGBTQI+ criminalisation rising in Africa, and Ghana's anti-LGBTQI+ bill pending, we shared our experiences as queer individuals in..
UofG Soc & Pol Sci (@uofgsps) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The deadline for abstract submissions has been extended to Friday 23 August 2024. Submit your one page abstract (400 words max) at shorturl.at/IeYu3

Alan Lester (@aljhlester) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1/10 As discussions start about how to commemorate 200 years since the abolition of slavery as an institution in certain British colonies (1834) it might be useful to get a few facts straight before members of History Reclaimed start misinforming The Telegraph, the Daily Mail, GB

Kaleidoscope Trust (@kaleidoscope_t) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🏳️‍🌈 2024: the state of LGBTI+ rights in the Commonwealth 🏳️‍⚧️ Join us & The Commonwealth Equality Network for the virtual launch of our new report ahead of #CHOGM2024. 📅 Monday 3rd Oct ⏰ 1-2pm, UK time 🌎 For all interested in Commonwealth #humanrights outsavvy.com/event/21833/20…

Marreka 🧭 (@ebenezer_peegah) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Judges who wear wigs, considered to be a glaring symbol of British colonialism, and who recently ruled that a colonial-era discriminatory law is constitutional, are labelling homosexuality as foreign? The law they're protecting is the only foreign thing here, not homosexuality.

Rightify Ghana (@rightifyghana) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In a judgment detailing why it upheld the law criminalising unnatural carnal knowledge, the apex court held that it could not simply accept foreign laws which were not in tune with the values of Ghana, or were variance with the laws of the country, ... graphic.com.gh/news/general-n…

The Observer (@observeruk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Inciting rioters in Britain was a test run for Elon Musk. Just see what he plans for America theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Stuart Elden (@stuartelden.bsky.social) (@stuartelden) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If you missed the 2023 Special Issue of Theory, Culture & Society (Theory, Culture & Society) on 'Foucault Before the Collège de France', which I edited with @DanieLorenzini and Orazio Irrera... journals.sagepub.com/toc/tcsa/40/1-2 All papers are open access or free access at the moment

If you missed the 2023 Special Issue of Theory, Culture &amp; Society (<a href="/TCSjournalSAGE/">Theory, Culture & Society</a>) on 'Foucault Before the Collège de France', which I edited with @DanieLorenzini and Orazio Irrera...
journals.sagepub.com/toc/tcsa/40/1-2
All papers are open access or free access at the moment
Stuart Elden (@stuartelden.bsky.social) (@stuartelden) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Foucault Studies 36: Special Issue - Foucault's Legacy in Contemporary Thinking: Forty Years Later (1984-2024) rauli.cbs.dk/index.php/fouc… Issue edited by Valentina Antoniol and Stefano Marino - all open access and able to download either individual essays or the issue as a whole.

Foucault Studies 36: Special Issue - Foucault's Legacy in Contemporary Thinking: Forty Years Later (1984-2024)
rauli.cbs.dk/index.php/fouc…
Issue edited by Valentina Antoniol and Stefano Marino - all open access and able to download either individual essays or the issue as a whole.
Kaleidoscope Trust (@kaleidoscope_t) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As we approach #CHOGM2024, there's a unique opportunity for Commonwealth leaders to make meaningful commitments to end legal and social persecution of #LGBTI+ people. Join us on Thursday October 3rd, 1pm UK time, for our virtual launch to hear more: outsavvy.com/event/21833/20…

As we approach #CHOGM2024, there's a unique opportunity for Commonwealth leaders to make meaningful commitments to end legal and social persecution of #LGBTI+ people.

Join us on Thursday October 3rd, 1pm UK time, for our virtual launch to hear more:

outsavvy.com/event/21833/20…
Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) (@uhrc_uganda) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“I call on the government to take steps towards decriminalizing victimless crimes such as prostitution and homosexuality. Criminalizing such acts often results in unjust and disproportionate punishment, especially for vulnerable groups in our society.”Chairperson_UHRC

“I call on the government to take steps towards decriminalizing victimless crimes such as prostitution and homosexuality. Criminalizing such acts often results in unjust and disproportionate punishment, especially for vulnerable groups in our society.”<a href="/ChairpersonUhrc/">Chairperson_UHRC</a>
Colonial, Postcolonial & Decolonial WG BISA (@bisacpd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨CfP for our Annual Workshop🚨on 'Anti-imperial feminist architectures of resistance' The workshop will take place on 5 Dec 2024 in London followed by a public roundtable with anticolonial queer feminist thinkers & organisers. Details on workshop themes & submissions below:

🚨CfP for our Annual Workshop🚨on 'Anti-imperial feminist architectures of resistance'

The workshop will take place on 5 Dec 2024 in London followed by a public roundtable with anticolonial queer feminist thinkers &amp; organisers. Details on workshop themes &amp; submissions below: