Description
This session brings together three critical examinations of the complex dynamics between LGBTQIA+ movements and corporate/institutional support. It explores how international funding structures can unintentionally weaken civil society by creating dependency, competition, and mission drift. Also evaluated is whether Asian workplace LGBTQIA+ policies offer genuine support or merely performative allyship. Lastly, research is presented that investigates Pride organizers' tensions between protest legitimacy and corporate sponsorship, and the shift from pinkwashing to pinkhushing, where corporations scale back LGBTQIA+ support to avoid backlash. Together, this session aims to explore how to navigate complex financial necesities.
Olena Shevchenko
Anna Berbers
Charlene Liu
Mr. Raymond Phang
Omar Badawy