The lived experiences and images of lesbian, gay, bi, trans, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) Roma remain invisible to many people, Roma and non-Roma alike. Simultaneously, LGBTIQ Roma are the subject of a plethora of anti-Romani, homo/transphobic and other stereotypes. By showcasing photographs produced by LGBTIQ Roma research participants as part of this research project, the exhibition not only offers an insight into the lives of LGBTIQ Roma. It also seeks to demonstrate to various audiences ways in which they wish to be represented.
An exhibition on the first floor of the University of Portsmouth Library shows images from the ESRC-funded project “Challenging dominant representations of LGBTIQ Roma in public spaces through queer-research informed interventions Led by: Dr Lucie Fremlova (University of Portsmouth), Dr Annabel Tremlett (University of Portsmouth), Dr Olu Jensen (University of Brighton). Project Reference: ES/S011234/1
To continue reading about ways of challenging stereotypes, please see the following academic articles (free to download):
- Lucie Fremlova (2022) Challenging misrepresentations of Roma through queer Romani visual self-representations
- Annabel Tremlett (2023) Challenging stereotypes is not enough: a dialogue with Roma art
For more information on either exhibition, please contact Dr Annabel Tremlett (annabel.tremlett@port.ac.uk).
Visualising the lives of LGBTIQ Roma
Welcome to our exhibition visualizing the lives of LGBTIQ Roma here at the University of Portsmouth so Roma, Gypsy, and Traveler people are often the most frequently misrepresented people in our societies. So whilst Roma, Gypsy, and Traveler are very broad labels that incorporate many different diversities of people, their public image can be very stuck and very fixed, so we asked some activists and artists from these backgrounds to come to the UK and in Portsmouth and Brighton to make their own images of how they visualize their lives and also challenging stereotypes, so we're really hoping you can come up to the first floor of the University of Portsmouth library and come and see our exhibition.