Founded in 2013, the Salzburg Global LGBT* Forum advances the human rights of LGBT people and communities around the world. It has created a trusted 72-country network of LGBT and human rights leaders to facilitate open exchange and collaboration in highly-diverse contexts, spanning government, law, diplomacy, religion, finance, media and culture.
The Forum was formed to establish a truly global space to reflect upon and advance LGBT and human rights discussions, as well as to form a network of international leaders from diverse fields – including human rights, legal, artistic, and religious backgrounds. Founded and chaired by Dr. Klaus Mueller, the Forum currently includes representatives from more than 76 countries on six continents.
LGBT & Human Rights: New Challenges, Next Steps (Session report)
These interviews were taken during the 2013 Forum gathering:
- Tamara Adrián, Venezuela: How the core of being a trans person is about being oneself
- Fadi Saleh, Syria: Online security of LGBT activists in the Arab world
- Geetanjali Misra, India: New ideas for LGBT philanthropy
- Elizabeth Khaxas, Namibia, reads “My Love Knows No Boundaries”
- Shereen El Feki, Egypt/Canada: Sexuality in the Arab world
- Vuth Lyno: Artists shape conversations on LGBT human rights
- Travis S K Kong: The lives of older LGBT men in Hong Kong
- Dennis Wamala: Homosexuality in Uganda
- Dennis van der Veur, European Union: The EU FRA’s LGBT survey
- Milan Antonijevic, Serbia: Combating LGBT hate crime in Serbia
- Georges Azzi, Lebanon: Integrating LGBT equality in broader rights agenda
- Ana Chacon, Costa Rica: Realizing LGBT rights in Costa Rica
- Arsham Parsi: The situation of Iranian LGBT refugees
- Aung Myo Min, Burma: How LGBT Burmese are affected by colonial British sodomy law
- Yenhe Li, China: How Chinese cultural values force gay men and women into heterosexual marriage
- Lousewies van der Laan, Netherlands: How civilizations are measured by treating sexual minorities