Carr Center for Human Rights - Sexuality, Gender & Human Rights Program

04/13/2015

Happening TOMORROW @ 4:00 PM: "Trans-Life Experiences in Lahore, Pakistan: Results From A Short Study Based On Situation Analysis"

WHEN: TUESDAY, 14 April 2015, 4:00 PM
WHERE: Littauer 230, HKS
WHO: Muhammad Faraz, Lahore University of Management Sciences
WHAT: Muhammad Faraz will speak about his research with trans* individuals living in Lahore, Pakistan and their experiences with transition, marginalization, and community.

Sponsored by the Pakistan Caucus at HKS, the LGBTQ Caucus at HKS, and the Harvard University South Asia Institute

04/08/2015

Be sure to register for the 11th Annual Black Policy Conference @ the Harvard Kennedy School of Government!
When: April 10-12th, 2015
http://www.blackpolicyconference.com/

04/02/2015

In addition, be sure to join us THIS FRIDAY for a special discussion: "Supporting the Chinese Feminist Five: International and Domestic Responses to the Detainment of Activists in China,"

WHEN: THIS FRIDAY, April 3rd, 10-11:30am,
WHERE: Carr Center, 219 Rubenstein.

For more information: http://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/event/discussion-supporting-chinese-feminist-five-international-and-domestic-responses

On the eve of International Women’s day on March 7, 2015, a group of Chinese activists intending to organize a national public education campaign about ending sexual harassment on public transportation were detained. Five of these women are still being held in detention and are undergoing daily inte…

04/02/2015

Join us TODAY @ 6:30 PM for the event: " LGBTQ Youth Homelessness Roundtable"

WHEN: TODAY, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
WHERE: Littauer L-163 Faculty Dining Room

Members of Youth on Fire, a local organization that provides a "safe and confidential space for homeless, runaway, and street involved youth," will speak as part of a roundtable discussion at HKS. These formerly homeless LGBTQ youths will share their experiences and perspectives with us. They will be joined by Pat O'Brien, founder of You Gotta Believe, a non-profit organization that works toward the adoption of older children and adolescents who are involved in the foster care system. Please join the LGBTQ Caucus, the Childhood PIC, and the Criminal Justice PIC for this unique opportunity to hear these often-unheard voices. Dinner will be provided.

**Space is limited, so please make sure to RSVP if you plan on attending:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iMfNLgFUASkq1FAT7GdLPPeX-hwmU5u4Z0zMGiC6Kc0/viewform

For more information about Youth On Fire: http://www.aac.org/about/our-work/youth-on-fire.html

For more information about You Gotta Believe: http://yougottabelieve.org/

03/08/2015

Join us Monday March 9th @ 6:00 PM for the event: "LGBTQ Youth Homelessness and Survival S*x: Policy Challenges and Opportunities"

WHEN: Monday, March 9th, 6:00 PM
WHERE: Taubman 275, HKS Campus

PANELISTS: Christine Quinn (Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics Spring Fellow; former New York City Council Speaker)
Meredith Dank (Senior Research Associate, The Urban Institute)
Carl Siciliano (Director, Ali Forney Center)
MODERATOR: Julie Boatright Wilson, Harry Kahn Senior Lecturer in Social Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

CO-SPONSORS: HKS LGBTQ caucus, HKS Childhood PIC, HKS Criminal Justice PIC, HKS Gender Consortium and HKS Human Rights PIC

02/07/2015

Happening THIS WEEKEND, February 7th and 8th -- The 2nd Annual LGBTQ Conference at Harvard University! Don't miss out on this phenomenal weekend!
http://www.lgbtqconferenceatharvard.org/

Be sure to follow their page for speaker announcements, schedules, and other event updates: https://www.facebook.com/lgbtqconferenceatharvard

The Second Annual LGBTQ Conference at Harvard University will bring together students, scholars, alumni, practitioners, and special guests to learn, share and ideate around critical issues facing the LGBTQ community. Take a look at the video from last year's conference to see what we can accomplish:

02/06/2015

Join us TODAY -- Friday, February 6th @ 3:00 PM -- for the event: "Transnational LGBT Activism: Working for S*xual Rights Worldwide: Book Talk"

What: Transnational LGBT Activism: Working for S*xual Rights Worldwide: Book Talk

When: Friday, February 6, 2015 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Where: B-L-1 Weil Town Hall

Description: Transnational LGBT Activism: Working for S*xual Rights Worldwide offers a firsthand account of the politics of a U.S.-based NGO advocating for LGBT human rights worldwide. In it, Ryan Thoreson looks at the origins of the International Gay and Le***an Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC), who is engaged in its work, how they conceptualize LGBT human rights, and how they have institutionalized their views at the United Nations and elsewhere. After a full year of in-depth research in New York City and Cape Town, South Africa, Thoreson is able to reconstruct IGLHRC’s early campaigns and highlight decisive shifts in the organization’s work from its founding to the present day. Using a number of high-profile campaigns for illustration, he offers insight into why activists have framed particular demands in specific ways and how intergovernmental advocacy shapes the claims that activists ultimately make.

Ryan Thoreson is an anthropologist focusing on the politics and practice of sexual rights advocacy. He received his DPhil in anthropology from the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and his JD from Yale Law School. Thoreson has worked with the International Gay and Le***an Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC), the LGBT Rights Program at Human Rights Watch, and the International Le***an, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA).

Co-sponsored by the Harvard Gender and S*xuality Caucus, Committee on Degrees in Studies of Women, Gender, and S*xuality, Harvard College Office of BGLTQ Student Life, and Harvard Kennedy School LGBTQ Caucus

http://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/event/transnational-lgbt-activism-working-sexual-rights-worldwide-book-talk

Transnational LGBT Activism: Working for S*xual Rights Worldwide offers a firsthand account of the politics of a U.S.-based NGO advocating for LGBT human rights worldwide.

01/18/2015

Check out SGHR Director Tim McCarthy's latest piece, "Coming of AIDS" published by Pangyrus!: http://www.pangyrus.com/voices/coming-of-aids/

Coming of age, as I did, during the 1980s meant that I came of age in the midst of the AIDS crisis. I entered middle school the same year Ronald Reagan took over the White House, when the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported the first cases of Kaposi’s sarcoma among gay men, before “AIDS” got…

01/18/2015

Listen to SGHR Director Tim McCarthy's interview about Pope Francis with PRI's The World!
http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-01-14/pope-francis-sri-lanka-visit-shows-his-international-clout

Pope Francis traveled to Sri Lanka this week, where he urged people to respect religious freedom and work on reconciliation. He was received warmly in a country where Pope John Paul II was once boycotted, another sign of Francis' adept diplomatic skills.

01/18/2015

Read the full text of the Harvard Gazette's interview with SGHR Director Tim McCarthy about Pope Francis!
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2014/11/slowly-shifts-at-the-vatican/

It’s been an interesting few months for the Catholic Church, as key changes in both personnel and tone signal Pope Francis’ continued push toward greater inclusiveness.

01/18/2015

Check out the Harvard Art Blog's coverage of the A.R.T. of Human Rights event "Politically Incorrect: Feminism and the Future of the Planet" with SGHR Director Tim McCarthy and Eve Ensler!
http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/wordpress/?tag=eve-ensler

Harvard professor Timothy Patrick McCarthy and award-winning playwright Eve Ensler sat down Nov. 18 at Farkas Hall for a living-room-style conversation with a global-sixed topic billed as Politically Incorrect: Feminism and the Future of the Planet. The discussion came in anticipation of Ensler’s ne…

01/18/2015

See the full video of the A.R.T. of Human Rights event "Politically Incorrect: Feminism and the Future of the Planet" with SGHR Director Tim McCarthy and Eve Ensler!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7clM0GgeGk

A.R.T. of Human Rights, Nov. 18, 2014

“Politically Incorrect: Feminism and the Future of the Planet” November 18, 2014 at Farkus Hall Timothy Patrick McCarthy in conversation with Eve Ensler, Ton...