'Legalisation of Same-sex Marriage: A Global Perspective'
Online Conference

7-8 December, 2021

Call for Papers

We invite scholars and practitioners working in the following areas to submit abstracts that would fit within the broad themes of the conference.  The themes of the online conference will include:

  • Legalisation of same-sex marriage in countries
  • Effective legal frameworks for same-sex marriage
  • Social, economic and cultural impacts of same-sex marriage after legalisation
  • Civil unions, registered partnerships, domestic partnerships for same-sex couples
  • Adaption of non-binary, non-heteronormative legislation
  • Marriages of transgender people
  • Adaption of non-binary, non-heteronormative legislation
  • Joint adoption, single parent, same-sex parenting, surrogacy
  • Transnational marriage involving same-sex unions
  • Raising public awareness and social acceptance of same-sex marriage
  • The role of NGOs and civil society in building community and advocating for marriage equality

Details about requirements of abstracts and papers are available via the link below:

Call for Papers

Submission of Abstracts

Authors should submit a 200-300 word abstract, which includes a title of the proposed paper and his/her short biographical details (including name, email, academic appointment, affiliations). Abstracts are to be submitted by 15 October 2021 via the link below:

Submission of Abstracts