Have been asked to “please encourage lesbians, transgender men, intersex persons, individuals who are living with HIV and disabled persons to apply”! I can email more if you message me.

Last Call – SPEAK UP AND BE HEARD! > Deadline Extended to 19 March 2014

> Are you a citizen of an Asian or Pacific country who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex? We would like to highlight your individual stories of triumphs and struggles as an LGBT and intersex individual & build solidarity among all LGBT and intersex communities in Asia & the Pacific!

> Building on the increased momentum and awareness raised on the conditions that LGBT and intersex people face in Asia-Pacific, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), will co-convene a regional dialogue to provide an opportunity to hear about individual lived experiences, the work of LGBT organizations, and the successes that have been achieved.

> Individuals whose submissions are selected by a group of peers will be invited to the Regional Dialogue to be held in Bangkok, Thailand on 4 – 6 June 2014

> Find out more by downloading the Call for Abstracts at http://goo.gl/vhg8kI (PDF) and Submission Form (Word) at http://goo.gl/ini2ZR.

> Return the Submission Form by email to [email protected].

> All submissions should be made by 17:00 Thai time (GMT+7) on 19 March 2014.

> Individual entries will be selected by a panel of LGBT experts and leaders from the region through a process that is fair, anonymous, and transparent.

> Best – Edmund (Edmund Settle – Policy Advisor, HIV, Health and Development, Asia-Pacific Regional Centre, United Nations Development Programme, 3rd Floor United Nations Service Building, Rajdamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200, Thailand Email: [email protected]

> Skype: esettle_chn > http://asia-pacific.undp.org7