November Newsletter | What Beijing LGBT Center Did
President’s Office
November 13th, 2019
Shared Experience and Work of the Center in Yale University and Other Facilities
Executive director Ying Xin shared the work of the center and the living situation of LGBTIQ people in China with a mental health perspective at Yale University, Harvard University, Brown University and Columbia University.
Group Photo with Some of the Participants in Harvard University
On November 27th, the member of President Office visited United Nation’s Free & Equal Project office. The member discussed working strategy and culture of promoting enterprises inclusion and diversity globally with the project managers. Meanwhile, the member also shared the progress that the Center has made in cooperating with enterprises and the potential challenge that we are facing.
Photo in the UN
Development Department
The director of the Department, John Shen, and project manager, Naying Ren, visited various organizations focusing on enterprise diversity. They include Out Leadership, Open for Business, Human Rights Campaign, Out and Equal, NGLCC and so on.
Group photo with Out & Equal members
From November 28th to December 1st, the Department represented the Center to join numerous events for World AIDS Day in Beijing to support the anti-discrimination campaign of AIDS issues.
The United Nations World AIDS Day Events
The director of the Department, John Shen, participated in World AIDS Day themed public speech in Google Beijing office during World AIDS Day. He shared the basic knowledge and precautions of AIDS with the participants.
John Shen in Google Beijing Office
Development Department
Fund-Raising Division
On Thanksgiving Day, the Development Department visited many LGBT-friendly merchants who have strongly supported the work of the Center in 2019 and handed them certificates of appreciation as an expression of gratitude and encouragement. We look forward to their continued support for the Center.
Group Photo with LGBT-friendly Merchants
Transgender Project Department
The Trans Pride Opening Ceremony, as well as the Report on the Results of the Three-Year Transgender Project, was successfully held with the support of the Dutch Embassy and Liu Peilin Foundation. 70 representatives, including community members, doctors, teachers, lawyers and corporate representatives, attended the event.
Group Photo
The Trans Pride series, including a round table discussion and an art exhibition, were successfully held with the support of MTA Space and Liu Peiling Charity. We embraced different forms of activities to help the public to understand concepts of transgender and gender diversity. Special thanks to Chao Xiaomi, Mr. C, Zhuo Fan, Oops 2 and Langtian for their support.
After the Round Table
Media Department
In May and June this year, Meow Jiang began to participate in activities of the Center. She was a volunteer at first, and then became an intern for the Transgender Department in early September. Her story was recorded by a volunteer Quanquan and shared on the media platforms of the Center.
Meow Jiang and Walnut at the Center
More than 190,000 people took part in the “Idea Pool for Civil Code Marriage and Family Draft”, an event initiated by organizations including @Love Makes Home and @LGBT Rights Advocacy CHINA, and promoted by Beijing LGBT Center. The event webpage was visited more than 2,000 million times in one day. Thanks to all friends who participated in the event.
Screenshot of the Promotion Page
Community Development Department
1. Completed the supplementary test for volunteer basic training, where 28 volunteers passed. Congratulations!
2. Preparing for optimizing and upgrading the volunteer base, with the program designed to start in December. Stay tuned!
3. Counted volunteers’ service hours to better present their contributions.1. Held 12 Community Activities which more than 100 People attended.
2. Completed the 5th session of course series - Learning English Through American TV Series.
3. Completed the last session of the Vogue class series.
4. Held board game parties for 3 times, including 2 themed Werewolf and 1 Avalon.
5. Held “Les Booze” twice, where the discussion centered on “intimacy” and “labels” respectively.
6. Screening and discussion of film, Two Men.
Group Photo of Viewing Activities
Mental Health Department
The first session of the Mindfulness Group Workshop led by two senior consultants from Beijing Normal University began on the 17th. The workshop lasts eight weeks this time and will become a long-term service project for the Mental Health Department in the future.
Promotion Poster
In November, the Mental Health Department continued to provide psychological services to the community, including individual counseling, online video counseling, couple counseling, and group counseling. The number of people assisted this month was 140.
Operations Department
From October 24th to November 30th, we received a total of 1,640 yuan of donation. The names of donors are as follows, with the names processed. Donations marked by donors for specific uses will be used for intended purposes, while those unmarked will be used for venue operations. Thank you for your trust and support!
Donation List
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