Programme

 

ILGA World Conference programme

Get to know the 2022 ILGA World Conference programme, and find out what activities and workshops we have been working on for you!

Some figures:

At least 9 pre-conferences on a range of thematic areas
5 population group caucuses
5 regional caucuses and 1 regional pre-conference
4 plenary sessions with key-note speakers and panels
12 Rainbow Talks
16 mini-panels
53 roundtables and interactive workshops
16 self-organised spaces
5 evenings of social programme

The chart shows the day-by-day programme of the conference: from pre-conferences to plenaries, from opening and closing ceremonies to many workshops

Have a look at the programme of the 2022 ILGA World Conference!

Time zone: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, GMT -7)
for the latest updates, we invite attendees to consult the online conference platform

9:00 – 11:00
Conference opening, welcome and keynotes

11:00 -12:30
Women pre-conference
Trans pre-conference
Francophone pre-conference
Youth pre-conference
UN advocacy pre-conference
Interfaith pre-conference
Leaving no one behind - Disabled LGBTIQA+ changemakers
Diverse sexuality and gender through an Indigenous lens

14:00 – 15:30
Women caucus
Trans pre-conference
Francophone pre-conference
Youth caucus
UN advocacy pre-conference
Interfaith pre-conference
Leaving no one behind - Disabled LGBTIQA+ changemakers
Diverse sexuality and gender through an Indigenous lens

16:00 – 17:30
Women pre-conference
Trans caucus
Media pre-conference
Youth pre-conference
UN advocacy pre-conference
Interfaith pre-conference
Pre-conference on education
Diverse sexuality and gender through an Indigenous lens

17:45 – 18:45
ILGA NAC caucus
Trans pre-conference
Media pre-conference
Youth pre-conference
UN advocacy pre-conference
Interfaith pre-conference
Pre-conference on education
Diverse sexuality and gender through an Indigenous lens

19:00 -21:00
Social Programme: Evening activity at the Long Beach Terrace Theater Plaza

8.45 - 9:00
Announcements

9:00 – 10:30
Intersex pre-conference
Bi+ pre-conference
Lesbian pre-conference
Sex work pre-conference
Research pre-conference
Family diversity pre-conference
The world of work pre-conference

11:00-12:30
Intersex pre-conference
Bi+ caucus
Lesbian pre-conference
Sex work pre-conference
Research pre-conference
Family diversity pre-conference
The world of work pre-conference

14:00 – 15:30
Intersex caucus
Bi+ pre-conference
Lesbian pre-conference
Sex work pre-conference
Research pre-conference
The world of work pre-conference

16:00 – 17:30
ILGA North America and The Caribbean regional meeting
ILGA Asia caucus
ILGALAC caucus
ILGA-Europe caucus
Pan Africa ILGA caucus
ILGA Oceania caucus

17:45 – 18:45
ILGA North America and the Caribbean regional meeting
Bi+ pre-conference
ILGA World Conference for newbies

19:00 -21:00
Social Programme: Evening activity at the Long Beach Museum of Art
As of 18:00: shuttles to event; as of 21:00: shuttles back

8:00 - 10.30
Private meeting, by invitation only

8.45 - 9:00
Announcements

9:00 – 10:30
Plenary 1: The co-creation of a future for our movements

11:00-12:30
Plenary 1: General Meeting

 

14:00 – 15:30 Parallel sessions I

Ballroom B

  •  Catalysing socio-economic and systemic transformation beyond the rainbow
  •  Aging out at grassroots – Care, compassion & chaos amidst Covid-19 & beyond
  •  Canada’s new conversion therapy legislation – Domestic & international implications
  •  Dignity for all: Funding holistic safety and security for LGBTI defenders globally

Ballroom C:

  •  Supporting LGBTIQ youth mental health amid Covid-19 & beyond

Ballroom D:

  •  The African Trans Network (ATN): Trans movement building, collective buy-in and the complexities of collaboration
  •  The evolution of Caribbean Pride

Barcelona & Casablanca

  •  Not breaking up: how LGBTI people are working to overcome the digital divide

Tokyo & Vancouver

  •  The status of intersex organising in Africa

Melbourne

  •  Governance workshop 1

Naples

  •  Workshop (en español): Creando comunidades virtuales LGBTTTIQ+ en contexto de pandemia a través del teatro

Ocean Ballroom

  • Conspiracy of compulsion: Overview of SOGIE change efforts in Africa (ends at 14:45)

Shore Line:

  • Trans male leadership workshop

 

16:00 – 17:30 Parallel sessions II

Ballroom C:

  • No Pride in detention
  • Evidence building and advocacy for LGBTQI social and economic inclusion

Ballroom D:

  • Youth and the union experience - Tackling workplace discrimination

Barcelona & Casablanca

  • Renewing the mandate of the UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: advocacy strategies and challenges

Tokyo & Vancouver

  • The impact of discriminatory laws, policies, and attitudes on LGBTI individuals’ life satisfaction and mental health in Europe
  • Meet the donors

Melbourne

  •  Governance workshop 2

Naples

  •  (en español): Jóvenes de las Diversidades Sexuales Ancestrales y Afrodescendientes: Evidencia y Acción

Ocean Ballroom

  • Disability access and inclusion in global LGBTIQA+ advocacy

Shore Line:

  • Preventative safety and security for LGBTI activists: a conversation on realities, threats, trends and risk mitigation

 

17:45 – 18:45
Self-organised spaces

19:00 -22:00 or later
Social programme: casual evening mixer on the balconies of the hotel

8.45 - 9:00
Announcements

9:00 – 10:30
Plenary 2 - Panel: Uniting is our strength

11:00-12:30 Parallel sessions III

Ballroom B

  • Inclusion LGBTIQ+ young people with disabilities
  • Supporting LGBTIQ youth mental health amid Covid-19 and beyond

Ballroom C:

  • LGBTIQ+ report cards & the Summit for Democracy

Ballroom D:

  • From start to finish: It Gets Better Project storytelling

Barcelona & Casablanca

  • It Gets Better: a truly global message... and in Spanish!

Melbourne

  • Governance workshop 3

Naples

  • Supporting ourselves: Projects to enhance LGBTIQ economic empowerment

Shore Line:

  • Engaging employers and businesses as allies for equality

Shanghai:

  • Indetectables & De Gris a Posithivo: A screening and talk back on HIV/AIDS and LGTBI representation in Spain and Latin America

14:00 – 15:30 Parallel sessions IV

Ballroom B

  • A first look at imi – a free, digital, science-backed mental health tool for LGBTQ+ youth
  • Unstoppable - A Curated Conversation| Freeing ourselves: Challenging colonization - Experiences of Pacific young queer activists

Ballroom C:

  • (en español) ¿Hacía dónde?: construyendo un camino sostenible para jóvenes LGBTIQ+

Ballroom D:

  • It Gets Better - Youth focused, youth driven: a glimpse inside our education program

Barcelona & Casablanca

  • Grindr for Equality presents "Mapping Your Desire"

Tokyo & Vancouver

  • Empowering LGBTQ+ Youth and Teens in East Asia (Korea, Japan, Taiwan)
  • Diversity & Inclusion beyond youth tokenism

Melbourne

  •  Governance workshop 4

Naples

  •  Facing the violence to create a better world for trans youth: The state of trans rights around the world

Shore Line:

  • How transgender inclusive are digital identity systems? Lessons from data for development on gender justice in India

Shanghai:

  • Let's talk about (inter)sex!

16:00 – 17:30 Parallel sessions V

Ballroom B

  • Sheltering solutions - Innovating for LGBTI+ homelessness

Ballroom C:

  • The impact of Covid-19 on trans communities: Survival, resilience, and sustainability

Ballroom D:

  • The world state of enforcement of laws that criminalise consensual same-sex sexual acts & gender expression

Barcelona & Casablanca

  • Indigenous and SOGIESC rights: sharing experiences from Abya Yala and Thailand

Tokyo & Vancouver

  • Strengthening synergies and solidarities between the safe abortion rights and trans men movements

Melbourne

  •  Governance workshop 5

Naples

  • Exploring the interlinkages between LGBTIQ+ rights, climate change and Covid-19

Shore Line:

  • Toxic vs. positive masculinities: views and experiences from different perspectives

Shanghai:

  • Safety, Dignity & Freedom: #NoOneIsOneThing

17:45 – 18:45
Self-organised spaces


19:00 -22:00 or later
An evening out at the Aquarium of the Pacific

8.45 - 9:00
Announcements

9:00 – 10:30 Parallel sessions VI

Ballroom B

  •  Identifying as LGBTIQ: Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) youths

Ballroom C:

  • Challenging the criminalisation of LBQ women: Landmark legal developments and what they mean for the global movement
  • The Yogyakarta Principles, and the Yogyakarta Principles +10: What’s worked and where to now?

Ballroom D:

  • Building our collective strength to counter the anti-gender opposition

Barcelona & Casablanca

  • LGBTI sex workers > Stepping up advocacy for decriminalisation of sex work!
  • Arabic media landscape: Changing the narrative

Tokyo & Vancouver

  • Inclusive and affirming schools for LGBT youth: Global perspectives

Melbourne

  •  Governance workshop 6

Naples

  • A safe workplace is key to grow and succeed

Ocean Ballroom

  • Queer human rights defenders of Africa, Caribbean & Pacific - Our untold intersectional realities: a south to south narrative

Shore Line:

  • Queer rapid response in high-risk situations

 

11:00-12:30 Parallel sessions VII

Ballroom B

  • LGBTIQ youth: Where is the autonomy when you are under 18?

Ballroom C:

  • Presentation of ILGA World database

Ballroom D:

  • A hands-on workshop on data collection for young activists

Tokyo & Vancouver

  • Sexual and gender diversity and disability: Amplifying intersectional organising

Melbourne

  • Governance workshop 7 (if needed)

Naples

  • Nothing to cure: Conversion therapy practices & experiences of trans and gender diverse people in Asia
  • Cultures and youth LGBTIQ+ activism in Indian Ocean islands : A dialogue on LGBTIQ youth transforming cultural barriers in Sri Lanka

Ocean Ballroom

  • Resist like a Lesbian: solidarity in times of war & oppression

Shore Line:

  • Trans kids belong: Gender identity and expression in school

 

14:00 – 15:30 Parallel sessions VIII

Ballroom B

  • From research to advocacy and litigation: case studies on intersex rights from Canada and South Asia

Ballroom C 

  • Game on - LGBTQ+ youth organizing, fundraising, solidarity and cooperative wellbeing through the queer gaming ecosystem

Ballroom D

  • Inclusive and affirming schools for LGBT youth: Global perspectives
  • Trans in African countries

Barcelona & Casablanca

  • It Gets Better: Helping queer youth find joy
  • Beyond the pandemic: Future of African LGBT+ youth organizing

Tokyo & Vancouver

  • Situations of LGBTI francophone organisations
  • The resilient LBGTQI movement in North Africa: Opportunities and obstacles

Melbourne

  • Governance workshop 8 (if needed)

Naples

  • How data and research can transform LGBTQ advocacy
  • Decolonizing the UN - How UN treaty human rights bodies can do better to address trans rights in Asia

Shore Line:

  • Queer vs AI or how our bodies are censured in Social media
  • Resisting Online Hate Speech: Lessons and Tactics from the MENA region

16:00 – 18:45
Closing plenary: voting, remarks and keynotes

19:00 -22:00 or later
Closing dinner