Looking back, looking forward: co-creating LGBTQ+ equalities

Kayleigh Charlton; Jack McKinlay; Yvette Taylor

Looking back, looking forward: co-creating LGBTQ+ equalities

Research output: Digital or non-textual outputs › Blog Post

Abstract

‘Looking Back, Looking Forward: LGBTQ+ Equalities’, was part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, co-organised by Kayleigh Charlton, Jack McKinlay and Yvette Taylor, and invited participants to collaboratively explore LGBTQ+ histories and futures. Through a co-created timeline and a futures wall, we aimed to collectively reflect on where we’ve been, where we are now, and where we might be going.

But as often happens in community spaces, the evening unfolded in unpredictable and meaningful ways, revealing as much about the complexities of ‘engagement’ as it did about the topic itself.

Original language	English
Media of output	Online
Publication status	Published - 28 Apr 2026

Funding

Special thanks to the University of Strathclyde, LGBT Health and Wellbeing, and the ESRC Festival of Social Science for supporting this event.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

LGBTQ+ equality
immigration
asylum
participation

Access to Document

https://genderanded.org/looking-back-looking-forward-co-creating-lgbtq-equalities/

1 Book
1 Policy Briefing/Paper
1 Digital or Visual Products

Queer in a Wee Place: Small Nations, Sexuality & Scotland
Taylor, Y. (Editor), 2 Apr 2026, London. 344 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book

Open Access
File
60 Downloads (Pure)
Queer and the Cost of Living Crisis: Illustrated Summary
Taylor, Y. & Leisk , M. (Illustrator), 1 Oct 2024, Edinburgh. 11 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Policy Briefing/Paper › peer-review

Open Access
File
Comparing Intersectional Lifecourse Inequalities among LGBTQI+ Citizens (CILIA): UK Legislative Lives
Singh, S. (Designer) & Taylor, Y., 1 Aug 2020
Research output: Digital or non-textual outputs › Digital or Visual Products

Open Access
File

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Looking back, looking forward: co-creating LGBTQ+ equalities

Abstract

Funding

UN SDGs

Keywords

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Research output

Queer in a Wee Place: Small Nations, Sexuality & Scotland

Queer and the Cost of Living Crisis: Illustrated Summary

Comparing Intersectional Lifecourse Inequalities among LGBTQI+ Citizens (CILIA): UK Legislative Lives

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