The Congress

The 1st International Congress of Attention to Sexual-Affective, Bodily and Gender Diversity will take place on September 28th, 29th and 30th, and October 1st, 2020, online.

The Congress is an academic event that will bring together some of the main research work and proposed actions concerning the LGBTI+ community.

The Congress is open to researchers, professionals and associations working for LGBTI+ rights, as well as those connected with prevention programs for the promotion of LGBTI+ health, education and social integration.

Students and other people interested in the Congress are also welcomed. This includes university research groups and international organizations working on raising awareness about LGBTI+ issues.

Our Commitment to LGBTI+ People

In recent years, gender identities, bodily diversity and sexual-affective orientations that differ from social expectations have acquired an increasing visibility, becoming part of our social life. However, LGBTI+ people continue to suffer from situations of discrimination, exclusion and violation of their rights.

This violence takes place in different areas of their daily lives: education, community and work environment. Making these violences visible, knowing and understanding them is the key to preventing and stopping them. In this sense, education is considered to be a fundamental force for change.

Program of the Congress

This Congress is one of the first academic events on this matter in Europe. It will gather some of the main LGBTI+ experts in Spain’s academic community and that of other countries.

Experts will include Stef Barozzi, Doctor in Educational Sciences at the University of Granada, renowned worldwide for his multiple publications and talks about training in sexual and gender identities; Gracia Trujillo, Doctor in Anthropology at the Complutense University of Madrid, renowned for her work as a sociologist, historian and queer feminist activist in Spain; and Lucas Platero, Doctor in Sociology and Political Sciences at the National Distance Education University (UNED), who combines his duties as a researcher and editor with his activism for sexual and reproductive rights. He is also renowned for his numerous investigations and publications in the field of Trans studies.

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Meet our Speakers

R. Lucas Platero Méndez graduated in Psychology from the Complutense University of Madrid and achieved the title of Doctor in Sociology and Political Sciences from the UNED (National Distance Education University). He works as a professor of Socio-Community Intervention and a researcher in the field of Social Psychology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Furthermore, he has been involved in several Europe-wide projects such as “Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Europe” or “Quality in Gender + Equality Policies in Europe”, both of them focused on sexuality research and intersectionality in public policies. He is also a member of the Cátedra de Género at the Rey Juan Carlos University.

Stef Barozzi‘s academic career includes his participation in academic events such as the 2nd International Congress on Leadership and Educational Improvement that took place in 2018. He has always been in close contact with LGBTI+ people and activists. This can be seen in the human quality of his work, which has always been committed to raising the visibility of sexual-affective, bodily and gender diverse people.

Meet the other speakers by clicking here.

How Conferences are Selected

Symposia, Communications, Workshops and Posters are selected by the Scientific Committee, which is constituted by relevant people from the LGBTI+ academic and intervention fields.

The Congress has aimed at building a Scientific Committee with experts in their respective fields who, at the same time, are an important part of the LGBTI+ community, whether in the academic or the activist sphere (or both).

Universities represented at the Congress include the University of Granada, the University of Oxford, the University of Málaga, the Open University of Catalonia and the University of Tartu.

Attend the Congress

The tickets to attend the Congress are already available on the website with a 25% discount for those who purchase them before August 15th, as well as:

Students
Unemployed people
Members of Inserta Andalucía
Vice-Rectorates with Equality, Inclusion and Social Responsibility Policies

Click here in order to enjoy the discount.

Voice your Ideas

The Organizing Committee of the 1st International LGBTI+ Congress of Attention to Sexual-Affective, Bodily and Gender Diversity, which will take place between September 28th and October 1st 2020, has decided to extend the dates for the presentation of symposia, communications, workshops and posters until September 10th, 2020.

It is necessary to register for the Congress in order to present symposia, communications, workshops or posters. Registration available by clicking here.

In order to submit your proposal, it is necessary to fill the following document and send it to lgtb@insertandalucia.com by September 10th.

Call for papers

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This initiative is organized by Inserta Andalucía and the University of Granada, thanks to the funding provided by the Consejería de Igualdad, Políticas Sociales y Conciliación, and the Project “Educación Transversal para la Diversidad Afectivo-Sexual, Corporal y de Género” (code 419) of Plan FIDO UGR 2018-2020.