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About the conference
The rise of the anti-gender movement across Europe is one of the most urgent challenges facing LGBTQI youth and beyond. Coordinated, well-funded campaigns are spreading disinformation, undermining democratic values, and threatening LGBTQI young people’s rights, safety, and well-being.
To respond to this challenge, IGLYO wants to enhance the capacity of the LGBTQI youth movement in Europe to identify anti-gender discourse, respond to it, debunk its narratives, and demand policy action.
To this end, between 20 and 25 July 2026, we are organising our next International Youth Conference around Counteracting the Anti-Gender Movement in Dublin, Ireland, in collaboration with our local Member Belong To.
Bringing together 20 young LGBTQI activists from across the Council of Europe region, this 4-day conference will focus on understanding and challenging anti-gender narratives - a growing threat to LGBTQI youth, democracy, and equality in Europe.
By combining expert input, peer learning, and policy reflection, the event will create a space for young LGBTQI activists to connect grassroots realities with European-level advocacy, while laying the foundation for the next phase of IGLYO’s work on counteracting anti-gender movements.
We are looking for 17 participants and 3 members of the Advisory Panel, who will be involved in the preparation, implementation and follow-up of the Conference.
Read our full call and send us your application by Monday 13 April 2026 at 23:59 CEST.