APCOM Engagement at Sydney WorldPride 2023

By February 13, 2023 February 26th, 2023 Advocacy, Regional

Sydney WorldPride Human Rights Conference

Asia Caucus presented by
APCOM, ANTRA and AGCM

in partnership with
APTN, ILGA Asia, Intersex Asia, ASEAN LBQ Network, ASEAN SOGIE Caucus

in collaboration with
GANDA Filipinas, Kyrgyz Indogo, ShanghaiPRIDE, T-Track

special Thank You to
Sydney WorldPride, Equality Australia

27 February 2023

10:00am – 12:00pm

Karstens Sydney
Level 1 – 111 Harrington Street Sydney NSW 2000

APCOM is proud to be one of the official Community Partners of the Sydney WorldPride Human Rights Conference 2023. We are, in fact, the only non-Australia based Community Partner. 

APCOM is also proud to be hosting the Asia Caucus prior to the Human Rights Conference. In the lead up to the Conference, we have had a regional consultation to inform What LGBTQI in Asia would like to see at the Human Rights Conference that fed into the main programme of the Conference. 

The Asia Caucus is a safe space for our community to gather and connect, build relationships, and engage in important conversations with people from around the world that share a common identity and/or experience.

Our speakers will share information and discuss issues and challenges, create opportunities for collective collaboration, as ways forward to advance LGBTQI rights in Asia. 

Panel 1:

Setting the Scene from our Community

The Asia Region is vast, we shall hear from prominent activist on issues, challenges and opportunities to advance LGBTQI rights in their sub-region:  

Moderated by
Ryan V. Silverio (they), Executive Director, ASEAN SOGIE Caucus  

Central Asia
Amir Mukambetov (he/they)Chair, Kyrgyz Indigo

East Asia
Charlene Liu (she/her)Co-Founder, ShanghaiPRIDE China

Southeast Asia
Naomi Fontanos (she/her)Executive Director, Gender and Development Advocates (GANDA) Filipinas, the Philippines

South Asia
Jannat Ali (she/her)Executive Director, T-Track, Pakistan

Reflection by
Jean Chong (she/they), Executive Director, ASEAN LBQ Network


Panel 2:

Opportunities for advancing LGBTQI rights in Asia 

Our community already has some entry points to sustain our movement for equality. This panel features prominent LGBTQI envoys and their role in supporting LGBTQI equality in Asia. 

Moderated by
Bryan Choong (he/him), Regional Advisory Group Chair, APCOM

Victor Madrigal-Borloz (he/him)
UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, United Nations

Jessica Stern (she/her/they/them/he/him)
Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons, U.S. Department of State 

Lord Nick Herbert (he/him)
UK’s Special Envoy on LGBT rights

Ambassador Chantale Wong (she/her)
U.S. Director, Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Reflection by
Joe Wong (he/him), Executive Director, APTN


Agenda

TimeTopic
10:00 – 10:05 
(5 mins)
Welcome and Introduction
Dr Judy Tang (she/her), Board Advisor of ANTRA
10:05 – 10:15
(10 mins)
Keynote #1 (5 mins)
Bryan Choong (he/him), Regional Advisory Group Chair, APCOM  

Keynote #2 (5 mins)
Hiker Chiu (he/her), Executive Director, Intersex Asia
10:15 – 10:55
(40 mins)
Panel 1

Moderated by
Ryan V. Silverio (they), Executive Director, ASEAN SOGIE Caucus  

Speakers:  
Central Asia
Amir Mukambetov (he/they)Chair, Kyrgyz Indigo  

East Asia
Charlene Liu (she/her)
Co-Founder, ShanghaiPRIDE China  

Southeast Asia
Naomi Fontanos (she/her)
Executive Director, Gender and Development Advocates (GANDA) Filipinas, the Philippines  

South Asia
Jannat Ali (she/her)
Executive Director, T-Track, Pakistan
10:55 – 11:00
(5 mins)
Reflection from Panel 1
Jean Chong (she/they), Executive Director, ASEAN LBQ Network
11:00 – 11:40
(40 mins)
Panel 2

Moderated by
Bryan Choong (he/him),
Regional Advisory Group Chair, APCOM  

Speakers:  
Victor Madrigal-Borloz (he/him)
UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, United Nations  

Jessica Stern (she/her/they/them/he/him)
Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons, U.S. Department of State

Lord Nick Herbert (he/him)
UK’s Special Envoy on LGBT rights

Ambassador Chantale Wong (she/her)
U.S. Director, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
11:40 – 11:45
(5 mins)
Reflection from Panel 2
Joe Wong (he/him), Executive Director, APTN
11:45 – 11:50
(5 mins)
Summary of the session and ways forward
Henry Koh (they/them), Executive Director, ILGA Asia
11:50 – 11:55
(5 mins)
Closing
Alexander Teh (he/him), President – Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council Inc.
11:55 – 12:00 
(5 mins)
Group photos
Midnight (he/him), Executive Director, APCOM

APCOM would like to say a big rainbow thank you to



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