Whether you are attending the Sports events at and/or Human Rights Conference at Outgames, you must register as an attendee. Click the link below to register. During Step One you will be asked what sports you will be participating in and if you are attending the Conference. Once your payment of the Outgames fee has been verified and processed you will receive an e-mail containing information on the individual sport(s) and/or conference registration sites.
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The Vancouver 2011 Outgames Human Rights Conference is a three-day event encompassing a variety of thematic areas. They include the following:
- Youth – bullying/cyberbullying, transgender issues, safe same-sex sex and STD’s, coming out safely through filmography, how to set up issue-related youth camps;
- Seniors/aging – healthy senior lifestyle, wealth management for the long term, alienation and isolation, health and care issues, accommodation and lifestyle, senior sexuality;
- Health and well-being – STD’s and healthy sexual practices, HIV/AIDS research, visiting centres and treatment facilities;
- Law/jurispdence – recent LGBTQ human rights case law, same-sex marriage initiatives, transgender rights, LGBTQ human rights activities in other geographic jurisdictions (Europe, Central and South America);
- Workplace – incorporation of rights in collective agreements, respecting rights on the shop floor, transgender worker rights, what a “welcoming employer” is;
- Spirituality – acceptance of the LGBTQ lifestyle by organized belief systems, how religions can be welcoming, inclusive and diverse;
- Education – involvement of teachers/teacher unions in creating safe and respectful educational settings, experiences and lessons from those “on the ground”, creating teaching/learning tools;
- Sport – LGBTQ discrimination in sport; coaching in a diverse and inclusive environment, transgender issues in sport, “best practices”.
The Vancouver 2011 Conference will cross generational barriers and move LGBTQ human rights forward in North America. In doing so, the conference will reflect various LGBTQ communities includi
ng youth, seniors, educators, workers, unions, those in the legal and health care communities, and others.
Conference sessions will include concurrent, plenary, panel, and interactive activities. Concurrent sessions, panels, and discussion groups in particular will rely on open dialogue, community-building, and skill-enhancement.
The 2011 Conference will also feature the presentation of two LGBTQ Human Rights awards. One will be presented to an individual, couple, or family and the second to the corporation, association, or federation which have made a significant constructive impact in moving forward LGBTQ human rights within their sphere of influence.
The Vancouver 2011 Human Rights Conference will build on previous Outgames conference outcomes including the Montreal Declaration (2006), the Calgary Blueprint (2007), and the Copenhagen Best Practices (2009).
The Vancouver 2011 Human Rights Conference is concurrent with the sports and culture activities of the 2011 Outgames and Vancouver’s Pride celebrations. Through various conference activities, opportunities to underscore the synergy between LGBTQ Human Rights, sport, and culture will occur, such as a same-sex dancesport exhibition and the Miss GLISA North America Pageant where participants will be required to encompass all three components of the Outgames to win the title.
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