Understanding Intersectionality through LGBTQIA+/Queer Narratives in Azerbaijan

Abstract

I write about the urgency of intersectionality by studying the narratives of Azerbaijani LGBTQI+/queer individuals who have been facing multi-layered discrimination in Azerbaijan. Thanks to intersectional theory, through this article, by showing and analysing the narratives of queer individuals with various backgrounds, I aim to contribute to this process of making academia and everyday queer lives a step closer to each other.

In this process, I ask ‘how does intersectionality shape their lives? Furthermore, how can these experiences help us to understand the bigger picture of LGBTQI+/queer communities in Azerbaijan?’

Keywords

• intersectionality
• LGBTQI+
• queer
• Azerbaijan
• working-class
• ethnicity
• disability
• sex work