#  Our Queer Planet: Environmental Rights and LGBTQI+ Defenders 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **April 22, 2026** 

 12:00PM - 01:30PM EDT 

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 **Bowie-vernon Room (k262), Cgis Knafel, 1737 Cambridge St, Cambridge**  



 

 [ Register for Our Queer Planet arrow\_circle\_right ](https://www.hks.harvard.edu/events/our-queer-planet-environmental-rights-and-lgbtiq-defenders) 

 



 

The intersection of environmental rights and LGBTQI+ rights is one of the most urgent and underexplored frontiers in international human rights law. Environmental defenders — people who stand up for communities' rights to clean water, land, air, and a safe climate — already face some of the world's most severe patterns of violence, criminalization, and persecution. LGBTQI+ defenders carry an added burden: they are targeted not only for their environmental advocacy, but for who they are. This compounded vulnerability demands dedicated attention from the international community.

For more information about the event, including registration, please check out [Our Queer Planet: Environmental Rights and LGBTQI+ Defenders ](https://www.hks.harvard.edu/events/our-queer-planet-environmental-rights-and-lgbtiq-defenders)at HKS.



 

 



 

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