This symposium explores the intersections of queer and LGBT histories in the Balkans, Slovenia, and Eastern Europe, with broader connections to global trans* insurgencies. It brings together queer theory, political critique, and trans resistance to examine how lesbians, gays, queers, punks, and trans communities have historically—and continue to—confront state power and societal norms. Central themes include poetry, film, photography, radical expression, the body and identity, and the relationship between LGBT, queer, and trans movements and activism. The symposium also engages with decolonial and anti-racist struggles, questioning how these histories are erased or overlooked in dominant narratives. The aim is to reconstruct and amplify alternative histories while envisioning future queer and trans* uprisings within leftist political movements.
