All you need to know about our forums!
Every year, ShanghaiPRIDE hosts forums with topics that are pertinent to the LGBTQ community. This year, we are bringing three forums to you with educational topics aimed to provide a more diverse and profound perspective for the LGBTQ community. We also invited many experienced speakers to share their knowledge and speak on the topics.
Forum I: Rainbow Family Forum
The 2019 Rainbow Family Forum invites several guests to continue the discussions on LGBTQ communities and families. We’ve expanded our perspective this year to encompass greater diversity and different experiences!
This year’s forum will discuss the family lives of same-sex couples and psychological needs, with children and parents from rainbow families.
Rainbow Family Forum
Date：2019-06-16
Time：10:00-12:00
Venue：Garden Pavilion, 5/F Andaz Xintiandi, Shanghai
Address：88 Songshan Rd (near Taicang Rd), Huangpu District
Dress code：Smart casual (no slippers or flip flops)
Registration is free, please scan the QR code to reserve your seat.
A big thank you to Australian Consulate-General Shanghai, Andaz Xintiandi, Shanghai, Bayer China, Truebaby and Queer Psychology for supporting this event.
Forum II: History of LGBTQ
Join two queer historians for this panel as we explore the roots of homophobia in European imperialism and validate LGBTQ identities in China, Australia, and around the world.
Speaker Introduction
Lucetta Kam
Lucetta Kam is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities and Creative Writing at Hong Kong Baptist University. Her research interests are queer mobility of Chinese women, Chinese gender and sexuality studies, and queer popular culture in East Asia. She is the author of Shanghai Lalas: Female Tongzhi Communities and Politics in Urban China (2013; Chinese edition 2015).
Lee Ji Young
Lee Ji Young* is a high school history teacher and an advocate for the transgender community. Lee’s long term goal is to create an LGBTQ+ historical encyclopedia that will debunk political justifications to deny LGBTQ+ legislative protections on the basis of queerness being ‘foreign’ to their country. Lee believes that this will validate queer people as an integral part of their national histories.
* Lee Ji-Young is a pseudonym to protect her employment and general safety.
LGBTQ History Forum
Date：2019-06-16
Time：12:30-14:30
Venue：Garden Pavilion, 5/F Andaz Xintiandi, Shanghai
Address：88 Songshan Rd (near Taicang Rd), Huangpu District
Dress code：Smart casual (no slippers or flip flops)
Registration is free, please scan the QR code to reserve your seat.
A big thank you to Australian Consulate-General Shanghai and Andaz Xintiandi, Shanghai for supporting this event.
Forum III: Gender Minorities Forum
What do you know about gender minorities? What does the “+” in LGBTQ+ represent? “Intersex”, “non-binary”, and “gender fluid” are terms that are frequently (and incorrectly) used interchangeably, but they are in fact distinctive identities that are often overlooked and misunderstood.
Speaker Introduction
Hiker Chiu
Hiker Chiu is the founder of Oii-Chinese. Founded in Taiwan in 2008, Oii-Chinese is the first intersex website and organization for Chinese-speaking intersex community. In 2018, Hiker Chiu was selected as co-chair of Intersex Asia Network.
Juju
Juju is a local drag artist, beauty vlogger, and makeup artist. Juju identifies as gender-fluid and hopes to work towards breaking down outdated expectations of gender presentation and identity.
Linus
Linus is a university student currently majoring in film and philosophy. Linus identifies as non-binary and volunteers for local queer organizations to raise societal awareness for non-binary identified people.
Gender Minorities Forum
Date：2019-06-16
Time：15:00-17:00
Venue：Garden Pavilion, 5/F Andaz Xintiandi, Shanghai
Address：88 Songshan Rd (near Taicang Rd), Huangpu District
Dress code：Smart casual (no slippers or flip flops)
Registration is free, please scan the QR code to reserve your seat.
A big thank you to Australian Consulate-General Shanghai, Andaz Xintiandi, Shanghai, and Intersex Asia for supporting this event.
