#WPHRC14 JUNE 25–27, 2014 TORONTO
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#WP HR C14
WELCOME TO THE WORLDPRIDE HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE 2014 The Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies at the University of Toronto and WorldPride welcome you to the WorldPride Human Rights Conference 2014. Over 400 activists, artists, educators, journalists, policymakers, students and others engaged in LGBTI human rights from over 50 countries will share stories, build strategies across borders, and engage in a much needed dialogue about LGBTI human rights. How can we build a truly global movement? What does solidarity look like across national and cultural borders? How can we form global alliances and networks to better advance LGBTI rights and social inclusion? While we are privileged to host such an important conference in Toronto, Canada, it is important to acknowledge that for many, human rights remain elusive here at home. Poverty and inequality facing Two-spirited Indigneous people, discrimination against LGBTI people with disabilities, trans rights, the rights of sex workers, the acceptance and support of refugees, the challenges arising from HIV/AIDS, supporting LGBTI youth – Canada too has a long way to go, and we welcome your thoughts and trategies on moving forward. The WorldPride Human Rights Conference 2014 has been a labour of love over the last two years. We want to acknowledge the incredible support of our sponsors, our conference advisory and organizing committees, our volunteers and all the presenters and speakers. It is the great dedication of so many people here in Toronto and around the world that has made this conference possible. It is an honour to be part of the InterPride and WorldPride movement, and to help establish the foundation for future gatherings. We look forward to Madrid WorldPride 2017. Over the next three days, we will engage and debate, develop networks and strategies, form friendships and alliances. It is our hope that you will come away from this conference inspired about the future of LGBTI human rights around the world. Welcome to Toronto, to the University of Toronto, and to the conference. Happy Pride!
Brenda Cossman and Doug Kerr Co-chairsWorldPride Human Rights Conference 2014
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The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies at University College, University of Toronto offers an undergraduate program, a collaborative graduate program, hosts academic and community events, and promotes research into sexuality. It is a hub forging connections among faculty, students, and community members interested in questions about how we understand sexual diversity and sexual practices. The University of Toronto is one of the leading research and teaching faculties in North America, with more than 82,000 students across three campuses.
WorldPride 2014 Toronto, presented by Pride Toronto, is a 10-day global celebration incorporating activism, education and the history of LGBTTIQQ2SA* communities. Toronto will be the first WorldPride celebration ever held in North America and the 4th such festival in the world. WorldPride brings people together from around the world to honour our past, celebrate the present and inspire a better future for all. The program includes partnerships with 17 major art and culture institutions from across Toronto, over 170 affiliate events, signature events such as the WorldPride Human Rights Conference, plus the many stages and activities during the WorldPride street fair. The event culminates in the Trans* March on June 27, the Dyke March on June 28, and finally the WorldPride Parade and spectacular closing ceremony at Yonge-Dundas Square on June 29th.
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DAY AT A GLANCE 8:00 – 9:00
Breakfast - Howard Ferguson Dining Hall
9:00-10:30
Block A – Panels
10:30 – 10:45
Coffee – W West Hall
10:45-12:15
Block B – Panels
12:15-1:30
Lunch – Howard Ferguson Dining Hall
1:30 – 3:00
Block C – Panels
3:00-3:30
Coffee – West Hall
4:00-6:00
Plenary Sessions Wednesday – Convocation Hall Thursday – MacMillian Theatre Friday – Convocation Hall
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 BLOCK A
9:00AM - 10:30AM
TD Presents
Moderator:
Mary Bunch
Prevention of Stress in Families of HIV Infected LGBTIQ Youths, LGBTQ Parents Ugandan Activist (UGANDA) and Families University College Room 163
LGBTQ parents as Activists in Canada, Andy Inkster (CANADA)
Two-Spirited Lessons Learned in Two-Spirited Research: Two-Spirit HIV/AIDS Wellness and Longevity Study (2-SHAWLS), David J. Brennan, George Research Georgievski, Randy Jackson, Tony Nobis, and Art University College Room 161 Zoccole (CANADA) Moderator: IBM Presents
Fred Hahn
International Labour and Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Gerald Hunt (CANADA)
International LGBT Human Sexual Orientation and Religion at Work: Conflicts of Freedoms and Rights?, Rights in the Krzysztof Smiszek (POLAND) Workplace The Labour Movement and LGBT Rights, Cleve Jones (USA) Unversity College Room 179
Workplace Discrimination Against LGBT Based on a Report on the Employment Environment for Chinese LGBT Employees, Jacob Huang (CHINA)
Intersex
Pilot Program Developing a Pilot Program for Intersex Persons and Parents in Toronto, University College Room 244
Christian Hui, Mariama Leblanc, and Dianne Lalonde (CANADA)
Homonationalism in Sports and Education
Homonationalism in Sport and Education, Heather Sykes,
LGBT Refugees in Canada
Is Canada a Safe Haven for Refugees?. Nick MulĂŠ, Debbie Douglas,
Muna-Udbi Ali, S. Itani, and Chandni Desai (CANADA)
University College Room 152
Paulina Wyrzykowski, Eric Gitari, and Rohan Sajnani
University College Room 140
(CANADA and KENYA)
Scotiabank Presents
Moderator:
Intimacy and HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination Reduction Initiative Among Men who
Scott Rayter
Have Sex with Men in Eldorat Township, Kenya, Salil Charles (KENYA) Experiences from the Naz Male Health Alliance as the first and only LGBTI
University College Room 144
Organization in Pakistan, Qasim Iqbai (PAKISTAN)
Open Forum
Conference Welcome and Making Connections at the WorldPride
University College Room 255
Human Rights Conference 2014
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 BLOCK B TD Presents
Creating Inclusive Schools University College Room 163
Two-Spirited Activism University College Room 161
IBM Presents
Domestic LGBT Human Rights Issues in the Workplace University College Room 179
10:45AM - 12:15PM Moderator: Sarah Peek Chilly in Northern Ontario? Examining the Climate for LGBTQ2-S People at a Northern Canadian University, Jennifer
Johnson and Barbara Ravel
(CANADA) The Gay Agenda! Equity and Inclusive Education Strategy in all Public Schools and Bill 13: Bullying, Barry Bedford (CANADA) Discussing Sexual Minorities and Sexual Rights with Young People, Margarita Gerouki (GREECE) Moderator: Sean Hillier Two-Spirited Rights are Human Rights, Albert McLeod (CANADA) The History and Effects of Colonization on Queer/Two-Spirited People in Canada, Jack Saddleback and Annie Battiste (CANADA) Conflict Between Cultural History of Two Spirits and the Modern Lived Experience, Richard Jenkins (CANADA) Moderator: Ceta Ramkhalawansingh Domestic LGBT Human Rights Issues in the Workplace, Ryan Tollofson, Matt Petersen, and Jackie Scales (CANADA)
Intersectional Approaches to Intersectional Approaches to HIV/AIDS and Toronto’s Racialized Communities, HIV/AIDS
University College Room 244
Russia, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus University College Room 140
Asexuality in Sexual Education University College Room 152
Scotiabank Presents
Critical Perspectives on HIV/AIDS University College Room 144
Open Forum University College Room 255
Vijaya Chikermane, Noulmook Sutdhibhaslip, Shannon Ryan, Fanta Ongoiba, and Alan Li (CANADA)
Moderator: Alex Neve Sodomy Laws: The Politicization of Sexualities in Modern Russia, Oleg Klyuenkov (RUSSIA) Homosexuality and the Law in Poland: An Historical Overview, John Stanley (CANADA) To Russia with Love - To Meet with the IOC in Sochi, Tim Stevenson (CANADA)
From Bananas to Zucchinis: How Talking About Asexuality can Contribute to Queer and Trans* Positive Comprehensive Sexual Education, Michael Doré, CJ Chasin, and Cole Brown (CANADA, USA and United Kingdom)
Moderator: Duncan MacLachlan Migration, Sexuality and HIV Risk among Latino MSM Community in Toronto: Building New Social Strategies for Prevention, Alberto Carneiro Barbosa de Souza (BRAZIL) Educating Transgender Persons in Kampala, Uganda, Kiyaga David (UGANDA) Conference Welcome and Making Connections at the WorldPride Human Rights Conference 2014
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 BLOCK C TD Presents
Developing and Supporting Queer Educators University College Room 163
1:30PM - 3:00PM Moderator: Olivia Murray Art as Expression of Life History: Experiences of Queer Ontario Educators, Katherine Kerley (CANADA) Becoming a Queer Teacher: Exploring the Narratives of Queer Teacher Candidates,
Courtenay Fleet (CANADA)
Gay and 2-Spirit Men Gay and 2-Spirit Men Aging with HIV: Leaders in Health...Again, Ron Rosenes, Aging with HIV Randy Jackson, and David J. Brennan (CANADA) University College Room 144
Moderator: Shelley
The Politics of Pride Parades University College Room 161
Craig
The Johannesburg Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade: How Gay and Lesbian Identity has been Shaped and Contested Through Two Decades of Pride in Post-Apartheid South Africa, Emily Craven (SOUTH AFRICA) Youth and the Mumbai Pride March, Sonal Giani (INDIA) Prides in Eastern Europe: International Support and Queering the Local,
Kevin Moss (USA) IBM Presents
LGBT Human Rights in the Global Workplace
LGBT Human Rights in the Global Workplace Corporate Executive Panel,
Christopher Walker, Alberta Cefis, and Jennifer Tory (CANADA)
University College Room 179 Note: 2:00pm - 3:30 pm
Moderator: Ratna
Sex Work Activism University College Room 140
Kapur
An Overview of Human Rights Situation of Transgender Sex Workers Worldwide,
Kemal Ordek (TURKEY)
Sex Workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Floribert Monga Lisangi (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO) The State Has No Business in the Bedroom Business of the Nation, Nikki Thomas
(CANADA)
Marriage and Family University College Room 244
Moderator: Bob
Dr. Nancy Wilson (CANADA)
Family, Marriage, and LGBT People in India, Vivek Anand (INDIA) Moderator: Tim
Scotiabank Presents
Living with HIV
University College Room 144
Gallagher
Framing the Conversation: Marriage Equality to Human Rights, Rev.
McCaskell
Access to Quality HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health Services for LGBT Persons in Communities where they are Considered Criminals and Outcasts, Allan Maubania
(UGANDA)
Uganda: Where Being Gay and HIV-Positive is a Direct Flight to Death,
Eric Kalungi Kabuye (UGANDA) Human Rights and Mobility of HIV/AIDS Infected People in Lesotho, Tushar Kanti
Saha (LESOTHO)
Undoing Harm: Dreaming and the Rebuilding of Identity for People Living with HIV/AIDS at the Toronto People With AIDS Foundation, Gareth Henry (JAMAICA)
Open Forum University College Room 255
Between Global North and Global South
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CONVOCATION HALL, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO 31 KING’S COLLEGE CIRCLE PLENARY SESSION
WEDNESDAY
JUNE 25TH 4-6 PM
Pathbreakers: Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Jónína Leósdóttir Edith Windsor Justice Harvey Brownstone
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THURSDAY, JUNE 26 BLOCK A
9:00AM - 10:30AM Moderator: Jake
TD Presents
Teacher Education
Pyne
Teaching Children about Gay Issues will Make Them Gay: When Taiwan’s LGBT Education Enters Elementary Schools - Chih-Liu Peng 1 (TAIWAN) LGBTQ Community Engagement via Mix IT Up!, Rae-Anne Montague
University College Room 163
Preliminary Attempt to Mainstream Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity into the Education System in Indonesia, Anna Arifin (INDONESIA)
HIV Criminalization
The International Fight Against HIV Criminalization, Richard Elliot,
University College Room 179
Ryan Peck, and Tim McCaskell (CANADA)
The Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History Presents
Challenging Colonial Legacies
University College Room 140
Challenging the Colonial Anti-Sodomy Law Legacy, Monica Tabengwa,
Douglas Elliot, Adrian Jjuuko, Arvind Narrain, and Maurice Tomlinson (BOTSWANA, CANADA, UGANDA, INDIA and JAMAICA) Moderator: Gerry
Hunt
The University of Toronto Library Presents
Out But Not In: Queer of Colour Contestations of Homonationalist Media Discourses in Vancouver, Fatima Jaffer (CANADA)
Media Representations
Suriname Men United Protest Agaisnt Gay Hatred, Displayed in Lyrics by Dance Hall Artists, Kenneth van Emden (SURINAME)
University College Room 244
Transgender Voice and Vision: A Critical Examination of Transgender Persons and Media Representation, Gloria Nickerson (CANADA) Hate Culture in Armenia and the South Caucasus, Mamikon Hovsepyan
(ARMENIA)
Moderator: Tanzeel
Merchant
Negotiating Sexuality in the Diaspora: Experiences of Elderly Filipino Gay Men, Cisco Canada Presents
Activism in the Diaspora University College Room 161
Fritz Luther Pino (CANADA) Out of Many One People: Telling the Stories of Gay Jamaican Men and their Move to Canada, Warren Brown (CANADA) Seeking Gay Tamil Men: Exploring Race, Migration, and Sexuality,
Ramraajh Sharvendiran (CANADA) Reconciling Sexual Identity Through Art - Queer South Asian Arts-Based Intervention,
Shazad Hai (CANADA) Asian Trans* Women in Toronto
University College Room 144
The City of Toronto Presents
Competing Interests University College Room 152
Open Forum
University College Room 255
Asian Trans* Women in Toronto: Community Mobilization and Skills Building at Grassroots Level, Richard Utama, Trisha Perez, and Bebe Kho (CANADA)
Competing Interests Within the LGBTQ2S Community, Raj Dhir,
Debbie Douglas, Cynthia Petersen, and Antonella Ceddia (CANADA)
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Gender Expression
THURSDAY, JUNE 26 BLOCK B
10:45AM - 12:15PM Moderator: Tenniel
TD Presents
Empowering
Youth as Advocates and Activists University College Room 163
HIV/AIDS and Human Rights University College Room 244
Rock
Emerging Role of Youth in LGBTQ-A* Movement: In a World After Lady Gaga and Glee, Jeremy Dias (CANADA) How Easy It Is To Be Loved By You: The Struggles and Resistance of LGBTQ Youth David Udayasekaran (CANADA) Home: A Queer Experience, Wendy Dobson (CANADA) Blogging, Flashmobbing, and Lobbying for Change: The Role of Vietnamese Youth in Promoting LGBTI Rights, Nguyen Hai Yen (VIETNAM) Making the HIV Response Work for the Health and Human Rights of Gay Men and Other Men who Have Sex with Men, Richard Burzynski, Richard Elliot, Brian
Paul Welsh, and TBA, (SWITZERLAND, CANADA, JAMAICA, UGANDA and RUSSIA) Moderator: Maurice
Tomlinson
Sodomy Law in Nigeria, Amalumilo Michael Chigozie (NIGERIA)
Criminal Law and Sodomy University College R oom 144
Sodomy Law Litigation: The Simultaneous Organic Evolution of Legal, Policy and Communication Approaches Developing in Belize, Caleb Orozco (BELIZE) Continued Criminalization of Homosexual Sex Conduct in most East African Countries,
Eric Gitari (KENYA)
The Criminalization of the Gay Culture in Nigeria, Udoka Okafor (CANADA) The University of Toronto Library Presents
Homophobia in the Media University College Room 152
Moderator: David
Rayside
Presentation of LGBT Problematic in the Belarusian Mass Media: Silence vs Hate Speech, Scandals and Stereotypes, Andrei Klikunou (BELARUS) Media for Change on Issues of Sexuality and Gender, Georgina Adhiambo
(KENYA)
Moderator:
Tamara Adrian
Finding Our Way to Trans Rights: The History of Trans Movement in Korea,
Trans* Asia
Candy Darim Yun (SOUTH KOREA)
University College Room 161
Towards the Legal Recognition of Trans People in Fiji, Shivana Singh (FIJI) Social Group Work in Focus Group Discussions on Capacity Development by Transgender Women, Kath Khangpiboon (THAILAND)
Resilience and Resistance in We Are Here: LGBTI Resilience and Resistance in Uganda, Richard Lusimbo, Frank Mugisha, Junic Wambya, and Brian Nkoyooyo Uganda University College Room 140
Pride Toronto’s International Grand Marshalls: Part I University College Room 179
Open Forum University College Room 255
(UGANDA)
Moderators: Glen Brown and Beth Jordan The Time is Now! Perspectives on the Role of the Pride Movement in Advocacy for LGBTIQ Human Rights Globally, Anna Rekhviashvili, Marcela Romero, Angie Umbac, Victor Mukusa, Gareth Henry, Rosanna FlamerCaledra, and Bill Schiller (GEORGIA, ARGENTINA, PHILIPPINES, UGANDA, JAMAICA, SRI-LANKA and SWEDEN)
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THURSDAY, JUNE 26 BLOCK C
1:30PM - 3:00PM Moderator: Francisco
Alvarez
Queer Youth of Colour: (Re-)Claiming Identities Beyond Assimilation, Arun Smith TD Presents
(CANADA)
A Qualatative Study on Transgender and Gender Non-Confirming Youths in Korea, Youth and Horim Yi (SOUTH KOREA) Queer Identity Imperialism and Futurity: A Story of Mexican Male Youth Sexual Identity, Ande University College Stone (MEXICO) Room 163 Aceita-te Como Es: Youth and Sexual Identity in Mozambique. Frank Bernando Amade Lileza (MOZAMBIQUE) Moderator: Anna Travers
Queer Health
University College Room 244
Understanding the Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood: A Comparative Analysis of Health Policies, Jamie Ardila (COLOMBIA) Challenges and Opportunities for Health Care Access by the LGBT Community in Kenya, George Victor Owino (KENYA) Lesbian/Transgender Targeted Interventions in the Slums of Kampala,
Alanyo Rosemary (UGANDA)
The Right to Health in International and State Law: Lessons from the HIV/AIDS Crisis,
Rodney Kort (CANADA) Botho: LGBT Lives in Botswana
University College Room 144
Critically Queer University College Room 161
Botho: LGBT lives in Botswana, Monica Tabengwa, Caine Youngman, and Nancy Nicol (BOTSWANA, KENYA and CANADA) Moderator:
Momin Rahman
The Making of the Canadian and Global Neo-Liberal Queer: Class, Race and Homonationalism, Gary Kinsman (CANADA)
The Politics of “Normative” Queers and “Queerly” Queers in Law in Postcolonial India,
Ratna Kapur (INDIA) Apartheid: A Queer Issue, Tim McCaskell (CANADA) Moderator: Craig Scott
Ontario’s Human Rights Commission: 35 Years of Advancing LGBTQ Rights,
Barbara Hall, Chief Commissioner (CANADA) Cisco Canada Presents
Making the Case for Equality: Legal Responses to Discriminatory Practices,
Law, State, and Politics
James Anderson (CANADA)
University College Room 140
Arber Kodra (ALBANIA)
The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Human Rights Index, The EU, LGBT Rights, and Constructions of National Identity, Michael Pelz
(CANADA)
The Politicization of Sexuality: LGBTTBQI Movement and State Regulations (1980-2013), Diego Sempol (URUGUAY)
Pride Toronto’s International Grand Marshalls: Part II University College Room 179
Moderators: Glen
Brown and Beth Jordan
The Time is Now! Perspectives on the Role of the Pride Movement in Advocacy for LGBTIQ Human Rights Globally, Anna Rekhviashvili, Marcela
Romero, Angie Umbac, Victor Mukusa, Gareth Henry, Rosanna Flamer-Caledra, and Bill Schiller, (GEORGIA, ARGENTINA, PHILIPPINES, UGANDA, JAMAICA, SRI-LANKA and SWEDEN)
Open Forum University College Room 255
Intergenerational Conversations
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MACMILLAN THEATRE, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO 80 QUEEN’S PARK CIRCLE PLENARY SESSION
THURSDAY
JUNE 26TH 4-6PM
Pathbreakers: Piya Chattopadhyay in conversation with
Dr. Frank Mugisha and Justice Monica Mbaru
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FRIDAY, JUNE 27 BLOCK A TD Presents
Supporting Youth
University College Room 163
Disability Rights and Activism University College Room 152
9:00AM - 10:30AM Moderator: Michael
Battista
Assessing the Needs of LGBTQ Youth - Sharing Good Practice Workshop, Jan Bridget (UNITED KINGDOM) LGBTI Youth Culture in Mozambique, Karina Hermina Conde Nhassengo (MOZAMBIQUE) Moderator: Nicholas
Matte
Queer Disability and Homo-Ableism, Lawrence Shapiro (CANADA) Deaf Talks: Information on HIV, AIDS and Safer Sex Among Deaf Men who have Sex with Men in the Philippines, Michael David dela Cruz Tan (PHILIPPINES) Moderator: Graeme
Reid
Human Rights Accentuating the Life Experiences of Discrimination in a Homophobic Society, Ugandan Activists (UGANDA) in Uganda University College Room 144
Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill, Atona Stanley (UGANDA) Moderator: Ayden
Trans* Activism
University College Room 140
Scheim
Turkish Organzied Trans Movement, Sinem Hun (TURKEY) Trans Rights and Activism, Martin Boy (ARGENTINA) LGB (and sometimes t), Christin Milloy (CANADA) Trans Activism: What’s Religion Got to do with It?, Angel Collie (USA) Moderator: Randall
Cisco Canada Presents
State Intolerance University College Room 161
Garrison
State Censorhip of the Romanian Anti-Homophobia Campaign, Tudor Kovacs
(ROMANIA)
Exporting Intolerance: The American Right Wing Working Globally,
Rebecca Parks (USA)
LGBT Human Rights in Ukraine, Olena Semenova (UKRAINE)
Asian LGBT Diaspora in Canada
University College Room 179
Asian LGBT Diaspora in Canada, Noulmook Sutdhibhasilp, Alan Li, Andre Goh, Christian Hui, Julia Lo, and Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam (CANADA)
Unions and LGBTQ Rights Pride at Work: How Unions Promote LGBTQ Human Rights, Rashida Collins University College Croft Chapter House
Open Forum University College Room 255
and Carrol Anne Sceviour (CANADA)
Activist Strategies
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FRIDAY, JUNE 27 BLOCK B TD Presents
Youth and HIV/AIDS University College Room 163
10:45AM - 12:15PM Moderator: Elder
Okello Gerald (UGANDA)
The Importance of Grassroot Programming of HIV and Human Rights for LGBTQ Youth, Stephen Chukwumah (NIGERIA) Youth and Adolescence Education Program, Gautam Yadav (INDIA) Moderator: Ron
Aging
University College Room 244
Cerqueira
Involving LGBTI Youths in HIV/AIDS Care, Prevention, and Treatment in Uganda,
Rosenes
Sexuality and Long Term Care: Queer and the Home, Nora Celeste Pang
(CANADA)
Women Like That: Lesbians Over 60, Jane Traies (UNITED KINGDOM)
Workshop on Aging: Rainbow Bus on the Move: Empowering LGBT through the Tour -
Sih-Cheng Du - (TAIWAN) LGBT Lives in the Caribbean University College Room 140 The City of Toronto Presents
LGBTQ2 Youth Homelessess Hart House Debates Room 7 Hart House Circle
Telling our Stories: LGBT Lives in the Caribbean - Kenita Placide, Maria
Fontenelle, Namela Henry, Brian - Paul Welsh, Caleb Orozco, and Latoya Nugent - (SAINT LUCIA, GUYANA, JAMAICA and BELIZE) Responses to LGBTQ2 Youth Homelessness - Yvonne McCalla,
Jerry Peterson, Jama Shelton, and Alex Abramovich (JAMAICA, USA and CANADA) Moderator:
Cisco Canada Presents
State Advocacy University College Room 161
Adam Goldenberg
LGBTI Human Rights in Nigeria Since the Signing of the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, Olumide Femi Makanjuola (NIGERIA) 40 Years of Pride: Moving the Jewish State to LGBT Equality, Shai Doitsh (ISRAEL) Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Development in India, Phil Crehan
and Fabrice Houdart (USA) Violence Against LBT People in Asia University College Room 179
Violence Against Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender People in Asia - Grace
Poore, Angie Umbac, and Azusa Yamashita (MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES and JAPAN)
Moderator: Robert
Poverty and Inequality University College Room 144
Fox
Poverty, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Lucas Paoli Iaborahy
(BRAZIL)
Linking Poverty and Inequality in Policy and Government, Assistant Secretary
Joe Leonard, Jr. (USA)
Sexuality, Poverty, and Inequality: Experiences from Zimbabwe’s LGBTI Community,
Mojalifa Mokoele (ZIMBABWE) Open Forum
University College Room 255
Next Steps After the WorldPride Human Rights Conference 2014
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FRIDAY, JUNE 27 BLOCK C
1:30PM - 3:00PM
TD Presents
Children and Youth in Ontario University College Room 163
Latin America University College Room 161
Advocacy in Local and Regional Contexts University College Room 140
You Are Not Alone: LGBTTIQQ2SA Children and Youth from Ontario’s Governmental Care Systems, Irwin Elman, Yessinia Vasquez, Juan Jaramillo,
Nancy Russell, Kari McMinn, Theodore Syrelte, Elys Gardiner, Jay Bruneau, Amoy Thompson, and Yaz Martens (CANADA)
Moderator:
Jordi Diez
LGBTI Human Rights in Latin America, Manuel Vasquez Seijido (CUBA) LGBTI Rights in Cuba: Reflections from 24 Years at CENESEX, Mariela Castro
Espin (CUBA)
Moderator: Alan
Li
LGBT Activism in China, Dandan Zhang (CHINA) Regional Networking of LGBTI Groups in Southeast Asia, King Oey
(INDONESIA)
The Establishment of and Discrimination Faced by Taichung Rainbow Paradise (TRP) in LGBT Culture Desert, Paul Hsu and Howard Chiu (TAIWAN) Building Anti-Racist Alliances and Coalitions for Change, Monroe France
(USA)
Religious Identity/ Religious Discrimination
Moderator: Ralph
University College
Confronting Religious Homophobia, Rev. Brent Hawkes (CANADA)
Room 144
Queer Muslim Visibility in North America, Momin Rahman and David Rayside (CANADA)
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) University College
Carl Wushke
LGBT Rights Movement versus Religious Conservatives in South Korea,
Minhee Ryu (SOUTH KOREA)
Religion and Spirituality, Davis Mac-Iyalla, (UNITED KINGDOM)
Dismantling State-sponsored Trans, Intersex and Homohobia at Key Global Intersections, André du Plessis, Gloria Careaga Pérez,
Azusa Yamasita, Monica Tabengwa, Richard Lusimbo, and Stephen Patrick Seaborn (SWITZERLAND, MEXICO, JAPAN, BOTSWANA, UGANDA and CANADA)
Room 179
Anti-LGBT Violence and Conflict University College Room 152
Moderator: Donald
Ainslie
Anti-Lesbian and Gay Violence in Uganda, Kyagaba Justine Sandra
(UGANDA)
Police Brutality Towards LGBT in Post-Soviet and Transformation Societies: Challences and Solutions, Dastan Kasmamytov (KYRGYZSTAN) The Power and Limitations of International Human Rights in Post-Conflict Societies,
Aleksandra Djordjevic (CANADA) Open Forum University College Room 255
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Next Steps After the WorldPride Human Rights Conference 2014
CONVOCATION HALL, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO 31 KING’S COLLEGE CIRCLE PLENARY SESSION
FRIDAY
JUNE 27TH 4-6PM Pathbreakers: Building a Global Trans Rights Movement:
LGBTI Rights in Russia After the Sochi Olympics:
Jian Ghomeshi
Jian Ghomeshi
award winning broadcaster and best selling author
in conversation with
award winning broadcaster and best selling author
in conversation with
Masha Gessen
Tamara Adrián
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PANEL DESCRIPTIONS WEDNESDAY - BLOCK A LGBTQ PARENTS AND FAMILIES This panel will explore the strengths, challenges, resiliencies and complexities of LGBTI families. Panelists will discuss strategies to confront and resist homophobia, heterosexism and intersecting oppressions and offer creative ways families can enhance their health and well-being by utilizing their formal and informal support networks.
TWO-SPIRITED RESEARCH The panelists from The Two-Spirit HIV/AIDS Wellness and Longevity Study (2SHAWLS) represent academics and community members, both Indigenous and White settler allies. Their discussion will focus on the factors that support the resiliency, health and wellness within the 2-spirit male HIV-positive community.
INTERNATIONAL LGBT HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE WORKPLACE This panel will explore the relationship between labour movements and LGBTI equality. Panellist will draw upon key themes including conflicting freedoms and rights in the workplace, the power workers hold in influencing corporations, and the importance of monitoring the experiences of LGBTI people in the workplace.
INTERSEX PILOT PROGRAM Members of the intersex community experience stigma, social isolation and a lack of resources and social supports. The Intersex Persons and Parents (I.P.P) pilot project aims to support intersex persons and parents of intersex children in Toronto. Panelists will discuss opportunities for intersex people and allies to build alliances and strong communities to counter the discrimination they face.
HOMONATIONALISM IN SPORTS AND EDUCATION This panel discusses how the inclusion of ‘homonational’ gays and lesbians in sport and education perpetuates the exclusion of ‘Other’ racialized and Indigenous people and is enabled by ongoing practices of militarization, colonization and occupation. Panelists will address the complexities of queer solidarity activisms in relation to Indigenous and anti-colonial movements to ‘decolonize’ the neoliberal, homonational politics of LGBTI rights and inclusion in sport.
LGBT REFUGEES IN CANADA This Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights panel features academics, community partners and a leading activist from Uganda. It will critically discuss the complex realities faced by LGBT refugees in Canada. Specific attention will be given to the process of “proving” one’s LGBT identity within a refugee system and social service agencies that perpetuate stereotypical understandings of sexual and gender identity/expression, insensitive to cultural diversity.
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INTIMACY AND HIV/AIDS This session will discuss initiatives to counter the stigma and discrimination associated with living with HIV/AIDS. Panelists will explore community-led education campaigns and practices that can counter stigma, encourage HIV testing and facilitate conversations around sexual practices within the gay, bi and MSM communities.
OPEN FORUM – CONFERENCE WELCOME AND MAKING CONNECTIONS AT THE WORLDPRIDE HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE 2014 Start the conference at this interactive session providing an overview of opportunities to connect throughout the WorldPride Human Rights Conference, information about University of Toronto and WorldPride activities, as well as answers to your questions about Toronto’s diverse LGBTI communities. Delegates will be encouraged to connect with one another in discussions around the projects they have been involved in, goals for the conference as well as their personal work.
WEDNESDAY - BLOCK B CREATING INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS In classrooms around the world, LGBTI students experience isolation, silencing and an overall sense of being invisible. They may question whether or not they can or should be out, and wonder how their peers and educators will speak about their sexuality, gender identity and gender expression. In this session, panelists will discuss the experiences of LGBTI students and teachers in secondary and post-secondary institutions and provide insights about how to make educational spaces more accessible and welcoming for everyone.
TWO-SPIRITED ACTIVISM This panel discussion will provide an historical overview of the Two-Spirited and queer Indigenous traditions of Turtle Island (North America) and the impact of colonization on their identities, social roles and traditions. Panelists will discuss critical human rights issues faced by Two-Spirited and queer Indigenous peoples and their place in contemporary society.
DOMESTIC LGBT HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES IN THE WORKPLACE In this session, panelists will explore themes of sexual and gender diversity, employee engagement and innovation. Focusing on achieving measurable outcomes and positive impacts, this session will offer strategies for diversity management and best practices.
INTERSECTIONAL APPROACHES TO HIV/AIDS A “one size fits all” model has proved to be ineffective in the HIV/AIDS support and prevention sector. In this session, panelists representing the Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention (ASAAP), Asian Community AIDS Services (ACAS), the Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP) and Africans in Partnership Against AIDS (APAA) will share their experiences with approaching their work in sexual health through an intersectional lens, considering how race, gender, migration, culture, homophobia, transphobia, and other lived realities affect sexual decision making.
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RUSSIA, EASTERN EUROPE AND THE CAUCASUS In this session, panelists will discuss the history of LGBTI rights in Russia, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, along with current advocacy activities currently taking place in the region today. Panelists will highlight some common social causes of homophobia, critically examine major conservative organizations that oppose LGBTI equality, national legislations and policies used to suppress activism, and current practices used by LGBTI activists to create change.
ASEXUALITY IN SEXUAL EDUCATION Asexuality is a sexual orientation, defined as a lack of sexual attraction. This panel will discuss challenges faced by asexual people, counter prevailing societal assumptions about sex and intimacy, and critically discuss the connection between asexual advocacy to wider LGBTI movements.
CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON HIV/AIDS Migration, substance use, mental health issues, discrimination and aging are only a few social determinants of health that affect the experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS. In this sesses sion, panelists will offer critical perspectives on HIV/AIDS prevention strategies and holistic approaches to working with people living with HIV/AIDS.
OPEN FORUM – CONFERENCE WELCOME AND MAKING CONNECTIONS AT THE WORLDPRIDE HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE 2014 Start the conference at this interactive session providing an overview of opportunities to connect throughout the WorldPride Human Rights Conference, information about University of Toronto and WorldPride activities, as well as answers to your questions about Toronto’s diverse LGBTI communities. Delegates will be encouraged to connect with one another in discussions around the projects they have been involved in, goals for the conference as well as their personal work.
WEDNESDAY - BLOCK C DEVELOPING AND SUPPORTING QUEER EDUCATORS In this session, panelists will discuss the complex experiences of LGBTI educators and teacher candidates. Panelists will draw upon a variety of themes, including perceived attitudes from colleagues, instructors, and the academic institutions of accreditation. They will also consider ways to support queer educators in education.
GAY AND 2-SPIRIT MEN AGING WITH HIV Gay and 2-Spirit men living with HIV were leaders in the early days of the HIV epidemic, demanding that governments and the medical and research establishments meet their needs. This panel discussion will explore the socio-demographic profile of gay men living with HIV in Ontario, the complex health challenges faced by these men, their sources of strength and resilience and provide examples of community-based research, organizing and programs promoting the health and wellbeing of these leaders in LGBTI health.
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THE POLITICS OF PRIDE PARADES In a global context, Pride parades are often met with conflict and contestation. From nationalist, religious and homophobic violent reactions, to members of the LGBTI community internally opposing the commercialization and branding of the event, panelists in this session will explore the political complexities of Pride parades.
LGBT HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE GLOBAL WORKPLACE This panel will feature three corporate executives exploring LGBT human rights in an increasingly globalized workplace: • Christopher Walker – Manulife, Chief Operational Risk Officer, Investment Division and Chief Compliance Officer • Alberta Cefis - Executive Vice President and Head, Global Transaction Banking Scotiabank; and • Jennifer Tory - Group Head, Personal and Commercial Banking RBC.
SEX WORK ACTIVISM Discrimination, violence, social exclusion, poverty, and lack of access to justice are a few challenges that may be experienced by sex workers in a global context. In this session, panelists will discuss the experiences of sex workers, ways to support sex work activism, and offer some thoughts on common themes in the struggles for both rights and acceptance amongst people who identify as LGBTI and/or sex workers.
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY In this session, panelists will explore the relationship between marriage, family and LGBTI identity. With marriage as a common topic in human rights conversations today, the presenters will examine what marriage equality means and the complex ways in which LGBTI families are produced.
LIVING WITH HIV People living with HIV/AIDS are particularly vulnerable to human rights violations in a variety of contexts. In this session, panelists will discuss how stigma, shame, and homophobic/ transphobic legislation negatively impacts people living with HIV/AIDS. It will also explore ways to resist, respond and “undo” the harms caused by HIV diagnosis and its physical, psychological, social and spiritual implications.
OPEN FORUM – BETWEEN GLOBAL NORTH AND GLOBAL SOUTH Citizens from around the world are invited to share their thoughts on how we can build global solidarity and facilitate the movement towards global LGBTI human rights. Come discuss strategies for partnerships, global advocacy techniques and some anticipated challenges and solutions when working across cultures and differences.
WEDNESDAY PLENARY This opening plenary session will feature a series of pathbreakers from around the world. The session will open with Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, the former Prime Minister of Iceland and her wife Jónína Leósdóttir, an Icelandic novelist, playwright and journalist. Originally a flight attendant and union organizer, Jóhanna was first elected to parliament in 1978 and was Prime Minister from 2007 to 2009. She was the first openly gay or lesbian head of government in the world. Jónína remains the only person in the world to have been the same-sex spouse of a sitting head of government. The session will then feature a conversation between Edith Windsor, the claimant in the landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States striking down the Defense of Marriage Act in 2013 and Justice Harvey Brownstone, Canada’s first openly gay judge. Justice Brownstone married Edith and her longtime partner Thea Spyer in Toronto in 2007. The two speakers will reflect on their experiences together, and explore Canada’s place in the struggle for global LGBTI human rights.
THURSDAY - BLOCK A TEACHER EDUCATION In this session, panelists will explore themes around bringing LGBTI topics into the classroom. Throughout the discussion, presenters will share challenges, experiences, lesson learned and best practices for exploring LGBTI issues and histories into curriculums.
HIV CRIMINALIZATION The criminalization of HIV is a growing issue in Canada and around the world. In many jurisdictions, it is bound up with the struggle for LGBTI rights and feminist organizing. In this session, panelists from the Canadian HIV Legal Network, HIV and AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario, AIDS ACTION NOW! and the Ontario Working Group on Criminal Law and HIV Exposure will voice the experiences of activists in their efforts to decriminalize the non-disclosure of HIV.
CHALLENGING COLONIAL LEGACIES England exported its laws to its colonies, including its anti-sodomy laws. More than half the countries that still penalize same-sex relations are former British colonies. Local, regional and international efforts to overcome that legacy have been met with outspoken resistance from opponents of LGBTI rights. In this session, panelists from the Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights project will discuss the impact of British anti-sodomy laws on the lives of LGBTI citizens in the Caribbean, Africa and India.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS In this session, panelists will critically discuss how the media represents LGBTI people and consider how these representations affect their lives. Questions that may surface in discussion include, who is the “representative” when the media reports on LGBTI issues? What power do journalists as individuals hold in reporting? And what role do music lyrics play in fueling homophobia or supporting campaigns for equity?
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ACTIVISM IN THE DIASPORA In this session, panelists will explore the experiences of being LGBTI and members of a diaspora. Key themes that will be discussed include multiculturalism, the nation-state, and intersecting lived realities of aging, racism, homophobia and heterosexism.
ASIAN TRANS* WOMEN IN TORONTO Trans* women experience stigmatization and prejudice from both dominant society and the LGBTI community around the world. They often work as sex workers due to employment discrimination and represent a community with high levels of HIV prevalence. In this session, Asian trans* women service users will speak to their experiences with programming at the Asian Community AIDS Services (ACAS), and speak specifically to its impact on their self-esteem, confidence, negotiation skills and overall well-being.
COMPETING INTERESTS A number of public spaces, including academic institutions, social services organizations, community centres, health centres, restaurants and retail stores in Toronto have increasingly attempted to become “safe spaces” for members of LGBTQ2S communities. In this session, panelists will critically explore the concept of “safety” and ultimately ask, “can a space ever be safe?” and “safe for whom?”
OPEN FORUM – GENDER EXPRESSION Our mannerisms, personal traits, speech patterns, hairstyle, clothing, etc., all serve to communicate our gender expression. Join this open forum to participate in a conversation about how masculinities, femininities, androgyny, transgender, and all genders are expressed in our daily lives and the impact this expression has on our everyday realities.
THURSDAY - BLOCK B EMPOWERING YOUTH AND ADVOCATES AND ACTIVISTS Youth are often seen as being naïve to the struggles and challenges older LGBTI people experienced in order to secure the rights we have today. In this session, panelists will discuss themes of youth resiliency and resistance, activism and advocacy, and explore how youth are participating in LGBTI struggles through social media, the Internet, pop culture, peer-to-peer education programs, and various arts methods.
HIV/AIDS AND HUMAN RIGHTS While the global incidence of HIV has begun to decline in the general population, is has continued to rise among gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) across low-, middle-, and upper-income countries. Widespread homophobia, criminalization and violence against gay men and other MSM is a significant barrier to accessing quality HIV and other health services. In this presentation, panelists will discuss the dual HIV and human rights crises affecting gay men and other MSM, particularly in this era of increasing polarization on LGBTI rights issues.
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CRIMINAL LAW AND SODOMY A sodomy law is a law that defines certain sexual acts as crimes. Specific sexual acts are rarely defined by law, but are often understood by courts to include any sexual act deemed to be “unnatural” or immoral, including oral sex, anal sex, and bestiality. In this session, panelists will explore the legal, policy and communications implications of sodomy laws in various regions of the world.
HOMOPHOBIA IN THE MEDIA In this session, panelists will explore the negative stereotypes of LGBTI people represented in the media. Presenters will respond to cases of hate speech and misrepresentation, while also exploring best practices to resist negative stereotypes and ultimately use the media for advancing LGBTI rights.
TRANS* ASIA In this session, panelists will discuss lived realities, legal challenges, and community-based programs created to support transgender communities in Asia. From gaining the legal right to change gender on government documentation, to critically examining the role of religion in the promotion and support for discrimination and violence against transgender people, presenters in this session will share their experiences and offer recommendations for change.
RESILIENCE AND RESISTANCE IN UGANDA This panel will speak on the experiences of LGBTI people and organizations working to advance LGBTI rights in Uganda. Panelists will introduce a documentary created by SMUG: Sexual Minorities Uganda in partnership with Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights and speak on their work in advancing rights and awareness in the face of homophobic violence, religious fundamentalism and state repression.
PRIDE TORONTO’S INTERNATIONAL GRAND MARSHALLS: PART I The panel features past and present Pride Toronto International Grand Marshals, who will address strategies and perspectives on: (1) the impact of criminal sanctions on Pride or organizing; (2) the banning of peaceful pride marches and right to freedom of assembly; and (3) organizing in support of gender identity rights. This panel will critically interrogate the role of international LGBTIQ community organizations, governmental bodies, and Prides in protecting LGBTIQ human rights.
OPEN FORUM - LGBTQ IDENTITIES ONLINE The Internet, mobile apps, and technology — how are they changing LGBTI life? Participants are invited to join this discussion and share their perspectives on how professional networking, advocacy and activism, dating and building friendships, and building a sense of community has been supported or challenged by modern day technologies.
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THURSDAY – BLOCK C YOUTH AND QUEER IDENTITY
In this session, panelists will discuss the complexities that come with being both a youth and being a member of LGBTI communities. Themes that will emerge in this discussion include the intersections of sexual orientation, gender, race and class. They will also explore how trans* youth live their everyday lives, and how LGBTI youth navigate the complex world of sexual identities.
QUEER HEALTH Experiences with homophobia and transphobia are everyday realities for members of LGBTI communities in accessing health services. In this session, panelists will explore the challenges and opportunities for health care access. Key themes include HIV/AIDS, healthcare policies, and a critical examination of social determinants of health.
BOTHO: LGBT LIVES IN BOTSWANA Drawing on the traditional concept of “ubuntu” from Southern Africa or “botho” in Setswana, the panel will discuss LGBT lives and resistance to criminalization on the basis of sexual orientation in Botswana. The concepts ubuntu and botho, ‘I am human because you are human’, recognize the right of all people to live their lives with dignity, and have existed as a philosophy amongst southern African peoples from time of memorial and stand in contradiction to the penal code imposed by the British that criminalizes homosexual practices. The panel will highlight research in Botswana led by LEGABIBO: Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana in partnership with Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights.
CRITICALLY QUEER Approaching LGBTI issues from a variety of critical perspectives, this session explores concepts such as “homonormitivity”, “homonationalism” and “pink washing”. Panelists will also consider the complex relationships between race, class, gender, sexual orientation, ability and other identities.
LAW, STATE, AND POLITICS This session will focus on discrimination and legal mechanisms for creating social change. Panelists will discuss state monitoring tools to measure LGBTI rights, question the responsibility of regional governments to ensure protection of all citizens and the unique role of Ontario’s Human Rights Commission has played in advancing LGBTI human rights.
PRIDE TORONTO’S INTERNATIONAL GRAND MARSHALLS: PART II The panel features past and present Pride Toronto International Grand Marshals, who will address strategies and perspectives on: (1) the impact of criminal sanctions on Pride organizing; (2) the banning of peaceful pride marches and right to freedom of assembly; and (3) organizing in support of gender identity rights. This panel will critically interrogate the role of international LGBTIQ community organizations, governmental bodies, and Prides in protecting LGBTIQ human rights.
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OPEN FORUM – INTERGENERATIONAL CONVERSATIONS People of all ages are encouraged to come together to talk about how we can build stronger connections between older and younger generations of LGBTI people and activists. Learn about our LGBTI histories and share stories of mentorship and friendship that span generations and strengthen our communities.
THURSDAY PLENARY In a 2014 piece in The Guardian, Frank Mugisha argued that Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill, and similar pieces of legislation being considered in other parts of Africa, are the result of Western influences, stating: “I am a gay man. I am also Ugandan. There is nothing un-African about me. Uganda is where I was born, grew up and call my home. It is also a country in which I have become little more than an unapprehended criminal because of whom I love. I want my fellow Ugandans to understand that homosexuality is not a western import and our friends in the developed world to recognise that the current trend of homophobia is.” This panel, featuring Dr. Frank Mugisha and Justice Monica Mbaru in conversation with CBC host Piya Chattopadhyay, will explore the current state of affairs for LGBTI people in Uganda and Kenya. It will tell the complicated story of race, colonialism, and homophobia in Africa, while also considering the role countries including Canada should play in the fight for global LGBTI equality.
FRIDAY - BLOCK A SUPPORTING YOUTH Research shows that LGBTI youth are more vulnerable to mental health issues, substance use, homelessness, abuse, isolation and poor sexual health when compared to their peers. In this session, panelists will discuss initiatives to holistically support youth, focusing on safety, enjoyment and improving their access to non-discriminatory sexual and reproductive health information.
DISABILITY RIGHTS AND ACTIVISM In this session, panelists will examine the intersections between LGBTI identities and disdis ability rights activism. Presenters will bridge critical disability studies with sexual diversity studies to provide an understanding of the discrimination experienced by LGBTI people with disabilities from ableist health and social services, mainstream society, and the wider LGBTI community.
HUMAN RIGHTS IN UGANDA Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill has become a popular topic in global politics. In this session, panelists will critically explore the Anti-Homosexuality Bill as a tool used to silence lawyers, civil society and human rights defenders in Uganda.
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TRANS* ACTIVISM In this session, panelists will analyze the invisibility of trans* people in national human rights protection laws and tokenism in LGBTI organizations that claim to be trans* inclusive. They will also examine the achievements made in the trans* rights movement.
STATE INTOLERANCE The state’s primary role is often framed as protecting its citizens. In this session, panelists will discuss state intolerance and its impact on LGBTI lives. Themes that will emerge in the discussion include how LGBTI people increase visibility in times of uprising and conflict and the role played by Western countries in exporting intolerance.
ASIAN LGBT DIASPORA IN CANADA Organized through Asian Community AIDS Services (ACAS), this panel includes leaders of the Asian LGBTI community. They will discuss issues experienced by members of their communities, including the socio-political landscape that shaped Asian LGBT lives and their human rights, cultural myths, intersecting realities of race, gender and sexuality, along with experiences with the current dating scene in Canada.
UNIONS AND LGBTQ RIGHTS In this session, panelists will outline how unions have made a difference for LGBTQ workers and people. Panelists will encourage LGBTQ workers to mobilize and use the bargaining tools available to them to gain or maintain equal rights within workplaces. This session will also discuss the larger picture using the Fairness Campaign’s language on transferring knowledge from member to member.
OPEN FORUM - ACTIVIST STRATEGIES LGBTI activists are invited to share this space to discuss best practices, strategies and tools that can be used to create social change. What works? What doesn’t? How can we make better use of social media?
FRIDAY - BLOCK B YOUTH AND HIV/AIDS In this session, panelists will discuss the intersecting experiences of being LGBTI and a young person. Presenters will discuss the vulnerability factors of LGBTI youth, including youth in rural areas, while also providing examples of effective community-based programs and partnerships that have been used to provide heath care, HIV testing, and counselling to LGBTI youth in regions where homophobia is popular opinion.
AGING This session focuses on the lived experiences at the intersection of age, sexuality and gender. Panelists will explore questions around access to health-care, long-term care and supportive housing, and the invisibility of older LGBTI people in research. Presenters will offer recommendations and best practices for working with older LGBTI communities.
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LGBT LIVES IN THE CARIBBEAN Drawing upon the video documentation and research conducted under Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights, a panel of activists from the Caribbean will explore issues that affect the lives of LGBTI people in the region. This presentation will include discussions on human rights violations based on LGBTI identity, the reality of accepted discrimination, along with the role and status of religion, law enforcement and social structures in the region.
LGBTQ2 YOUTH HOMELESSNESS In this session, panelists will explore the relationship between being LGBTI, youth and accessing safe and affordable housing. Panelists will look critically at root causes for LGBTI youth homelessness and speak to initiatives and strategies to address this issue.
STATE ADVOCACY This session will focus on ways to work with State actors to promote and protect the rights of LGBTI citizens. Panelists will discuss best practices for working in hostile environments and effective ways to engage key government institutions in partnerships, and will recommend a framework for considering sexual minority rights in development programs.
VIOLENCE AGAINST LBT PEOPLE IN ASIA In this session, panelists will discuss their research findings from a three-year human rights documentation project that took place in 5 countries in partnership with the Asia Program for International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC). Speakers will speak specifically to violence against lesbians, bisexual women and trans* (LBT) people in Asia.
POVERTY AND INEQUALITY LGBTI people experience discrimination across the world in the form of accessing health services, employment and education. In this session, panelists will explore the connection between sexuality, gender identity and poverty. Presenters will speak specifically to how government policies, laws, and societal norms contribute to the poverty of LGBTI people.
OPEN FORUM – NEXT STEPS AFTER THE WORLDPRIDE HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE Cap off the conference at this interactive session exploring opportunities to connect after the WorldPride Human Rights Conference. Delegates will be encouraged to connect with one another in discussions around future projects, along with goals after the conference.
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FRIDAY – BLOCK C CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN ONTARIO In this session, presenters will outline the process undertaken to hear from queer youth in care throughout the province with the You Are Not Alone Project. Youth presenters will share their perspectives and will touch on what they believe is wrong with the system, what is working and what needs to change. The panel will include the results of the current phase of the project, where a committee of youth will process submissions and make recommendations to social services and government leaders.
LATIN AMERICA Latin America is the region where marriage equality has been recognized faster than any other region in the world. In less than four years, Argentina and Uruguay recognized marriage equality, MĂŠxico recognized marriage equality in the capital and extended adoption rights and other protections to LGBTI people, and Brazil and Colombia are currently debating the issue. Cuba has legalized sex reassignment surgery and the change of gender on legal documentation. In this session, panelists will discuss the history of LGBTI movements in the region along with current struggles.
ADVOCACY IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL CONTEXTS In this session, panelists will speak to their experiences working in advocacy in local and regional contexts. Throughout the discussion, presenters will highlight effective practices for leadership development, advocacy strategies to ensure LGBTI voices are heard in coalitions, and how to bring anti-racism into creating social change.
RELIGIOUS IDENTITY/RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION Religion is a common theme that often surfaces in LGBTI human rights discussions. In this workshop, panelists will explore the relationship between religion, sexual orientation and gender identity and gender expression. Presenters will discuss the root causes of religious anti-LGBTI rhetoric, consider how imperialism and colonialism have shaped religious affiliations around the world, and question the invisibility of religious members in the LGBTI community.
ILGA In this session, panelists will speak to the experiences of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) in the fight for LGBTI equality on a global level. The discussion will primarily focus on advocacy initiatives to respond to state-sponsored trans*, intersex, and homophobia at key global intersections.
ANTI-LGBT VIOLENCE AND CONFLICT LGBTI people experience various forms of violence around the world. In this session, panelists will discuss LGBTI vulnerability to violence through micro and macro analysis, in regions where homophobic legislation condones violence against LGBTI people and in post-conflict societies.
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OPEN FORUM – NEXT STEPS AFTER THE WORLDPRIDE HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE 2014 Cap off the conference at this interactive session exploring opportunities to connect after the WorldPride Human Rights Conference. Delegates will be encouraged to connect with one another in discussions around future projects, along with goals after the conference.
FRIDAY PLENARY This session will feature Jian Ghomeshi, award winning broadcaster and bestselling author, in conversation with Venezuela’s Tamara Adrian and Russia’s Masha Gessen. In the first segment, Tamara Adrian will tell her story of fighting for trans* human rights in her home country of Venezuela, while also examining the perils and possibilities of building a global trans* human rights movement. In the second segment, Masha Gessen will explore her decision to leave Russia with her partner and three children, the aftermath of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the role played by figures ranging from Vladimir Putin to Pussy Riot, and the future of LGBTI rights in Russia and abroad.
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WORLDPRIDE HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE LEADERS AND SUPPORTERS CO-CHAIRS Brenda Cossman Director, Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies Doug Kerr, WorldPride Human Rights Program Team Co-Lead
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