Are We Europe Presents: Europe & Sentiment (Do you need to be Heterosexual to be European? Part 2)

How do you define your European identity when you are a woman, a lesbian and for Joëlle Sambi an afro-descendant? Does this intersectionality have an impact on the place lesbian women hold in Europe? Silvia Casalino, Joëlle Sambi and Kylie Noble are all women and lesbian. They talk about double discrimination and the constant need to fight for their rights in Europe. This episode is a part of the podcast Europe & Sentiment. Each episode tells an intimate tale which challenge the stereotypes of European identity. Guests : Silvia Casalino, an Italian, lesbian, aerospace engineer and co-director of the European Central Asia Lesbian Community. Joëlle Sambi, a Belgian-Congolese, lesbian, author and poet and President of the European Central Asia Lesbian Community. Kylie Noble, a Northern Irish journalist and lesbian. Credits: This episode was written, directed and edited by Laetitia Chabannes for Are We Europe. Dubbing: Maggie Oran and Pashu Christensen. Music: Arnaud Paszkiewicz, Graphic identity: Aristote Truffaut (Oiseaux rares).

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