This event will examine the ways that gender and racial essentialism are embedded in legal environments worldwide, jeopardizing the health and safety of gender-diverse people. Panelists will map the connections between legal environments, care seeking, and health outcomes — highlighting prevailing legislative gaps, limits, and opportunities to contest gender essentialism in public health.
Speakers:
- Victor Madrigal-Borloz, Eleanor Roosevelt Senior Visiting Researcher and Lecturer on Law, Harvard University Law School
- Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health; Co-Chair, O’Neill-Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health
- Chamindra Weerawardhana, Founder and Trustee, Consortium for Intersectional Justice; Commissioner, O’Neill-Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health
Moderated by: Letlhogonolo Mokgoroane, South African Lawyer and Social Justice Activist; Commissioner, O’Neill-Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health
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