Sexual, Sex, and Gender Diversities – Implications for scholarship and activism
We are delighted to welcome Prof Surya Monro to give the inaugural FUTURESEX Public Lecture at the University of Surrey. Surya’s talk will offer an opportunity to reflect on the history and future of sexuality studies.
There will be a free wine reception from 17:00 in the Austin Pearce foyer.
The talk will start in AP01 at 18:00
Activist Valentino Vecchietti will offer an expert response to Monro’s talk before hosting a Q&A session.
Prof Surya Monro
Surya Monro is a Professor in Sociology and Social Policy based at the University of Hudderfield, UK, email s.monro@hud.ac.uk. Surya has published substantially in the fields of gender and sexuality, notably on LGBT and Intersex issues. She is the author of Gender Politics: Citizenship, Activism, and Sexual Diversity (Pluto Press 2005) co-author of Sexuality, Equality and Diversity (Palgrave MacMillan, 2012), author of Bisexuality (Palgrave MacMillan, 2015), co-author of Intersex, Variations of Sex Characteristics and DSD: The Need for Change (University of Huddersfield 2017) and co-editor of Queer in Africa (Routledge 2018). She is currently working in the area of Intersex rights, and continuing scholarly activities in the area of LGBT issues.