How do we queer Women, Peace and Security?

My research area is queering women, peace and security, considering how the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda can better include LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and queer) voices. 

My work bridges academic, activist and policy approaches to include a gender perspective in peace and security responses in conflict-relation environments.  

Academic Publications

Policy Briefs

​Other publications

This toolkit provides a guide for how to queer Women, Peace and Security in practice through three main sections:

  1. Queering the four pillars of WPS,

  2. Feminist and LGBTQ collaborations, and

  3. Queering WPS National Action Plans.

The toolkit was developed in partnership with Colombia Diversa drawing on their work in the Colombian peace process, supporting LGBTQ individuals through transformative justice practices, and engaging in the drafting of the country’s first WPS National Action Plan in 2023.

You can learn more about the toolkit and access a Spanish version here.

5 Policy Recommendations

  1. Include LGBTQ people in developing, implementing, and monitoring WPS projects

  2. Expand indicators to include sexual orientation and gender identity

  3. Define women and gender as two distinct terms.

  4. Collect data about LGBTQ individuals in conflict.

  5. Engage with the UN Independent Expert  on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and annual thematic reports.