Join Us for OutSummit 2024
Amplifying LGBTIQ Voices, Impacting Global Change
Join the Global Movement Virtually:
December 9, 2024
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM EST
Live-Streamed from Washington D.C.
Conference (Free)
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Outright International’s OutSummit 2024 is your opportunity to be at the forefront of global LGBTIQ advocacy. Taking place on December 9 in Washington D.C., this year's OutSummit will unite activists, advocates, academics, philanthropists, policymakers, and other stakeholders from around the world. The event will delve into pressing issues, including how LGBTIQ fared in elections around the world in 2024; global intersex advocacy agendas for law and policy change; the power of transfeminist narratives in uniting LBQ and trans people to push back against anti-gender movements; LGBTIQ inclusion in economic development and humanitarian assistance, and more.
Outright International is deeply grateful to OutSummit Host and Presenting Sponsor, JPMorganChase.
The in-person event in Washington D.C. is by invitation only. Anyone can be part of the conversation by registering for the virtual live stream, which is open to all. Whether you're attending in person or virtually, OutSummit 2024 offers you an unparalleled opportunity to engage with leading voices from across the world and take part in shaping the future of LGBTIQ advocacy.
Why You Should Attend OutSummit 2024
OutSummit is all about celebrating international LGBTIQ voices, amplifying strategies for justice, advocating for LGBTIQ people’s human rights, and supporting the global queer movement. By attending, you'll join a community of passionate change-makers driving real, sustainable impact for LGBTIQ communities worldwide.
Program
OutSummit is more than just a conference; it’s a global call to action. It promises to be a powerful, insightful experience for all attendees, bringing together a global coalition committed to advancing LGBTIQ persons' human rights and justice. Don't miss your chance to be part of the movement.
9:15-10:35 a.m.
Join us to discuss an emerging focus in the global LGBTIQ movement – achieving inclusive economies. From educational advancement to banking services to job opportunities, LGBTIQ people are deprived of the necessities of a dignified life.
The 2030 Agenda remains sorely unfulfilled, and LGBTIQ people are still being left behind. This session will address new strategies emerging from civil society, economic development experts, the corporate sector, and beyond to help improve the lives of LGBTIQ people so that all can live, work, create, and be who they are.
11:20 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
Outright International is committed to strengthening the LGBTIQ movement’s ability to challenge anti-LGBTIQ and anti-gender movements, including by centering intersectional feminism, elevating lesbian, bisexual, queer, and transgender voices, and mobilizing our communities as part of broad progressive and inclusive coalitions.
One current program contributes to strengthening alliances between trans and LBQ groups that are affected by the exclusionary discourses and policies advanced by anti-rights groups. Collaboration between trans and LBQ groups allows for a broader range of experiences and perspectives to be heard and shared, demonstrating that the seemingly singular attacks on trans people, LBQ women, and straight, cisgender women alike attack the very core of feminism.
This moderated conversation will feature two speakers from LBQ organizations and two from trans organizations. It will draw out their everyday struggles and how they are developing transfeminist narratives that allow them to define themselves and push back against anti-gender ideology.
1:40-3:00 p.m.
Intersex people around the world face a slew of human rights issues, yet they are often the least visible communities within the LGBTIQ rainbow. Priority human rights issues include intersex genital mutilation, Infanticide, discrimination, bullying in schools, access to intersex-affirming healthcare, and legal gender recognition. Intersex human rights activism is severely under-resourced, receiving less than 2% of all LGBTIQ funding.
There is, however, a growing and vibrant movement, including in the Global South, with groups in some countries actively engaged in advocacy and making significant progress. This panel will highlight intersex activists from three different regions, sharing the priorities, challenges, and opportunities they are experiencing in each of their countries.
3:15-3:40 p.m.
This session will reflect on the ongoing impact of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the U.N. General Assembly since 1948, new developments in protecting and promoting LGBTIQ rights globally, and the ongoing work that will be necessary to ensure dignity, protection, and equality for all individuals around the world, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
3:45-5:05 p.m.
In 2024, nearly fifty percent of the global population in over 64 countries will go to elections. This is an unprecedented year of global elections since the inception of electoral democracy. But what do elections mean for LGBTIQ people during an unprecedented turn towards authoritarianism and anti-rights populism? This panel will feature panelists from Asia, Europe, and Africa discussing how LGBTIQ people are participating, being barred from, and engaging with electoral democracies in this year of elections. The panelists will critically examine electoral democracy and focus on particular elections, anti-rights, gender-critical campaigns, and actors shaping elections in their contexts.
Supporters
We are deeply grateful to Outright’s institutional supporters, which enable Outright to host important events like OutSummit 2024. Their commitment to our mission enables us to continue amplifying the voices of LGBTIQ communities and driving impactful change worldwide.
Adobe Foundation
Critical Role Foundation
Deutsche Bank
Diebold Nixdorf
Dr. Martens Foundation
Dropbox Foundation
Global Citizen
Johnson & Johnson
Kenvue/Care With Pride
Levi Strauss & Co.
Microsoft
MillerKnoll Foundation
Procter & Gamble
S&P Global Foundation
Scotiabank Foundation
Target Foundation
The Walt Disney Company
Verizon
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