LGBTQI+ communities and festivals (Alumni Working Session #12) 

This session was designed to bring the rights differences among countries and within countries for LGBGTQI+ people closer to all participants. Session 12 provides room for this vital subject and how culture, communication and education can help to create space and equal rights for everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.

Themes covered, amongst others, were what “belonging” means to those being a part of the LGBTQI+ community, especially in conservative settings and societies, as for example, in Arequipa in Peru or in South Africa. Furthermore, we had perspectives from other continents such as Europe and Africa to explore the differences and similarities in challenges LGBTQI+ people face in a contemporary context.