Introduction

In Turkey, social media activism of the LGBTQ community in the context of the Istanbul Convention movement is explored to understand and research the current situation, demands, and status of LGBTQ activists. In a bid to understand how protest between body, onto-epistemic knowledge and place is enacted in Thailand, researchers examined narratives of sociopolitical, sociosexual imaginaries and queer media activist entanglements to understand how activism on digital platforms is important for reevaluating queer resistances against dominant discourses. The increasingly challenging relationship between media conglomerates and activists finds space in the study that investigates the Disney Do Better walkout controversy by focusing on practices that allow LGBTQ persons to develop personal relationships with companies like Disney while also letting those companies abdicate social responsibility. Designed to appeal to scholars, researchers, activists and nonspecialized readers, the main aim of this compilation is to spark and develop important conversations around LGBTQ and human rights in the global context.