49th World Congress on Gender, Sexuality, and Identity (WCGSI 2025)

The 49th World Congress on Gender, Sexuality, and Identity (WCGSI 2025) explores evolving perspectives on gender identity, sexuality, and intersectionality across cultures, communities, and disciplines.

Key Topics

• Gender roles and career choices
• Intersectionality with age, class, ability, and neurodiversity
• Historical exploration of gender roles
• Visual representations of gender and sexuality through time
• Trans-affirmative healthcare and standards of care
• Fluidity and diversity of LGBTQ+ experiences
• Masculinities and gender identity
• Marriage equality and parenthood
• Men and media representation
• LGBTQ+ parenting and adoption
• Inclusive sex education and its impact
• Queer of Color critiques
• Online platforms` role in shaping beauty standards
• Colonialism`s impact on traditional gender and sexuality norms
• Feminist ethics and philosophy
• Changing gender roles in families
• How media shapes views on gender identity
• Intersection of gender studies with other disciplines
• Post-structuralist perspectives on gender
• History of bisexuality as an identity
• Comparison of laws and culture worldwide
• Community engagement and activism in gender and sexuality
• Social media as a lifeline for LGBTQ+ community support
• Gender as a co-constitutive and intersectional element of discrimination
• Language evolution in non-binary expression
• Integration of LGBTQ+ people in different faiths
• Men’s health (physical and mental)
• Transgender rights and challenges
• New elements brought to faith traditions by LGBTQ+ individuals
• History of LGBTQ+ movements and activism
• Bullying in schools and anti-bullying efforts
• Globalization and shifting attitudes towards gender and sexuality
• Anti-gender movements and their impact
• Inclusive workplace policies and representation
• Understanding non-binary lives across the lifespan
• Combating gender-based violence
• Queer theory and its evolution
• Experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals in online gaming communities
• Virtual support and its impact on LGBTQ+ mental health
• Lesbian and gay history and the development of identity
• New efforts at asexual visibility and coming-out processes
• Men in education and the workplace
• Global and transnational perspectives on LGBTQ+ issues
• Challenges to the concept of "coming out"
• LGBTQ+ health and well-being issues
• Fatherhood and parenting
• Policies and progress in shaping workplace experiences
• Exploring genderqueer narratives and experiences
• Use of religious texts to justify mistreatment of LGBTQ+ people</