Out Laws: Screening and discussion

Mon May 11 2026 at 06:00 pm to 08:30 pm UTC+01:00

Cinema Auditorium - One Pool Street - UCL East | London

UCL Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS)
Publisher/HostUCL Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS)
Out Laws: Screening and discussion
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Documentary 'Out Laws' (2025, Lexi Powner & James Lewis) with director James Lewis, Professor Bob Mills (UCL) and activist Friedel Daus.
About this Event

Out Laws follows three queer activists, from Namibia, Sri Lanka and Barbados, as they fight to overturn the colonial-era laws that still criminalise their lives. The battle unfolds in a moment of escalating jeopardy: activists are being murdered, churches and politicians are mobilising against LGBTQIA+ rights, and foreign actors are exporting hate across the Global South.

From tense courtrooms to private moments of fear and determination, the film reveals what it means to resist when the cost can be everything. Visually bold and emotionally urgent, Out Laws exposes the political forces trying to force queer people back into the closet — and the movement pushing back with courage, joy and global solidarity.

All welcome but please register to attend.

Organised by The UCL Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Equality Steering Group (UCL LESG) in collaboration with qUCL. Launched in 2014, qUCL is a university-wide initiative that brings together UCL staff and students with research and teaching interests in LGBTQ studies, gender and sexuality studies, queer theory and related fields.

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Cinema Auditorium - One Pool Street - UCL East, 1 Pool Street, London, United Kingdom

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