Sydney WorldPride Human Rights Conference

Sydney WorldPride will be the first WorldPride hosted in the Southern Hemisphere, featuring the largest LGBTQIA+ Human Rights Conference ever held in the Asia-Pacific region.

The conference will be an immersive three-day program that combines inspiring keynotes, panels and round tables, with interactive workshops, innovative pitching and dedicated networking events. LGBTQIA+ community members from across the globe will come together to tackle the big issues facing LGBTQIA+ communities and develop the skills and networks to effect positive change.

Together, we’ll gather to embark on a journey, with over 60 local and international speakers, including First Nations leaders and elders, LGBTQIA+ activists and campaigners, policy and lawmakers, elected officials, researchers and academics, to dream and amplify our collective vision for equality and justice.

Sydney WorldPride is delighted to confirm Victor Madrigal-Borloz (click here), United Nations Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, as a special guest keynote speaker – click here.

This conference is for all of us: community members interested in LGBTQIA+ issues; volunteers or staff members at frontline community organisations engaged with LGBTQIA+ justice, science, or health; government policymakers, elected officials and lawmakers; employers and service providers committed to diversity and inclusion. 

After more than a thousand LGBTQIA+ people responded to our survey (click here), telling us what they want from the conference, Sydney WorldPride has partnered with Equality Australia, a panel of Community Partners and an International Advisory Board to devise a program focused on:

Community & Culture – building a powerful global movement by understanding our shared cultures and histories, current issues and trends, and the impact of culture on achieving human rights progress. 

Justice & Freedom – realising the civil and political rights of LGBTQIA+ people across the world by working together to replace unjust legislation with protective laws that uphold our fundamental rights and freedoms.

Health & Wellbeing – working together to reduce the health disparities faced by LGBTQIA+ people including by tackling systemic barriers to healthcare.

Visibility & Inclusion – celebrating the contribution of LGBTQIA+ people and protecting LGBTQIA+ people within families, workplaces, schools, sporting and other communities.

This event is appropriate for people aged 16+

ACCESS PATHWAYS

There are several programs to access reduced-price entry to the Sydney WorldPride Human Rights Conference:

• Small LGBTQIA+ Community Organisation Program – $147 +BF. Click to apply.
• LGBTQIA+ Changemakers Program – $747 +BF. Click to apply.
• Individual Members of InterPride Organisations – $347 +BF. Click to apply.
• Community/NFP Organisation Program – $747 +BF. Click to apply.
• MobTix Program – $147 +BF. Click to apply.
• Affordability Program – $147 +BF. Click to apply.