“While we might not agree on methods or solutions,” Faculty Chair Dr. Klaus Mueller affirmed during the opening address at the Salzburg Global Seminar on LGBT and Human Rights, “it is probably safe to assume that we agree on the relevance of equal rights for all people, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and communities, their protection under the law, and their right to express themselves freely.” Indeed, this fight for equal rights, safety, and free expression is what unified the remarkably diverse participants of the session. Sharing the vast array of specific and yet comparable experiences around the globe, exchanging and weighing methods, and building solutions marked the intense five days’ conversations.
