“Equality in Diversity Now!”
Chiang Mai, Thailand, 24-27 January 2008
| OPENING PLENARY I: Launching of the Yogyakarta Principles | ||
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Opening Address Protection of LGBT Human Rights in Thailand and progress made in the last years, challenges ahead |
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Keynote Address Explaining the importance of the Yogjakarta Principles that relates to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. How to work with the Yogjakarta Principles to lobby for LGBT Rights. Definition of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Principles |
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| PLENARY II: Queering the Asian Legal Systems | ||
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Penalization of Private Consensual Same-Sex Sexual Acts in the Commonwealth Countries of South and Southeast Asia About the countries in Asia that do still have laws prohibiting consented same-sex relations. |
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The struggles for LGBT equality in Hong Kong Roddy Shaw, Civil Rights for sexual Diversities, Hong Kong Situation of LGBT people in Hong Kong and the Anti-Gay Alliance and organisations. Censorship by the Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority. Strategies to bring about change: Legal Framework, Role of the UN, Juridical Activism and Challenge, mix different strategies. |
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Nepal Supreme Court's Historic Decision - Freedom for Us and Hope for Rest of Asia End violence from family, society and state such as no ID issues to transgenders, denial of social services, denial to marry the person we love. How LGBT people in Nepal were able to improve their rights with the support of the international community. |
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An Attempt to Protect LGBT Rights under Local Legislation in Japan LGBT Rights movement in Japan is more active than ever before. About the need of a comprehensive and practical legislation to protect LGBT people. |
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Progressive Legislation vs. Conservative Court – A Tortured Legal Creation under Taiwan’s Social and Cultural Context Hopes in Taiwan: From 2004 onwards a number of progressive bills were passed in Taiwan. Truth and challenges: Court decisions on LGBT rights are very conservative. Contradiction in society between protect speech rights of sexual minorities and the observation majority moral. Raise of Western Christian Conservative Power |
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Shadow Preying on Shadows: LGBTs in Philippine Criminal Law Situation of LGBT people in the Philippines with state morality and catholic church. Pending progressive laws. Why there are no sodomy laws in the Philippines. History of pre-Spanish cross-dressing religious leaders (Babaylan). Church as promoter of homophobia |
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The Rainbow Lobby: The Sexual Diversity Network and the Military-Installed Government in Thailand About the important work Naiyana Supapueng in the National Human Rights Commission in Thailand and the decive role the Human Rights Commission plays in working towards LGBT rights. The impacts of the military coup and the drafting of a new constitution |
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| PLENARY III: Addressing AIDS in Asia | ||
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Is Creating ‘Gay Communities’ the Answer to HIV in Asia? Chad Hughes, Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health, Australia |
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Maintaining and Expanding HIV Prevention Programmes at Mplus+ Chiang Mai Christopher Walsh, Pad Thepsi, & Montian Wuthikailet, Deakin University, Australia / Mplus+, Thailand |
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HIV and Sexual Identity in Myanmar Tin Aung Win & Kim Benton, Burnet Institute Myanmar, Myanmar/New Zealand |
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Getting Everyone to the Table: MSM, HIV, and the Asia-Pacific Response Paul Causey, Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health, Thailand/USA |
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| PLENARY IV: Affirming Transgenders in LGBT Communities | ||
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Gender Identity Transformed from “Freaks” to a Rights Issue Aya Kamikawa, Setagaya Ward Assembly Member in Tokyo, Japan |
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Including Transgenders: The Experience of Kyrgyzstan and Ways Forward Anna Kirey, Labrys, Kyrgyzstan/Ukraine |
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Re-Integration of Transgenders in the LGBT Community Lukman "Lulu" Surahman, YAYASAN SRIKANDI SEJATI, Indonesia |
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Metis: Rising from Victimization towards Inclusion - Heroes of the Movement Suben “Manisha” Dhakal & Sunil Pant, Blue Diamond Society, Nepal |
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Transgenders in China Jian Gang Zhao, Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers, China |
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| PLENARY V: Women’s Realities & the LGBT Movement | ||
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Women In Japan: LGBT’s Involvement in Politics Kanako Otsuji, Japan |
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Women’s Sexuality and Cultural Politics in Sri Lanka Upeksha Thabrew, Women’s Support Group, Sri Lanka |
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Women LBT Visibility: Developing Capacity and Coalition Building Within and Among the LGBT, Human Rights, and Women’s Movements Sri Agustine, Ardhanary Institute, Indonesia |
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Do We Need a Separate Lesbian Movement in Asia? Anjana Suvarnananda, Anjaree, Thailand |
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| PLENARY VI: LGBT Movements Traversing Other Social Movements | ||
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LGBT Advocacy in the Indonesian Human Rights Movement Toen-King Oey, Arus Pelangi, Indonesia |
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Heterosexism, Social Movements, and the LGBT Agenda in Asia Tesa de Vela and Bianca Miglioretto, Isis International-Manila, Philippines |
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Strapped for Cash? The Implications of HIV Funding in the LGBT Communities Aditya Bondyopadhyay, Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health, India |
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