Free to Be (LGBTI)

Overview Speakers

Fifty years after the Stonewall riots in New York and the birth of the gay liberation movement, LGBTI youth still face rejection and discrimination, resulting in high mental illness and suicide rates among LGBTI youth. How can schools and families contribute to safe and inclusive environments for all?

Simultaneous interpretation in English and German

This is a livestreamed session.

Tonia Mastrobuoni

Correspondent, La Repubblica

Geena Rocero

Founder, GenderProud

Ana Mari Cauce

President, University of Washington

Wanuri Kahiu

Filmmaker, AFROBUBBLEGUM

Shamina Singh

President, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth; Executive Vice-President, Sustainability, Mastercard

Xavier Bettel

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg

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