Policy Engagement
LGBTIQ+ Experience and Climate Justice Advocacy in Colombia (2025) Laura Beltrán, Colombia Diversa and Jamie J. Hagen, University of Manchester, Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute This policy brief outlines a feminist analysis of the heightened risks faced by LGBTIQ+ individuals engaged in environmental activism. Colombia, known for violent targeting of environmental defenders, is an especially dangerous place for LGBTIQ+ rights defenders due to discrimination rooted in both gender norms and neoliberal extractive development models.
Populist and Illiberal Politics: Protecting LGBTQ+ People With the Women, Peace, and Security,New Lines Institute, Agenda (with Elizabeth Corredor), November 2023,
Written Evidence
Submitted evidence to the UK Government responding to call for input on Women, peace and security (May, 2025), Input focuses on 1) UK WPS and supporting LBT Women in Conflict-Affected Communities, 2) 2. The Importance of LBT Women’s Safety as part of the WPS Agenda and 3) 4. Linking Domestic and International Efforts for LBT Women’s Security.
Dr. Jamie J. Hagen, a Providence, Rhode Island resident and advocate, delivers testimony during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on January 30, 2019. Represented by State Representative Anastasia Williams, Dr. Hagen speaks in support of House Bill 5127, the Reproductive Health Care Act, emphasizing the urgency of protecting abortion access as a fundamental human right.