At the inspiring workshop “Lesbian Organizing in Europe” held in Nicosia during the ILGA Europe Conference 2016, we agreed on the need of a European Lesbian* Conference to strengthen our networks, share our knowledge and experience, and start exploring common needs, interests and priorities!

More than 70 lesbian* activists from all over Europe had the opportunity to come together and realize that, despite differences in political, legal and financial status within the European lesbian* movements, there is a common and urgent need to focus on lesbians* needs, struggles and oppression, to empower and to increase our visibility and broaden networks.
This workshop and subsequent discussions resulted in the decision to organize a European Lesbian* Conference on 6 – 8 October, 2017, International Lesbian Day. Because positive lesbian* visibility still scares even homosexual women. Because our stories are rarely told, rarely raised and we are increasingly losing track of our own history. Because lesbians* at the forefront of change are still invisible. And because we have never had the opportunity, we have not even been able to articulate our lesbian* needs.
The main aim of the conference will be to bring lesbians* together and begin a dialog about needs and challenges for lesbians* in Europe. Starting with the development of knowledge, practices, actions and memories for feminists and lesbians*, as well as how to increase the visibility of lesbians* and feminists in public space, and strengthen the expertise of lesbians* in the media. We must build expertise on the creation of collective living spaces for elderly lesbians*, promote scientific and medical research on lesbian* health, and recognize that, traditionally, as women lesbians* earn lower pay. We must address internal lesbiphobia, homophobia, and sexism. This conference is the first step in the long-expected and needed construction of a strong lesbian* movement in Europe, that will bring together a diverse team in the organizing committee by making it as inclusive and representative as possible.

At the inspiring workshop “Lesbian Organizing in Europe” held in Nicosia during the ILGA Europe Conference 2016, we agreed on the need of a European Lesbian* Conference to strengthen our networks, share our knowledge and experience, and start exploring common needs, interests and priorities!

More than 70 lesbian* activists from all over Europe had the opportunity to come together and realize that, despite differences in political, legal and financial status within the European lesbian* movements, there is a common and urgent need to focus on lesbians* needs, struggles and oppression, to empower and to increase our visibility and broaden networks.
This workshop and subsequent discussions resulted in the decision to organize a European Lesbian* Conference on 6 – 8 October, 2017, International Lesbian Day. Because positive lesbian* visibility still scares even homosexual women. Because our stories are rarely told, rarely raised and we are increasingly losing track of our own history. Because lesbians* at the forefront of change are still invisible. And because we have never had the opportunity, we have not even been able to articulate our lesbian* needs.
The main aim of the conference will be to bring lesbians* together and begin a dialog about needs and challenges for lesbians* in Europe. Starting with the development of knowledge, practices, actions and memories for feminists and lesbians*, as well as how to increase the visibility of lesbians* and feminists in public space, and strengthen the expertise of lesbians* in the media. We must build expertise on the creation of collective living spaces for elderly lesbians*, promote scientific and medical research on lesbian* health, and recognize that, traditionally, as women lesbians* earn lower pay. We must address internal lesbiphobia, homophobia, and sexism. This conference is the first step in the long-expected and needed construction of a strong lesbian* movement in Europe, that will bring together a diverse team in the organizing committee by making it as inclusive and representative as possible.

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