Category Archives: QP7

Stonewall = Brickwall?

By Dr Leonardo Raznovich The QP7 (2016) conference was a milestone for change in the Cayman Islands. But what is holding back legal progress in the British Overseas Territories?  And why is the most powerful LGBT advocacy group in the … Continue reading

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Canterbury Christ Church University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities Knowledge Exchange Prize for Queering Paradigms 7

Professor Bee Scherer accepting the 2017 Knowledge Exchange Prize for the Queering Paradigms 7 conference, also on behalf of Dr Leo Raznovich, from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor David Shepherd. Queering Paradigms 7 took place in 2016 in the Caymans. https://twitter.com/keneigweonu/status/842039268302299137

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QP7 presentations

Watch the QP7 keynotes here Friday Evening: Saturday: The talks were filmed and edited by Jonathan Hunt.

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Videos of the keynotes from QP7

There were two main keynotes at 7th Queering Paradigms Conference, which took place at the Auditorium of the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce. The keynote speakers were the Rt. Rvd. Dr. Alan Wilson, Bishop of Buckingham and Prof.emeritus Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni, Justice of … Continue reading

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QP7 – Press and Social Media round up

Here is a round up of the QP7 press and Social Media coverage: 31/03/2016 http://www.caymanreporter.com/2016/03/31/cayman-host-lgbtiq-conference/ 31/03/2016 https://www.caymancompass.com/2016/03/31/cayman-to-host-lgbt-conference/ 04/04/2016 https://caymannewsservice.com/2016/04/bishop-to-speak-on-religion-and-homosexuality/ 05/04/2016 http://anglicanmainstream.org/bishop-alan-wilson-to-speak-at-conference-in-cayman-islands/ 18/04/2016 http://cayman27.ky/2016/04/upcoming-lgbt-conference-draws-ire-of-bodden-town-mla/ 29/04/2016 http://cayman27.ky/2016/04/upcoming-lgbt-conference-draws-supportive-crowd/ 06/06/2016 http://www.radiocayman.gov.ky/seventh-queering-paradigms-conference-in-the-cayman-islands—11th-12th-june-2016 06/06/2016 http://cayman27.ky/2016/06/lgbt-conference-forced-to-change-venue/ 06/06/2016 https://caymannewsservice.com/2016/06/local-and-regional-lgbt-prejudices-top-bill-at-conference/ 06/06/2016 https://caymannewsservice.com/2016/06/mlas-call-for-gay-rights-referendum/ 06/06/2016 https://www.caymancompass.com/2016/06/06/conference-will-address-lgbt-issues-in-cayman-and-beyond/ 07/06/2016 http://cayman27.ky/2016/06/anthony-eden-calls-for-referendum-on-same-sex-marriage/ 07/06/2016 http://www.caymanreporter.com/2016/06/07/bush-vows-reject-legislative-changes-sex-unions/ 07/06/2016 … Continue reading

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Impressions of Day 2 of Queering Paradigms 7, some photos

Day 2 begins with a minute of silent reflection as a sign of respect for the victims and their families of this weekend’s homophobic attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida in which 50 people lost there lives.

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Impression of Day 1 of Queering Paradigms 7, some photos

This gallery contains 11 photos.

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QP7 presenter and queer Caribbean activist Maurice Tomlinson partially successful in challenging anti-gay laws in Trinidad and Tobago

Maurice, who shared his struggles in Jamaica in the the award winning documentary ‘The abominable crime’ at a QP7 pre-conference screening Friday evening, achieved a partial victory in his judicial challenge against Trinidad and Tobago’s anti-gay travel laws. Yesterday the … Continue reading

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QUEERING PARADIGMS 7: Programme

QUEERING PARADIGMS 7, 11-12 June 2016, 9am – 5:30pm  The Auditorium of the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce Unit 4-107, Governors Square, 23 Lime Tree Bay Avenue, West Bay, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands   Programme             … Continue reading

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QP7 – Caymans travel information

Thank you for joining us in the Cayman Islands for our QP7!  We are just less than 3 weeks away from the weekend of the conference and we cannot wait to welcoming you in the Cayman Islands the weekend of … Continue reading

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