WorldPride Washington, D.C. Human Rights Conference 2025

WorldPride Washington, D.C. Human Rights Conference 2025

Celebrate 50 Years of Pride in Washington, DC!As we mark the historic 50th Anniversary of Pride celebrations in our nation’s capital, the Capital Pride Alliance proudly welcomes you to WorldPride 2025. This landmark gathering brings together our global LGBTQIA2S+ family to Advocate, Educate, and Activate change at a pivotal moment in our shared journey. Join us as we honor our past, celebrate our present, and unite to build a future where dignity and equality know no borders. Together in Washington, DC, we will transform this momentous milestone into a powerful catalyst for advancing human rights worldwide.

Nikki

InterPride/Trans Pride Thailand

Co-chair/Co-Founder

Thailand

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Nikki Phinyapincha (she/her) is Co-Chair of the InterPride Global Transgender Task Force and Co-Founder of Trans Pride Thailand. She is a leading advocate for trans socio-economic empowerment, working to embed inclusion into global systems by advancing leadership, entrepreneurship, and sustainable strategies that uplift trans communities across sectors and borders.

1:00pm EDT

REGISTRATION JW Marriott Washington, DC - Penn Avenue Terrace

9:00am EDT

WELCOME & OPENING PLENARY National Theatre DCRAYCEEN PENDARVIS • JESSICA STERN • JEN DEERINWATER • CHARITY BLACKWELL • RICK ANDRE • RAHUL UPADHYAY • RICHA TRIPATHI • PHYLL OPOKU-GYIMAH aka LADY PHYLL

11:30am EDT

THE D.C. HUMAN RIGHTS ACT: A LEADER IN PROTECTIONS FOR THE LGBTQIA2S+ COMMUNITY JW Marriott Washington, DC – Salon ITYLER CARGILL

1:30pm EDT

DEVELOPING LEADERS FOR SUSTAINABLE LGBTQIA2S+ ADVOCACY ACROSS SECTORS JW Marriott Washington, DC – Salon IIIASHER MCMAHER • OSE EHIANETA ARHEGHAN • NIKKI PHINYAPINCHA • JO LEW • RILEY REED

9:00am EDT

DAY 2 WELCOME & OPENING National Theatre DCOHOTUOWO OGBECHE • NEELA GHOSHAL • HER EXCELLENCY HANNA KATRÍN FRIÐRIKSSON • MICHELLE MEOW • SENATOR CARLA ANTONELLI • YASMIN BENOIT

10:30am EDT

TRANSGENDER RIGHTS GLOBALLY: CENTERING NARRATIVES WITHIN INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORKS & LOCAL CONTEXTS JW Marriott Washington, DC – Salon IIRAE DYSON • KAI ALVAIR HORTON • NAYYAB ALI • MYLES MARKHAM • ROSE MONTOYA GLOBAL SOUTH PERSPECTIVES: BUILDING ADVOCACY SELF-SUSTAINING MODELS JW Marriott Washington, DC – Salon IVNICOLETTE MCKENZIE BRYAN

11:00am EDT

BRIDGING ECONOMICS AND LGBTQIA2S+ HUMAN RIGHTS National Theatre DCM. V. LEE BADGETT, PHD

1:00pm EDT

KOPPA LGBTI+ ECONOMIC POWER LAB: FOSTERING OUR COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT & HUMAN RIGHTS GLOBALLY JW Marriott Washington, DC – Salon IIJAY GILLIAM • PHILIP R. CREHAN (PHIL) • MINO LIKWASI • LUCAS PAOLI ITABORAHY • M. V. LEE BADGETT, PHD

2:30pm EDT

GLAAD PRESENTS: ACTIVATING FOR A CULTURE IN CRISIS National Theatre DCSarah Moore • PEPPERMINT • TONY MORRISON • ROSS MURRAY

4:00pm EDT

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: THE POWER AND DUTY OF VISIBILITY IN HUMAN RIGHTS National Theatre DCwilson cruz • RAVEN-SYMONÉ • Brian Michael Smith • Laith Ashley • Trace Lysette

9:00am EDT

TRANS U.S.A.: MORE THAN A CROWN – INCLUSIVE PAGEANTRY TO EMPOWER TRANS LEADERS, ADVOCATES, & ROLE MODELS JW Marriott Washington, DC – Salon IDAMIEN SERRATO / BLEU ECLIPSE DARLING • DYLAN DROBISH • SCRAPPY LEGACY • BEYONCE BLACK ST. JAMES DAY 3 WELCOME & OPENING National Theatre DCEBONÉ BELL

11:20am EDT

FIERCE, FABULOUS, AND FIRED UP: DRAG TAKES A STAND National Theatre DCPETTER WALLENBERG • COURTNEY ACT • BOB THE DRAG QUEEN • MRS. KASHA DAVIS • PEPPERMINT

12:00pm EDT

CLOSING PLENARY National Theatre DC

12:20pm EDT

DRAG RACE CELEBRATORY PERFORMANCE CLOSING National Theatre DCCOURTNEY ACT • MRS. KASHA DAVIS • PEPPERMINT • BOB THE DRAG QUEEN