Trans Networking Zone Timetable
| Mon 27 July | Tue 28 July | Wed 29 July | Thu 30 July | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30-11:00 | Daily Trans Meet-Up: Connect with other activists and plan your day | |||
| 11:00-12:00 | Trans community challenges & solutions | Addressing gaps in global HIV and human rights frameworks | Alternative funding strategies for community-led organizations | Solidarity and cross-community actions |
| 12:00-15:00 | Networking Space: Meet GATE staff, board and members and learn more about our work | |||
| 15:00-16:00 | TNZx: 10-minute interventions from trans activists around the world | GATE’s trans community gala: Canapes, cocktails and a show! | ||
| 16:00-18:00 | Social space: Relax, unwind and meet other like-minded activists in the trans networking zone. The perfect opportunity to talk about your day. | |||
Trans Networking Zone Sessions
Daily Trans Meet-Up – 10:30-11:00
Connect with other trans and gender diverse activists at the conference and plan your day together!
Daily Learning Sessions – 11:00-12:00
Monday: Trans community challenges & solutions
Learn about the impact of anti-gender movements on trans people’s access to healthcare, community-led approaches to population-size estimates in criminalized contexts, and translating global declarations into concrete community-led actions.
Tuesday: Addressing gaps in global HIV and human rights frameworks
Hear from GATE’s International Trans Men & HIV Working Group and the THRIVE Consortium about trans-led solutions to addressing gaps in global HIV and human rights frameworks, and connecting health access issues to broader development goals.
Wednesday: Alternative funding strategies for community-led organizations
This session will provide an overview of GATE’s Innovation Lab and Social Enterprise Toolkit, delivering practical insights for community-led organizations to rethink their financial structures and learn from examples of successful social enterprise models.
Thursday: Solidarity and cross-community actions
Global Key Population networks come together in this session to explore what it means in practice to build a united, cohesive movement to collectively advocate for comprehensive health access, structural reform, and decriminalization.
Daily Networking Space – 12:00-15:00
Meet GATE staff, board and members and learn more about our work!
TNZx: Trans-Led Interventions – Mon-Wed, 15:00-16:00
Join us for TEDx-style 10-minute interventions from GATE members presenting specific issues and solutions from trans-led organizations.
Social Space – Mon-Wed, 16:00-18:00
Relax, unwind and meet other like-minded activists in the trans networking zone. The perfect opportunity to talk about your day.
GATE’s Trans Community Gala – Thu 15:00-18:00
Celebrate the closing of the Global Village with GATE and join us for canapes, cocktails and a live performance from the House of Mamba Negra, a Brazilian Kiki ballroom house and cultural collective!