Past Event

Advancing Pride: The Road Ahead to Empower Asia's LGBTQ Communities

When it comes to advancing LGBTQ rights and promoting diversity in identity, Taiwan is ahead of the curve among Asian governments. In celebration of Pride Month, the Wilson Center’s Asia Program hosted a discussion on the challenges facing the LGBTQ communities across Asia, especially Japan and South Korea, and what lessons can be learned from Taipei’s endeavors. How and whether Washington’s focus on values and promoting LGBTQ rights can strengthen the Biden administration’s relations with Asian allies was also explored.

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Speakers

Bi-khim Hsiao
Representative, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO)
Ju Hui Judy Han
Assistant Professor, Department of Gender Studies, UCLA
Masami Tamagawa
Senior Teaching Professor, Department of World Languages and Literature, Skidmore College  
Francisco Bencosme
Senior Advisor to the Acting Assistant Secretary at the East Asian and Pacific Affairs Bureau, U.S. Department of State
Julie B. Sheetz
Chief of Staff for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, Department of Defense

Moderator

Hosted By

Indo-Pacific Program

The Indo-Pacific Program promotes policy debate and intellectual discussions on US interests in the Asia-Pacific as well as political, economic, security, and social issues relating to the world’s most populous and economically dynamic region.    Read more

Indo-Pacific Program

Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy

The Center for Korean History and Public Policy was established in 2015 with the generous support of the Hyundai Motor Company and the Korea Foundation to provide a coherent, long-term platform for improving historical understanding of Korea and informing the public policy debate on the Korean peninsula in the United States and beyond.   Read more

Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy