BA Global Development Student podcast asks "Where are the LGBTQIA people?"

BA Global Development student, Isla Thomson, has produced a series of four podcasts exploring why LGBTQIA issues are not being addressed in global development.

Isla developed the podcasts as part of the Laidlaw Scholarship Programme, mentored by Sara de Jong. Isla's motivation for developing these podcasts was the under-representation and frequent exclusion of LGBTQIA people and their concerns by the development industry.

Isla explains, "As a queer development student, I am frustrated with the rhetoric surrounding LGBTQIA people in development. I have created this mini-podcast series to demonstrate the need for a deeper understanding of LGBTQIA needs and to shine a light on the broad LGBTQIA issues in the development industry."

The four episodes address NGOs and global governance, colonialism, sexualisation, and economic wellbeing. You can listen to them now on Soundcloud.