The Impact of HIV Funding on Trans* Communities: Keeping Human Rights Central to the HIV Response

To kick off the conference, join us early on Monday morning for a conversation on the impact of HIV on trans* communities. With an all trans* panel, the session will: • Discuss the importance of a human rights approach for the HIV response amongst trans communities; • Highlight local human rights activism by trans* organizations; • Share key findings from The State of Trans* and Intersex Organizing funding report; and • Recommend ways HIV-focused and LGBTIQ organisations and advocates can increase support for trans* human rights. SPEAKERS Joe Wong, Asia Pacific Transgender Network (APTN) [Bangkok, Thailand and Singapore] LeighAnn van der Merwe, Social Health and Empowerment Feminist Collective of Transgender and Intersex Women of Africa (S.H.E.) [East London, South Africa] Nicha Rongram, Thai Transgender Alliance (Thai-TGA) [Bangkok, Thailand] Justus Eisfeld, Global Action for Trans* Equality (GATE) [New York, NY; USA] Jack Byrne, trans* activist [Auckland, New Zealand/Aotearoa] – Moderator ORGANIZERS American Jewish World Service (AJWS), amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, and Global Action for Trans* Equality (GATE)