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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Research Convening</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;">April 30–May 1, 2026 | Harvard Kennedy School</p><p> </p><p>At a moment of profound challenge and transformation for LGBTQI+ communities worldwide, the Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights at Harvard Kennedy School, in partnership with the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, convenes a global community of scholars, practitioners, and human rights defenders to advance cutting-edge research and collective insight.</p><p> </p><p>This inaugural Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Research Convening brings together the <a href="https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/carr-ryan/our-work/carr-ryan-commentary/announcing-2025-26-global-lgbtqi-human-rights" target="_blank">first cohort of Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Fellows</a>, representing diverse geographies including Kenya, Pakistan, Morocco, Canada, South Africa, and the United States. Their work spans disciplines and methodologies, but is united by a shared commitment to advancing dignity, safety, freedom, and equality for LGBTQI+ people globally.</p><p> </p><p>Over two days, the convening will feature a series of research panels chaired by leading Harvard faculty and program affiliates, who will serve as respondents and engage directly with Fellows’ work.</p><p>This convening is designed not only as a presentation of research, but as a launchpad for an enduring global research community—one that connects scholarship with practice and evidence with action.</p><p> </p><p><strong><u>Thursday, April 30</u></strong> | <a href="https://www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/about_us/HKS_Campus%20Map_2023.pdf" target="_blank">One Brattle Square, Room 401 </a></p><p> </p><p><strong>LGBTQI+ Public Health </strong>| 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM </p><p>Tabor Hoatson, "Intracommunity Diversity in Health Disparities: Lessons from Substance Use and Mortality Data"</p><p>Austin Waters, "Cancer Survivorship, Financial Hardship, and Health Equity among LGBTQ Populations</p><p>Wyatt Koma, "What is the Impact of Medicaid Coverage of Gender-Affirming Care on Use and Health Outcomes?"</p><p>Ivan Hsiao, "Trans Health HQ: Building Systems-Level Infrastructure for Scalable Gender-Affirming Healthcare Access"</p><p>Brittany Charlton, session chair</p><p> </p><p><em>Lunch will be provided following the session.</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>LGBTQI+ Politics </strong>| 3:30 PM–5:30 PM</p><p>Reggie Greer, "Politics of Coalition Building in the United States: Reimagining LGBTQI+ Equality and Culture War Battles through a Human Rights Framework"</p><p>Jamie Keene, "Targeting Gender, Consolidating Power: How Attacks on Queer and Trans Rights are Fueling the Authoritarian Turn in U.S. Policy"</p><p>Jonathan Jayes-Green, "Elite Construction or Organic Backlash?: An Analysis of Anti-Trans Politicial Developments in the U.S."</p><p>Kellie Lounds, "Values First: Communicating to Protect Bodily Autonomy, Trans Rights, and Gender Affirming Care in Direct Democracy Contexts"</p><p>Sandra Susan Smith, session chair</p><p> </p><p><em>Dinner will be provided following the session.</em></p><p> </p><p><strong><u>Friday, May 1 </u></strong>| <a href="https://www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/about_us/HKS_Campus%20Map_2023.pdf" target="_blank">Bell Hall, Belfer Building (5th floor), HKS</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>LGBTQI+ Activism and Narratives </strong>| 9:30 AM–11:30 AM</p><p>Lamyaaa Achary, "Decolonizing Knowledge: LGBTQI+ Resistance in the Maghreb"</p><p>Philomena Polefrone, "Read Them for Filth: LGBTQI+ Bookstores Past and Present"</p><p>Okwara Masafu, "Documenting the Jurisprudence of Queer Lawfare and Legal Mobilization in East Africa: Toward Decriminalization"</p><p>Jean Freedberg, "Movement Building for Equality: Developing a Practical Framework for LGBTQI+ Advocates Worldwide"</p><p>Evelynn Hammonds, session chair</p><p> </p><p><em>Refreshments will be provided following the session.</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>LGBTQI+ Legal Frameworks</strong> | 1:30 PM–3:30 PM</p><p>Kimahli Powell, "Displacement Without a Border: Rethinking Internal Displacement Frameworks Through the Conditions Facing Transgender Individuals in the United States"</p><p>Nayyab Ali, "Reimagining Gender Justice in Muslim Countries: A Comparative Analysis of Shariah Interpretations and the Impact of the Anti-Gender Movement on Transgender Rights in Pakistan"</p><p>Alejandra Caraballo, "Evolving Landscape of Trans Healthcare in the United States after <em>United States v. Skrmetti</em>"</p><p>Jessica Stern, session chair</p><p> </p><p><em>Refreshments will be provided following the session.</em></p>
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