EU and Taiwan have launched “the Program for EU-Taiwan Gender Equality Cooperation and Training Framework (EU-Taiwan GECTF)”in 2019. In the same year, the event “2019 EU- Taiwan LGBTI Human Rights Conference: Marriage Equality & Protection of LGBTI Rights” was successfully held by the Department of Gender Equality of the Executive Yuan, the European Economic and Trade Office, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It attracted over 280 participants from around 31 countries in Asia and Europe to lead to fruitful endeavors. However, this meaningful event had to be postponed due to the impact of COVID-19. After a two-years wait, the second EU-Taiwan LGBTI Human Conference is coming this October, 2022.
There are three concerns, the relevant protection of rights for intersex, transgender, and gay and lesbian included in this 2022 Conference. Not only we will discuss on promoting the rights of gay and lesbian in the EU and Asian countries following the progress of the 2019 Conference, but also we will pay more attention to the human rights of intersex and transgender people. We are looking forward to more discussions on anti-discrimination and legal issues for intersex and transgender people.
This is one and half day hybrid conference. It will open on Oct. 27 afternoon. The conference is arranged an opening, two keynote speeches and four panel discussions on Oct. 27 and 28 afternoon. A closed-door workshop is held on Oct. 28 morning. Considering the development of globalization and localization, we would like to invite government officials, NGOs, and experts from the EU and Asian countries to communicate and share with the successful experiences and challenges about the policies, strategies, and implementation of protecting LGBTI rights in their countries.
Through this event, we expect all participants to gain a better and sufficient understanding of the progress, difficulties, and challenges in terms of LGBTI rights, particularly in intersex and transgender people. Furthermore, we deeply hope the conference become a platform to connect and network with each participant from different countries to make a gender equality and diversity world.
General information
• Date: 27-28 October, 2022
• Venue: Howard Civil Service International House, Taipei (No.30, Sec. 3, Sinsheng S. Rd., Da’an Dist., Taipei City)
• Language: English and Mandarin
• Organizers: Department of Gender Equality, Executive Yuan/the Ministry of Foreign Affairs R.O.C.(Taiwan)/European Economic and Trade Office(EETO), the EU
• Co-organizers: Taiwan Tongzhi (LGBTQ+) Hotline Association,American Institute in Taiwan(AIT)
• Participants: government officials, NGOs, and experts who have profound experiences in promoting human rights of LGBTI people in the EU and Asian countries (including Taiwan).
• The conference is arranged an opening, two keynote speeches and four panel discussions on Oct. 27 and 28 afternoon. The workshop is held on Oct. 28 morning. This workshop is a closed event and interested individuals must submit an application to be reviewed in order to participate.
• This conference is for free, and no subsidies will be provided. Applicants should submit the application before October 21th .
• If you have any question about the conference, please contact us by e-mail: tweu.lgbti@gmail.com.
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