Speaker: Latiyah
Job title: United Nations Program Advisor
Company: Outright International

About the spreaker
Latiyah is a 29-year-old trans feminist activist, born and raised in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. She holds a degree in mining, geology, oil, and environmental studies and is deeply passionate about gender equality, human rights, and social justice.Latiyah is the founder of the Association Transgenres et Droits, with over 11 years' commitment to the LGBTI communities, and to the trans community in particular holding various positions throughout the years. She has been a member of the African Queer Youth Initiative (AQYI) board, the FRIDA Global Advisory Committee for which she is an advisor, and Global Action for Trans Equality (GATE), which she’s a former board member.Her passion for human rights and social justice has led her to hold a variety of positions over the years, from boards to executive staff: for example, as Human Rights and Gender Officer for the West African Network of People Living with HIV, as a 2022-2023 Outright UN Rights and Religion Fellow, and more recently, as the UN Program Advisor to the Outright International team since 2023.