With Dr. Apostolos Andrikopoulos (University College London, UK)

The legal recognition of same-sex unions in many countries worldwide has extended marriage-based migration rights to same-sex couples. This development has even had an impact in some African countries where homosexuality is criminalized, creating a new pathway for migration through same-sex marriage.

In a particular slum in Ghana, young men in transnational same-sex partnerships envision a future abroad through same-sex marriage. Their desire to leave, however, stems not only from a wish to reunite with their same-sex partners. Like other aspiring migrants, they anticipate that a life abroad will improve prospects for themselves and their families.

Marriage to a gay man in Europe offers a path to fulfilling their migratory aspirations, even as many of these men are or will be married to women through customary and often unofficial means in Ghana. The circulation of resources within these men’s networks, enabled by migration through same-sex marriage, often leads to complex transnational arrangements that contribute to crafting meaningful and fulfilling lives for these Ghanaian men, their European partners, as well as their wives and families in Ghana.

The event will be held in English.

Thursday, December 5, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Room S.15.215
Building S - 15th floor
ULB - Campus Solbosch
Avenue Jeanne 44, 1050 Brussels

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