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Event: LGBT+ Inclusion in Asia -Transgender Focus
Direction: Date: 14th May 2021
Time: 16:00 – 17:30 Hong Kong Time
Format: Virtual Fireside Chat
Bluejeans Registration Link: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/register/sgcbujwa
Date: 14 May
Time: Time: 16:00 – 17:30 Hong Kong Time
Info: On 14th May (Friday), to celebrate and show Standard Chartered’s support on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) this year, the joint SC Pride in Asia is inviting you to join our LGBT+ inclusion webinar focusing on transgender issues, to kick start our IDAHOBIT Global Relay. The distinguished panel will feature Dr Brenda Rodriguez Alegre, a Sexuality and Gender lecturer from the University of Hong Kong; Emery Fung, an LGBT+ advocate from the Gay Games (Scheduled for 2022 in Hong Kong); Dr Charlene Liu, a D&I consultant, who will be talking about LGBT+ inclusion in China; Aritha Wickramasinghe an international Finance lawyer who was ranked No. 1 Future LGBT Business Leader by the Financial Times in their 2015 OUTstanding list, to share on the human rights and inclusion status in Sri Lanka; and Nicholas Travis, CEO of Allies Group and one of Forbes 2017 30 under 30 for Asia Retail & E-Commerce

Joining Details
Date: 14th May 2021
Time: 16:00 – 17:30 Hong Kong Time
Format: Virtual Fireside Chat
Bluejeans Registration Link: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/register/sgcbujwa
Objectives
•    Promote LGBT+ inclusion with a focus on Transgender inclusion as part of Standard Chartered’s Global Rainbow Relay to celebrate IDAHOBIT
•    Increase awareness of Gay Games Hong Kong 2022 and discuss why this event is important to advance LGBT+ inclusion in Asia