Events 2024 for the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia
May 17 is the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), drawing attention to the violence and discrimination against queer people that still occurs on a daily basis. The day was established in 2004 to draw attention to the violence and discrimination faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and other queer people of various sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions and gender characteristics.
The Progress Pride Flag was raised for the first time at TU Dresden on May 17, 2022, and the university is committed to continually observing the day with various awareness and empowerment talks and workshops.
Queer Science Lecture Panel
A different colloqium for IDAHOBIT
on May 17, 2022, from 2:50 pm // hybrid (address will be announced after registration)
The goal of IDAHOBIT is to create queer visibility, including in and through science. Therefore, we asked ourselves: What research on queer issues actually exists at our university?
In a series of short presentations, students and researchers from our university will present their research on queer topics. This includes queer health, the history of queerness, queer theory, queer art, queering, queerness in AI, and all research by and for queer people.
Queer research has incredibly broad potential and can be a part of any discipline.
Everyone should be encouraged to present their latest queer-specific seminar paper, internship or PhD thesis in an enjoyable setting and receive feedback from a variety of perspectives.
We would like to make our events as accessible as possible. Please give us feedback if you have additional needs.
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Empowerment workshop for queer people
17.05.2025 13.00 -15.00 hrs
“Workplace situations are often not chosen voluntarily and colleagues are not the people closest to you. In some places, this becomes a problem for queer people, whether it's because employees refuse to use the correct pronoun, seek physical contact or write emails that go far beyond personal boundaries.
But how do you deal with this? What options are there? What can strategies against queer hostility in the workplace look like that help and don't make things even more difficult?
We want to explore these questions in a queer setting. Because one thing is clear: we need wages to live. But the rest of the day should have more in store for queers than shitty feelings and bad office outfits.”
The workshop will be led by Katharina Klappheck. Katharina Klappheck is a researcher and activist. Her work focuses on the intersectional entanglements of gender and disability within the development of artificial intelligence.
The workshop will take place in barrier-free rooms at TU Dresden. The spoken language is German.
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