Aurora Perego is a Ph.D. student in Sociology and Social Research at Trento University (Italy). She holds a Research Master’s degree in Gender and Ethnicity from Utrecht University (the Netherlands) and a Bachelor’s degree in Peace Studies, International Cooperation, and Development from the University of Pisa (Italy). Aurora’s RMA thesis examined the legal status of LGBTIQ* asylum seekers in Spain and was awarded the 2018 Best Research Master’s Thesis Prize of the Humanities at Utrecht University. Her Ph.D. project investigates cooperative efforts developed amongst LGBTIQ* social movement organisations, as well as between LGBTIQ* actors and other movements. Her research interests broadly concern conflicts and alliances between social movement organisations, with particular attention to inter-organisational relations taking place at the intersections of gender, sexuality, and ethnicity.