Speaker: Jean
Job title: Executive Director
Company: Asia Feminist LBQ Network / Queer Feminist Fund

About the spreaker
Jean Chong is the Executive Director and founder of the Asia Feminist LBQ Network, a Asia regional organization based in Bangkok, Thailand. She is also a founding member and previous chairperson (2011-2023) of the ASEAN SOGIE Caucus, a regional Southeast Asian LGBTIQ organization. In her past roles, she has worked for OutRight International as their China Program Coordinator and serves as an Asia advisor to various foundations.  At home, Jean also co-founded and leads Sayoni, a queer feminist organization in Singapore since 2006. Her activism began as a volunteer and Vice Chairperson with Safehaven in 1999, a gay Christian support network. Jean was also a founding member and chairperson of an inclusive church, Free (First Realize Everyone is Equal) Community Church and was involved in various grassroots initiatives and campaigns to repeal 377A in Singapore. Jean holds a Masters of Human Rights and Democratization from the University of Sydney (EU scholarship). She is the winner of the AWARE Champion for Gender Equality and Justice Award 2018 in Singapore and the APCOM Community Hero Award for the Asia Pacific region in 2018.