TAG: asia
Read more about COMELEC’s decision to deny accreditation to Ang Ladlad in Philippines
The Philippines: Read more about COMELEC’s decision to deny accreditation to Ang Ladlad. > Full resolution by COMELEC, promulgated on November 11, 2009 > Ang Ladlad’s first statement on COMELEC’s resolution > Statement of the ImmorAlliance on COMELEC and Ang Ladlad LGBT Party’s Application for Accreditation > The Official Statement of the Society of Transsexual […]
Read moreSPW Asian Dialogue at IASSCS
In order to share the outcomes of the SPW Asian Dialogue on Sexuality and Geoplitics with participants of the 2009 IASSCS Conference, a devolution workshop was held in the Vietnam’s Women’s Museum on April 16th, when summaries of the various panels were presented and discussed.
Read moreDay 3 – April, 12th – Politics of sexuality in Asia: where do we go from here?
After two days of intense discussions, during which the politics of sexuality in Asia were examined from a variety of angles, the chairs of the four sessions were invited to present a synthesis of each panel. Also, professors Rosalind Petchesky and Pan Suiming had the task of briefly exploring cross-cutting themes and challenges running through […]
Read moreDay 2 – Sexuality flows: Information society and migration
In its second day, the Asian Regional Dialogue on Sexuality and Geopolitics addressed two critical realms that intersect with each other and have critical impacts on gender and sexuality constructs: information technology and migration. Back in 1936, Walter Benjamin could not have imagined how deeply and extremely technical reproductibility would have reached in the 21st […]
Read moreDAY 1 – 2nd session – Negotiating multiple identities
The second session of the meeting discussed aspects related to the negotiation of multiple sexual identities being politically expressed within Asia, but are denied recognition by states. However, some are just starting to gain some visibility and rights. Saira Shameen, from the Gender and Development Program of the Asian and Pacific Development Centre in Malaysia, […]
Read moreSexuality and Geopolitics: Reporting From the First Asia Regional Dialogue
This session brought to the larger audience that was at 2009 IASSCS Conference a synthesis of the discussions held at the first Asia Regional Dialogue on Sexuality and Geoplitics, Hanoi, April 10-12 2009. At this meeting, a group of experts from the region focused on four areas that are critical in the regional context: Sexualities […]
Read moreDAY 1 – 1st Session – Viagra vs. Condoms: unequal partners?
In the first session of the Asian Regional Dialogue on Sexuality and Geopolitics, held in the Sofitel Plaza Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam on April 10th, 2009, participants had the chance to reflect upon two popular sexually oriented technologies, condoms and Viagra, and how they intersect with each other, as well as the implications of their […]
Read moreMigrant labor and sexual politics
Asia, with its high-income countries and rapidly industrializing centers rising in the midst of widespread poverty and regional inequalities, is a primary source and locus of international migration of, often, low-skilled workers from within the region and beyond. As Asian states struggle to cope with these growing fluxes, policies have attempted to deal with migrants’ […]
Read moreAsian Regional Dialogue on Sexuality and Geopolitics sessions
DAY 1 – April, 10th – 1st session – Viagra vs. Condoms: unequal partners? In the first session of the Asian Regional Dialogue on Sexuality and Geopolitics, held in Hanoi, Vietnam on April 10th, 2009, participants had the chance to reflect upon two popular sexually oriented technologies, condoms and Viagra, and how they intersect with […]
Read moreAsian Regional Dialogue on Sexuality and Geopolitics Main Debates
Negotiating multiple identities To peel away the layers of meaning that exist between the personal and political, this session will cover religion, culture, class, sexualities, gender and various other permutations of “identity”, and the ways in which people negotiate these multiple identities through their interactions with the state and other socio-economic structures. This session will […]
Read moreFramework and Papers
In order to prepare for the Asia Regional Dialogue, a regional Task Force was formed with the goal of identifying key themes and key individuals in the region who can carry this dialogue forward. Here you can find the key themes, the papers and the Summary and Commentary on Proceedings, written by Rosalind Petchesky and […]
Read moreAsian Dialogue on Sexuality and Geopolitics final report
NEW! The final report of the discussions held at the Asian Dialogue on Sexuality and Geopolitics is already available! Click here to download (PDF).
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