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Every study abroad student will have different considerations and concerns when preparing for a semester abroad with SIT depending on your multiple identities and lived experiences. We all have different relationships to power and privilege in the United States based on our race, ethnicity, class, gender, religion, ability/disability, sexual orientation, and immigration status. When we go abroad, these power dynamics often look and feel very different—in some cases they might be a huge shift from what we are used to experiencing. While studying abroad opens students up to so many new possibilities, ways of thinking, and ways of living, it can also be a grim reminder that oppression and injustice—and the frustrating stereotypes that accompany them—exist in every part of the world.
This resource guide aims to provide students with some context that may help navigate dynamics related to identity and oppression while traveling abroad. When possible, we provide local information in our various program regions pertaining to inclusion and social justice that might also be useful. This is a living document.
General Resources
Diversity Abroad Diversity and Inclusion Guide: https://www.diversityabroad.com/article/diversity-and-inclusion-abroad-guide
Dealing with Stereotypes Abroad: https://www.diversityabroad.com/article/dealing-stereotypes-while-studying-abroad
University of Denver’s Inclusiveness Abroad: https://www.du.edu/abroad/resources/index.html
Gender & Sexuality
- How to deal with street harassment abroad: https://www.gooverseas.com/blog/how-to-deal-with-street-harassment-abroad
- Women going abroad: https://www.diversityabroad.com/article/women-going-abroad
- LGBT Study Abroad Guide: https://www.goabroad.com/downloads/lgbt-study-abroad-guide.pdf
- LGBT Students Abroad: https://www.diversityabroad.com/articles/lgbtq-students-abroad
- 5 LGBTQ Study Abroad Safety Issues and How to Prepare for them: https://www.gooverseas.com/blog/lgbtq-study-abroad-safety-issues
- Flying While Trans: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/opinion/tsa-transgender.html
- Trans and Non-binary students abroad: https://www.brandeis.edu/abroad/resources/identity-culture/trans-abroad.html
Race & Ethnicity
- Dealing with Stereotypes Abroad: https://www.diversityabroad.com/article/dealing-stereotypes-while-studying-abroad
- Discrimination Abroad: https://www.diversitynetwork.org/news/474618/Discrimination-Abroad.htm
- Tips for heritage seekers: https://www.diversityabroad.com/article/tips-heritage-seekers-traveling-abroad
- 6 things I wish I knew before studying abroad as an African American: https://www.gooverseas.com/blog/6-things-wish-knew-studying-abroad-african-american
- Traveling while Black: https://medium.com/s/traveling-while-black
- Been around the globe, traveling while Black: https://www.beenaroundtheglobe.com/traveling-while-black/
- Black Hair Abroad: https://www.diversityabroad.com/article/managing-black-hair-abroad
- Asian American Students in Study Abroad: https://www.diversitynetwork.org/news/459631/Asian-American-Students-in-Study-Abroad-Resources-Representation-and-Awareness-.html
- Realizing my skin color while studying abroad: https://www.diversityabroad.com/article/realizing-my-skin-color
- STAMPED podcast: https://anchor.fm/stamped
Disability & Mental Health
- Going Abroad Guide for Americans with Disabilities: https://www.miusa.org/plan/americans-abroad
- How Students with Disabilities can Study Abroad: https://www.gooverseas.com/blog/how-students-with-disabilities-can-study-abroad
- Wellness Tips for SIT Study Abroad: https://studyabroad.sit.edu/documents/studyabroad/wellness-tips.pdf
- Successful Study Abroad with a Mental Health Condition: https://www.miusa.org/resource/tipsheet/mentalhealthsuccess
- Managing Mental Health Abroad: https://www.diversityabroad.com/article/managing-mental-health-while-abroad
- Learning Disabilities: How to Prepare Students to Succeed Abroad: https://www.diversitynetwork.org/news/474591/Learning-Disabilities-How-to-Prepare-Students-to-Succeed-Abroad.htm
Class
- First Generation Students Traveling Abroad: https://www.diversityabroad.com/article/first-generation-students-traveling-abroad/
- Students on a Budget Abroad: https://www.diversityabroad.com/article/students-budget-abroad
Religion
- Religious Diversity Abroad: https://www.diversityabroad.com/articles/religious-diversity-abroad
- Religious and Spiritual Group Resources Abroad: https://studyabroad.gwu.edu/religious-non-religious-students-abroad
Resources by Region
Latin America
- Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights: https://raceandequality.org/
- 6 things you are forced to reconsider about your Latin American heritage when traveling in South America: https://matadornetwork.com/abroad/6-things-forced-reconsider-latin-american-heritage-traveling-south-america/
- What it means to be Black in Latin America: https://www.npr.org/2011/07/27/138601410/what-it-means-to-be-black-in-latin-america
- The Persisting Impact of Racism in Latin America: http://www.coha.org/the-persisting-impact-of-racial-construction-in-latin-america/
- Spanish language website emphasizing race from perspective of Afro-Latinas: https://afrofeminas.com/
- Video on Spanish Gender Neutral Pronouns (Spanish): http://remezcla.com/culture/les-gender-neutral-pronoun-in-spanish
- Brief History of LGBT movement in Latin America: https://www.telesurenglish.net/analysis/A-Brief-History-Of-The-LGBTQI-Movement-In-Latin-America—20180621-0014.html
- On movement for indigenous rights in Latin America: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/style/ecuador-indigenous-protests.html
Argentina
- https://www.diversityabroad.com/travel-guide/argentina-destination-guide
- Tips for Black Travelers in Buenos Aires: https://www.frommers.com/destinations/buenos-aires/planning-a-trip/tips-for-black-travelers
- Anti-blackness in Argentina: https://afropunk.com/2018/07/argentinas-black-population-has-been-systematically-erased-removed-in-whitewashing-effort/
- SIGLA: LGBT organization: https://www.sigla.org.ar/
- A Look at the Progressive LGBTQ Rights in Argentina: https://theculturetrip.com/south-america/argentina/articles/an-lgbtq-guide-to-living-in-argentina/
Bolivia
- LGBT Travelers in Bolivia: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/bolivia/practical-information/directory/lgbt-travellers/a/nar/36192282-5a31-48d8-88d3-77b62d328cd3/363120
- ADESPROC Libertad GLBT- Bolivian LGBT Organization (Spanish): https://libertadglbt.org/
- Indigenous Bolivians fear renewed racism after Morales removed: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/indigenous-bolivians-fear-renewed-racism-morales-removed-191125190736105.html
Brazil
- https://www.diversityabroad.com/travel-guide/brazil-destination-guide
- Navigating Identity in Brazil: https://www.diversityabroad.com/article/navigating-identity-foreign-country
- Brazil’s New Problem with Blackness: https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/05/brazils-new-problem-with-blackness-affirmative-action/
- Indigenous People of Brazil on Bolsonaro: https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/24/indigenous-people-brazil-vow-defeat-bolsonaro-after-perverse-attack-claiming-tribes
- Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights: https://raceandequality.org/brasil/
- LGBT Travelers in Brazil: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/brazil/practical-information/directory/lgbt-travellers/a/nar/16716298-931c-4d3b-88b7-c1e5b03d5f39/363150
Chile
- Chilean Movement of Sexual Minorities: https://www.movilh.cl/
- Organizando Trans Diversidades: https://otdchile.org/
- Chile Takes Step Toward Marriage Equality: https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/02/07/chile-takes-first-step-toward-marriage-equality
- Racism in Santiago, Chile: https://www.machetesymiel.com/blog/2013/09/racism-in-chile-morena-morena-rica-que.html
- Anti-Haitian racism in Chile: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article202589599.html
Colombia
- https://www.diversityabroad.com/travel-guide/colombia-destination-guide
- Traveling while Black in Colombia: https://medium.com/s/traveling-while-black/traveling-while-black-in-colombia-449011ac51ef
- Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights: https://raceandequality.org/colombia-2/
- LGBT Rights in Colombia: https://queerintheworld.com/lgbt-rights-in-colombia/
Ecuador
- Disability Equality Organization: https://www.consejodiscapacidades.gob.ec/
- Trans rights group: https://siluetax.org/
- LGBT Travelers in Ecuador: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/ecuador/practical-information/directory/lgbt-travellers/a/nar/eccf380d-85d7-4574-8847-e647a3178898/363337
- In Ecuador and Beyond, Indigenous People are Fighting to be Seen: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/style/ecuador-indigenous-protests.html
Mexico
- LGBT Mexico: Travel safety tips: https://www.worldnomads.com/travel-safety/north-america/mexico/lgbt-mexico-what-you-need-to-know
- Study Revels Racial Inequality in Mexico: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/lapop/news/121317.mexico-theconversation.pdf
- In Mexico, Racism Hides in plain view: https://www.cnn.com/2012/11/20/opinion/navarrette-mexico-racism/index.html
Panama
- How Panama Sits at the World’s Crossroads of LGBTQ Rights https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2019/11/01/how-panama-sits-worlds-crossroad-lgbtq-rights
- Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights: https://raceandequality.org/panama/
Peru
- Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights: https://raceandequality.org/peru/
- Peru’s Minorities Battle Racism: https://www.bbc.com/news/10205171
- LGBT Travel in Peru: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/peru/practical-information/directory/lgbt-travellers/a/nar/9b610e67-f503-4446-938f-7aacfb13420a/363383
- LGBT Rights in Peru: https://www.equaldex.com/region/peru
Africa South of the Sahara
- 4 Lessons from African Feminist Organising: https://civilsocietyfutures.org/four-lessons-african-feminist-organising/
- Queer Africa: https://www.colorlines.com/articles/queer-africa
Cameroon
- Marc Lambert Lamba defended Camaroon’s LGBT Community: https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/marc-lambert-lamba-obit-cameroon/
Ghana
- https://www.diversityabroad.com/travel-guide/ghana-destination-guide
- Discrimination against LGBT people in Ghana: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/01/08/ghana-discrimination-violence-against-lgbt-people
Kenya
- Gay Rights in Kenya: Our Fight is not Over: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48400801
- Kenyans Say Chinese Investment Brings Racism and Discrimination: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/world/africa/kenya-china-racism.html
Madagascar
- Being Queer in Madagascar: https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/40190/1/queer-in-madagascar-one-of-the-worlds-most-underreported-countries-tom-maguire
- Gender Equity in Madagascar: https://worldpolicy.org/2016/03/15/gender-equity-in-madagascar/
Malawi
- Being Filipino American in Malawi: https://www.peacecorps.gov/malawi/stories/being-filipino-american-malawi/
- Arrests, Violence against LGBT People: HRW Report: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/10/26/malawi-arrests-violence-against-lgbt-people
- Malawian Women Struggle for Land Rights Despite Equality Drive: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-malawi-landrights-women/malawian-women-struggle-for-land-rights-despite-equality-drive-idUSKCN1M51GQ
Rwanda
- LGBTI Activists are Reclaiming Rwanda, One Neighborhood at a time: https://mashable.com/2017/11/18/rwanda-lgbti-activists/
- The Mixed Tale of Women’s Empowerment in Rwanda: https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/mixed-tale-women-empowerment-rwanda-180918131311419.html
South Africa
- https://www.diversityabroad.com/travel-guide/south-africa-destination-guide
- South Africa’s toxic race relations: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46071479
- Being Black and abroad: Blog by African American student who studied in Cape Town: https://www.ciee.org/go-abroad/college-study-abroad/blog/being-black-and-abroad
- LGBT Travelers in South Africa: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/south-africa/practical-information/directory/lgbt-travellers/a/nar/31159e5c-0a43-4c46-bafc-d1777eb6dc78/355611
- South Africa’s Road to LGBT Equality: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/11/south-africa-road-to-lgbtq-equality/
Tanzania
- Obstruction to LGBT Health, Rights (HRW Report): https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/02/03/tanzania-obstructions-lgbt-health-rights
- What to know about Tanzania’s anti-LGBT Crackdown: https://time.com/5456826/tanzania-anti-gay-world-bank/
Uganda
- Police Harassment of LGBT People: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/11/17/uganda-stop-police-harassment-lgbt-people
- Implications of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill: https://www.amnestyusa.org/anti-homosexuality-bill-could-mean-a-death-sentence-for-lgbt-people-in-uganda/
- Ugandan Asians Dominate Economy After Exile: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36132151
Asia & the Pacific
- Colorism and Asian Beauty Standards: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2184747/asias-addiction-whiter-skin-runs-deep-backlash-has-begun
Australia
- https://www.diversityabroad.com/travel-guide/australia-destination-guide
- A Definitive Timeline of LGBT Rights in Australia: https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/pride/agenda/article/2016/08/12/definitive-timeline-lgbt-rights-australia
- How Australia’s everyday racism moved from political fringe to mainstream media: https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/15/australia/australia-racism-media-christchurch-attack-intl/index.html
- Timeline of cultural diversity and racism in Australia: https://www.racismnoway.com.au/about-racism/timeline/
China
- https://www.diversityabroad.com/travel-guide/china-destination-guide
- Black Life in China (podcast): https://blacklifechina.com/
- China’s Complicated LGBT Movement: https://thediplomat.com/2018/06/chinas-complicated-lgbt-movement/
- Why China’s LGBT Hide their Identities at Lunar New Year: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51199309
- Being gay in China: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8478911.stm
- Jewish community in Shanghai: http://www.gluckman.com/ShanghaiJewsChina.html
India
- https://www.diversityabroad.com/travel-guide/india-destination-guide
- Violence towards Africans in India has roots in anti-blackness: https://mediadiversified.org/2019/04/09/violence-towards-africans-in-india-has-roots-in-anti-blackness-that-has-existed-for-centuries/
- Colourism in India: https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/colour-time-colourism-india-180906101053056.html
- What is India’s caste system? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-35650616
- One year after landmark ruling for LGBT rights in India, Challenges persist: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-lgbt/one-year-after-landmark-ruling-for-lgbt-rights-in-india-challenges-persist-idUSKCN1VR256
- Humsafar, India’s oldest LGBTQ org: https://humsafar.org/
- India Culture Lab: LGBTQ resources: https://indiaculturelab.org/lgbtq/
- For India’s Women, Safety in Numbers: https://www.globalhealthnow.org/2019-01/indias-women-safety-numbers
- Traveling in India for Women: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/asia/india/should-women-travel-solo-india-tips/
Indonesia
- https://www.diversityabroad.com/travel-guide/indonesia-destination-guide
- Anti-LGBT Raids in Indonesia: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/10/29/indonesia-fresh-wave-anti-lgbt-rhetoric-arrests
- “Black in a Foreign Land”: https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2016/10/indonesia/503372/
- Being Black in Bali: http://www.onshegoes.com/stories/being-black-in-bali/
Malaysia
- Violence against LGBT people in Malaysia: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/06/25/deceased-cant-speak-herself-violence-against-lgbt-people-malaysia
- 50 Years After Race Riots, Race Relations Remain Uneasy: https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/malaysian/race-issues-08012019102425.html
- LGBT Travellers
- Queer Lapis (online resource hub for LGBTQ resources in Malaysia): https://www.queerlapis.com/
Mongolia & Serbia
- Charges after LGBT attack hint at changing attitudes: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/charges-mongolia-lgbt-attack-hint-changing-attitudes-191002073105218.html
- LGBTI Mongolia Fighting for Rights and Recognition: https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2103383/lgbti-mongolia-fighting-rights-and-recognition
- Mongolia’s first LGBT Center: https://lgbtcentre.mn/en/home/
- Black, Beautiful, and Mongolian: https://www.theblackexpat.com/black-beautiful-mongolian/
- Living and Working as a Native American in Mongolia: https://www.peacecorps.gov/stories/what-its-like-living-and-working-as-a-native-american-in-mongolia/
Nepal
- How did Nepal become a global LGBT rights beacon? https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/08/11/how-did-nepal-become-global-lgbt-rights-beacon
- Blue Diamond Society- LGBTIQ+ Org: http://bds.org.np/
- Nepal’s Madhesis fight for dignity and equality: https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/03/nepal-ethnic-madhesis-fight-dignity-equality-tarai-160318100945995.html
- Nepal Caste System leaves Dalits with secret suffering: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/nepal-caste-system-leaves-dalits-with-secret-suffering/19852
- Kathmandu’s Jewish Chabad House: http://ecs.com.np/features/a-close-community
Samoa
- Miss Fa’afafine: Behind Samoa’s Third Gender Beauty Pageant: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37227803
Vietnam
- https://www.diversityabroad.com/travel-guide/vietnam-destination-guide
- VietPride: LGBT group in Vietnam: https://www.facebook.com/vietpride.vn/
- iSee: Works for LGBT and ethnic minority rights and gender justice in Vietnam: http://isee.org.vn/en/
- Being LGBT In Vietnam: Country Report- https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1861/Being_LGBT_in_Asia_Viet_Nam_report_ENG.pdf
- Love in the air at gay pride parade in Ho Chi Minh City: https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/lifestyle/20170925/love-in-the-air-at-gay-pride-parade-in-ho-chi-minh-city/41738.html
- Vietnam’s Big Ethnic Challenge: https://thediplomat.com/2019/11/vietnams-big-ethnic-challenge/
Middle East & North Africa
- Edward Said on Orientalism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVC8EYd_Z_g
- Racism in Arab media and cinema: https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/outrageous-racism-graced-arab-tv-ramadan-180616134620046.html
Jordan
- Jordan LGBTI Resources: http://www.refugeelegalaidinformation.org/jordan-lgbti-resources
- Constructions of Black Identity Within Jordan: https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/posts/constructions-of-black-identities-within-jordan
- The Jordanian Women Fighting for Labour Rights: https://www.equaltimes.org/the-jordanian-women-fighting-for?lang=en#.XkwDcmhKg2w
Morocco
- Sexual Harassment in Morocco: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hey-sexy-long-road-ahead-combat-sexual-harassment-morocco
- Feminism in Morocco: https://sur.conectas.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/6-sur-24-ing-souad-eddouada.pdf
- Exploring Women’s Rights in Morocco (interview with study abroad alum): https://www.diversityabroad.com/article/exploring-womens-rights-morocco
- What it’s like to be gay in Morocco: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-its-like-to-be-gay-in-morocco
- Lesbians in Morocco (French): https://telquel.ma/2012/02/27/tabou-lesbiennes-et-marocaines_1188
Tunisia
- Grassroots efforts in Tunisia to Advance Women’s Rights: https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-11-06/grassroots-efforts-tunisia-advance-women-s-rights
- Homophobia and Transphobia in Tunisia (HRW Report): https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/05/17/tunisia-end-persecution-lgbt-people
- Tunisia’s Black Minority: https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/peopleandpower/2016/03/tunisia-dirty-secret-160316153815980.html
- Identity and Citizenship in Tunisia: https://minorityrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MRG-Tunisia-briefing-Final-ENG-Nov-2018.pdf
Europe
- Europe and Nationalism: A country by country guide: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36130006
- European Network Against Racism: https://www.enar-eu.org/
Czech Republic
- How friendly is the Czech Republic to LGBT people? https://blog.foreigners.cz/how-friendly-the-czech-republic-is-towards-lgbt-rights/
- LGBT Orgs in the Czech Republic: https://transnational-queer-underground.net/lgbt-organizations-czech-republic/
- The Black Experience in the Czech Republic: https://www.radio.cz/en/section/czech-life/the-black-experience-in-the-czech-republic-1
- Anti-Muslim and Anti-Refugee Sentiment: https://www.europenowjournal.org/2017/02/09/why-is-the-czech-republic-so-hostile-to-muslims-and-refugees/
France
- https://www.diversityabroad.com/travel-guide/france-destination-guide
- Struggle for LGBT Rights in France: https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/05/17/struggle-lgbt-rights-france
- Blackface and France’s complicated colorblind identity: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/06/blackface-france-color-blind-identity/591187/
- French Whiteness in Crisis: https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/french-whiteness-crisis-191009182931542.html
Iceland
- Iceland’s chequered history of gay rights: https://grapevine.is/mag/2017/08/15/the-struggle-continues-icelands-chequered-history-of-gay-rights/
- Queer Social Groups in Iceland: https://www.gayice.is/gay-guide/social-groups
- The rise of racism in Iceland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWVbzXgkHDw
Italy
- https://www.diversityabroad.com/travel-guide/italy-destination-guide
- LGBT Travelers in Italy: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/practical-information/directory/lgbt-travellers/a/nar/05d78a9d-66b8-4b25-87ca-659febb89c9b/359845
- My experience with racism studying abroad in Italy: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/travel/racism-travel-italy-study-abroad.html
- Short film: Black girls in Rome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AznUhel2LqQ
- Traveling while Black in Florence: https://level.medium.com/traveling-while-black-in-florence-6555d3959e28
- Italy’s burgeoning social movements: https://www.infoaut.org/english/only-one-big-project-italys-burgeoning-social-movements
Netherlands
- https://www.diversityabroad.com/travel-guide/netherlands-destination-guide
- LGBT Travelers in Netherlands: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/the-netherlands/practical-information/directory/lgbt-travellers/a/nar/c6f558e0-9653-4ed3-802d-9d3aa5720608/360838
- Amsterdam United- Student group: http://www.amsterdamunited.org/
- ‘Black Pete’: racism on full display: https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/zwarte-piet-black-pete-dutch-racism-full-display-181127153936872.html
- Does the Netherlands have a blind spot for racism? https://dutchreview.com/culture/living-in-the-netherlands/does-the-netherlands-have-a-blind-spot-for-racism/
- What is it like to be black in Amsterdam: https://www.bet.com/news/global/2012/04/23/what-it-s-like-to-be-black-in-amsterdam.html
- Islam in the Netherlands: http://www.euro-islam.info/category/news_by_country/netherlands/
- Jewish History in Amsterdam: https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/jews-in-amsterdam/
Portugal
- Gay Life in Portugal: https://www.globalgayz.com/gay-life-in-portugal/2264/
- Racism in Portugal: A Blindspot for the Media? https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/listeningpost/2020/01/racism-portugal-blind-spot-media-200118114933435.html
Serbia, Bosnia
- LGBT Rights after the first pride parade: https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trend-lines/28281/can-bosnia-s-lgbt-activists-build-on-the-momentum-of-their-first-pride-parade
- Why Serbia still can’t condemn racism: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/oct/21/serbia-cannot-condemn-racism
- The Identity of the Chinese in Belgrade: https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=2088&context=isp_collection
Spain
- https://www.diversityabroad.com/travel-guide/spain-destination-guide
- LGBT Travelers in Spain: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/spain/practical-information/directory/lgbt-travellers/a/nar/bf0d44b6-fa4e-4535-8cf4-db8c18ea5bef/360727
- Alarm in Spain over increase in hate crimes, Islamophobia: https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/15886/alarm-in-spain-over-increase-in-hate-crimes-islamophobia
Switzerland
- LGBT Protection Bill: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51370820
- Queer Amnesty (German): https://queeramnesty.ch/
- Racism in Switzerland: An expat’s perspective: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/opinion_racism-in-switzerland—an-african-american-expat-s-perspective/44585848
- Xenophobic attitudes in Switzerland: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/racism_one-in-four-swiss-residents-has-xenophobic-attitudes/41271694