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Saturday, 14 November 2015

Introduction & Welcome

Mina Tolu (IGLYO) welcomed everyone to the IGLYO General Assembly.

Plenary Session 1: Chairing Pool, Editing Committee, Roll Call 1, Adoption of new MOs, Roll Call 2

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): The Board proposes that the chairing pool be comprised of • Chair: Ruth Baldacchino • Vice Chair: Setta María Mortensen

General approval given to the chairing pool.

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): We propose that Sarah Rowlinson be appointed minute taker for the assembly.

General approval given to the minute taker.

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): We propose that the vote tellers for the duration of the General Assembly be Karoline Bӧrner (IGLYO) and Andrea (Associatia Accept)

General approval given to the proposed vote tellers.

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): We propose that for the duration of the GA the Editing Committee are

• Kimon Panagiotopoulos • Luisa Tolu • Eirik Rise

The GA gave general approval to the Editing Committee.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): I would like to welcome everyone to the General Assembly. It is the most powerful structure for IGLYO. When voting and making decisions you should remember that it is not just for you as individuals but for the whole of IGLYO and its membership.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair) took the roll call to check which member organizations were present.

A.N.G.E.L. – Proxy given to MGRM ACCEPT LGBT – Present Alter Vision – Proxy to CHEFF Allsorts Youth Project – Absent Arcigay Associazione LGBT – Proxy to Legebitra Arcópoli – Proxy to MAG Jeunes, Gais et Lesbiennes Asociatia ACCEPT – Present B.yoU Project – Absent BeLonG To Youth Service – Absent BLUS – Proxy to LGBT Ungdom Charlie – Absent Les CHEFF – Present COC Nederland – Absent Colegas – Absent Colour Youth – Present Crocus – Present DIH – Proxy to Legebitra

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Dundalk Outcomers – Proxy to Asociatia ACCEPT EMA LGBT Network – Present FELGBT – Absent Fundacja Trans-Fuzja – Absent Gay Alliance UPO - Absent Gay Belarus – Absent Gay Center / Arcigay Ora Roma – Absent Gay Forum of Ukraine UPO – Proxy to We For Civil Equality Gelios – Absent Gender & Development – Absent Genderdoc-M – Present Here NI – Absent HeSETA ry – Present HIN – Proxy to Q: Queer Student Association HOSI Wien – Present Identoba – Present IGY – Israeli Gay Youth – Present Imaan – Absent Insight NGO – Proxy to Genderdoc-M Irish Trans Student Alliance ITSA – Present Jugendnetzwerk Lambda Berlin-Brb. e.V. – Proxy to Jugendnetzwerk Lambda e.V Jugendnetzwerk Lambda e.V. – Present Jugendnetzwerk Lambda Nord e.V. – Present KAOS GL – Proxy to NUS LGBT+ KPH Campaign Against Homophobia – Present Labris – Absent Lambda Warsaw – Proxy to KPH Legebitra – Present LGBT Center / Arcigay Il Cassero – Proxy to Identoba LGBT Forum Progress – Absent LGBT Georgia – Present LGBT Plovdiv – Present LGBT Ungdom – Present LGBT United Tetovo – Present LGBT Youth Northwest (The Proud Trust) – Proxy to WISG LGBT Youth Scotland – Present Lithuanian Gay League – Present LiGA – Proxy to KPH MAG Jeunes, Gais et Lesbiennes – Present Magnus – Absent MGRM – Present Mosaic – Absent Mozaika – Present NUS LGBT+ - Present Open Minds – Absent Organisation Q – Absent PINK Embassy – Absent Pink Life – Absent Q Union – Absent Q: Queer Student Association – Present QESh – Proxy to Pro LGBT Albania Queer Youth Network – Absent Rainbow Association – Absent Rainbow Mission Foundation: Budapest Pride – Absent

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Rede Ex Aequo – Present RFSL Ungdom – Present Sabaah – Present Seta – Present SexYOUality – Absent SFQ – Proxy to RFSL Ungdom Sin Vergüenza – Absent Skeiv Ungdom – Present SPoD – Present SPR Diversity Workshop – Present SPY – Absent Szimpozion Association – Absent TJA Tolerant Youth Association – Present USI Union of Students – Absent We Are – Present We for Civil Equality – Present Wel Jong Niet Hetero – Present WISG – Present Zagreb Pride Association – Present

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): There have been a total of 57 votes counted – 40 members present in the room and 17 proxy votes present in the room. Therefore at this point quorum, which is met when the General Assembly comprises of 50% of its Members present or represented, plus one Member present or represented, is met. Current Membership comprises of 90 organisations, therefore quorum is met with 46 votes present or represented.

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): According to the statutes of IGLYO, the following organisations do not count as member anymore as they no longer exist and so should be removed.

The following organisations were removed:

Act Q – Romania ANSO – Denmark SQEN – Switzerland

Josh McCormick (IGLYO): We have a process for keeping in touch with member organisations. Each Board Member has regional portfolios and member organisations were emailed three times and after no response were called by Board and Secretariat but still we had no contact from them. Some organisations have paid fees but are not here or been in contact and they are still involved.

Christoph R. Alms (Jugendnetzwerk Lambda e.V.): Why do we need to exclude any organisations?

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): This is explained in the statutes. There is a section that states why this happens, they no longer exist or organisations values/work no longer fits.

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): We also need this to reach quorum in GAs. If members do not engage, then it makes running the organisation impossible.

Josh McCormick (IGLYO): We have tried to contact them and not paying fees for 2 years is grounds to dismiss organisations.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): We will now vote on Member Organisations subject to termination:

B.yoU Project, England

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0 votes against 1 abstention Organisation removed

Gelios, Ukraine 0 votes against 1 abstention Organisation removed

HERE NI, Northern Ireland 0 votes against 0 abstentions Organisation removed

Labris, Kyrgystan Artiom Zavadovschi (GENDERDOC-M Information Centre):They are still active. Mina Tolu (IGLYO): They are, but they no longer feel they need IGLYO support. 0 votes against 3 abstentions Organisation removed

Open Minds, England 0 votes against 1 abstention Organisation removed

Queer Youth Network, England 0 votes against 1 abstention Organisation removed

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): The Board has received membership applications explained applications throughout the year. These are checked by the Board for criteria on a quarterly basis. This year thirty applications have been received. Eight are pending, eleven have been approved, 3 have become friends and eight have been rejected.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): New members need to be approved by general approval.

TO BE. Be Equal. Be Engaged, Russia General approval given.

Maximum, Russia General approval given.

Pro LGBT (United for the LGBT cause in Albania), Albania General approval given.

It Gets Better Espana, Spain General approval given.

API - Action for Identity, Portugal General approval given.

Arcigay Pistoia La Fenice, Italy

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General approval given.

Gender Liberation, Malta General approval given.

Queer Montenegro, Montenegro General approval given.

Trans Aid, Croatia General approval given.

Transakcija, Slovenia General approval given.

MozaiQ LGBT, Romania General approval given.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair) took a second roll call of members present.

A.N.G.E.L. – Proxy given to MGRM ACCEPT LGBT – Present API - Action for Identity – Present Alter Vision – Proxy to CHEFF Allsorts Youth Project – Absent Arcigay Associazione LGBT – Proxy to Legebitra Arcigay Pistoia La Fenice – Proxy to Mozaika Arcópoli – Proxy to MAG Jeunes, Gais et Lesbiennes Asociatia ACCEPT – Present BeLonG To Youth Service – Absent BLUS – Proxy to LGBT Ungdom Charlie – Absent Les CHEFF – Present COC Nederland – Absent Colegas – Absent Colour Youth – Prsnet Crocus – Present DIH – Proxy to Legebitra Dundalk Outcomers – Proxy to Asociatia ACCEPT EMA LGBT Network – Present FELGBT – Absent Fundacja Trans-Fuzja – Absent Gay Alliance UPO - Absent Gay Belarus – Absent Gay Center / Arcigay Ora Roma – Absent Gay Forum of Ukraine UPO – Proxy to We For Civil Equality Gender & Development – Absent Genderdoc-M – Present Gender Liberation – Proxy to MGRM HeSETA ry – Present HIN – Proxy to Q: Queer Student Association HOSI Wien – Present Identoba – Present IGY – Israeli Gay Youth – Present

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Imaan – Absent Insight NGO – Proxy to Genderdoc-M It Gets Better Espana – Absent Irish Trans Student Alliance ITSA – Present Jugendnetzwerk Lambda Berlin-Brb. e.V. – Proxy to Jugendnetzwerk Lambda e.V Jugendnetzwerk Lambda e.V. – Present Jugendnetzwerk Lambda Nord e.V. – Present KAOS GL – Proxy to NUS LGBT+ KPH Campaign Against Homophobia – Present Lambda Warsaw – Proxy to KPH Legebitra – Present LGBT Center / Arcigay Il Cassero – Proxy to Identoba LGBT Forum Progress – Absent LGBT Georgia – Present LGBT Plovdiv – Present LGBT Ungdom – Present LGBT United Tetovo – Present LGBT Youth Northwest (The Proud Trust) – Proxy to WISG LGBT Youth Scotland – Present Lithuanian Gay League – Present LiGA – Proxy to KPH MAG Jeunes, Gais et Lesbiennes – Present Magnus – Absent Maximum – Absent MGRM – Present Mosaic – Absent Mozaika – Present MozaiQ LGBT – Present NUS LGBT+ - Present Organisation Q – Absent PINK Embassy – Absent Pink Life – Absent Pro LGBT Albania – Present Q Union – Absent Q: Queer Student Association – Present QESh – Proxy to Pro LGBT Albania Queer Montenegro – Absent Queer Youth Network – Absent Rainbow Association – Absent Rainbow Mission Foundation: Budapest Pride – Absent Rede Ex Aequo – Present RFSL Ungdom – Present Sabaah – Present Seta – Present SexYOUality – Absent SFQ – Proxy to RFSL Ungdom Sin Vergüenza – Absent Skeiv Ungdom – Present SPoD – Present SPR Diversity Workshop – Present SPY – Absent Szimpozion Association – Absent TO BE: Be Equal. Be Engaged – Present Trans Aid – Present

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Transakcija – Present TJA Tolerant Youth Association – Present USI Union of Students – Absent We Are – Present We for Civil Equality – Present Wel Jong Niet Hetero – Present WISG – Present Zagreb Pride Association – Present

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): There are 66 votes in the room, 46 present and 20 proxies. With now 95 Member organisations quorum is met with a minimum of 49 votes present or represented. Some people are in attendance and need to be approved as observers. They will participate but cannot vote.

Kimon Panagiotopoulos was approved as an observer.

Plenary Session 2: GA Regulations, Adoption of Minutes GA14, Agenda AMC15

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Can the General Assembly adopt the minutes of last year’s GA?

0 votes against 2 abstentions

The minutes of the last GA were adopted Proposed GA regulations

Eirik Rise (IGLYO) presented the proposed regulations for the General Assembly.

Eirik Rise (IGLYO): These will be voted on at the end of this section of the agenda and if they are approved they will be accepted as rules for the GA. There was a wish from the GA last year to tidy things up and improve the GA workings. The IGLYO Board put out a call for the Task Force – Kimon, Luisa and Fran were selected and the group held three online meetings. The group couldn’t find any regulations in the organisations documents and so the Task Force created new ones which we will go through now to make sure that they are okay.

Eirik Rise (IGLYO): This is a foundation but they cannot answer every possible question. They are to ensure a smooth process. The GA is open to all members and observers and all should have participant cards. Delegates can propose, speak and vote. Observers only have speaking rights. The GA approves a Chairing pool, Chair, Vice Chair, minute taker and tellers. The GA also approves minutes and agenda. Regulations can be changed with a two/thirds majority.

Eirik Rise (IGLYO): Proposals must be submitted in writing within that item of the agenda. Proposals can be withdrawn by the proposers. Proposals must be read and explained and are open for questions and discussions. Resolutions are a formal statement or expressions of an urgent matter. You cannot submit changes to statutes on the day this must be done in advance. In elections, nominees for board members have three minutes to represent their candidacy.

Kimon Panagiotopoulos (GA Task Force): Speakers are given three minutes. To speak members should raise their cards. To reply you can show two fingers above the card. The reply is normally one minute long. You can request a point of order with the plank. This is any violation of regulations and if you want to suggest a change to the regulations. It must take place within a minute.

Luisa Tolu (GA Task Force): Hold you cards as high as possible. Vote by raising the card. If one delegate requests a secret vote this will take place. The Chair can count present delegates if practical to check who

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Luisa Tolu (GA Task Force): Where there are several proposals put forward at one time, we adopt a relative majority. For electing the board, you can vote for up to 4 candidates, but can only vote once for a candidate. For the election of the Board we suggest a threshold of fifty percent plus one. Previously elections have been decided in order of descending votes.

Luisa Tolu (GA Task Force): The Editing Committee has been approved. We receive the proposals submitted and can collate them to make it more efficient process. But if you are not happy with proposals once edited you can uphold your proposals.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair) opened to the floor for discussion.

Noora Pyörre (Seta): If there are not enough candidates then you can propose up until 3pm, does that stand for FCC as well?

Eirik Rise (IGLYO): Yes it does.

Elin Lilijenbladh (RSFL Ungdom): Can you explain the reasoning behind fifty percent plus one for board elections threshold?

Eirik Rise (IGLYO): We want to make sure that people have confidence in the board. The threshold, you can consider how high it should be. ILGA-Europe’s threshold is twenty percent. We propose this number based on statutes saying most decisions are 50+1. You can use the amendment form if you wish to propose something else.

Gustavo Briz (Rede Ex Aequo): In case people do not get fifty percent then we will not fill all positions on the Board.

Christoffer Jakshøj (LGBT Ungdom): Fifty percent plus one is too high. I think the threshold is too high. People who are a minority may have a more difficult time being elected with that threshold.

Luisa Tolu (GA Task Force): I want to respond to the question about what happens if not enough people pass threshold. If after a vote there are still vacancies a new round of voting will take place.

Luna Sardelic (Trans Aid): I take your point about minorities, but I would encourage people to vote on someone based on their credentials not because of who they are.

Santiago Almeida (API – Action for Identity): Is there any type of criteria to run for the Board?

Eirik Rise (IGLYO): There are some criteria from the statues – you need to be nominated by a member organization, under 30 at GA and it also mentions the need to ensure diversity. And you must apply to be on the Board before the deadline. If not enough candidates, it can be opened at the GA to get more candidates.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Can I check how you are feeling about the threshold. How do you feel about principle?

Some approval shown.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Do you agree with it being fifty percent plus one.

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A small amount of approval shown.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Would you like to discuss the possibility of lowering the threshold? I only see a few hands.

Luna Sardelic (Trans Aid): I think we should vote on this rather than seeking general approval

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): We will, but before that we will create space for discussion.

Peter Funk (HOSI Wien): In case we have a real big conflict, it is a theoretical issue. I don’t feel that someone will get 8%. This discussion is very theoretical.

Kyveli-George Papadimitriou (Color Youth Greece): When I looked at general feeling most people are happy with the principle but 50% is too high so maybe a proposal of 20% can be taken in to consideration.

Wim Debucquoy (EMA LGBT network): Can we have historical context? What has the situation been before, have there been situations when this is not the case?

Josh McGinley (LGBT Youth Scotland): Before the vote can people from each side make their points – those who say fifty percent and those on the other side.

Gustavo Briz (Rede Ex Aequo): If there is a threshold it should be fifty percent plus one as it shows the general will of the GA. It should be fifty percent or no threshold, in between does not help.

Fran Cowling (NUS LGBT): Quotas are new to me. Some organisations do use quotas. If every year the number of candidates grows but members of organization do not then given the diversity of candidates then the votes would be split and no person would get 50% so it is not sustainable. But, some way of regulating the voting would be good. Perhaps we can lower the threshold.

Eirik Rise (IGLYO): We haven’t checked all the history, but in the last two years all candidates were over fifty percent. We can change the regulations each year so if fifty percent does not work one year then we can change when voting on the regulations.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): This discussion is being recorded in the minutes so you can continue discussions in future years. Let’s now vote. Should we have a threshold?

4 votes against 13 abstentions 49 votes in favour

The proposal to have a threshold passes.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): The second question, do you agree or disagree with fifty percent as the threshold?

16 votes against 15 abstentions 33 votes in favour

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): The total votes are 64. They should be 66.

Gustavo Briz (Rede Ex Aequo): Point of order, every time you leave please indicate to someone at the table.

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Luna Sardelic (Trans Aid): If we have a smaller number of abstentions and who disagrees can we just know that way who approves.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): We need it for the record. For the minutes we need to know approvals.

Kyveli-George Papadimitriou (Color Youth Greece): We can make a sign that we need to leave shortly.

A second vote was held on the fifty percent as threshold

16 votes against 19 abstentions 31 votes in favour

The proposal of fifty percent as the threshold does not pass

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): The proposal for fifty percent does not pass. It was two votes short.

Christoffer Jakshøj (LGBT Ungdom): As I understand we were voting on whether or not to edit fifty percent.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): The question was do you agree with fifty percent. This is one point of a long document, I will defer until after the coffee break. I want you to use break to discuss this and come back with a proposal.

Josh McGinley (LGBT Youth Scotland): We voted that we disagreed with the fifty percent can we after discussion re-propose this threshold?

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): No. And the assumption is that this is too high so come back with a lower proposal. You can also come back with proposals about any other parts of the document.

Coffee Break

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): The first proposal is to lower the threshold to thirty percent instead of fifty percent.

Kyveli-George Papadimitriou (Color Youth Greece): I think we should lower to twenty percent.

Wim Debucquoy (EMA LGBT network): I just want to stress that it is unlikely that even fifty percent is a problem based on our mathematical calculations. It would be very unlikely that it would be a problem. It should be no worries.

Christoffer Jakshøj (LGBT Ungdom): I want to withdraw my proposal so we will only vote on the one proposal for the threshold to be twenty percent.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Now there is a proposal for a threshold of twenty percent. We will now vote on that.

12 votes against 23 abstentions 27 votes in favour

Proposal of twenty percent threshold does not pass.

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Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Can I suggest that this line is removed from the document and that the Board work on it and bring a proposal on a threshold to next year’s GA?

General approval given to this proposal.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Can we now vote on approving the regulations with the line on threshold removed?

0 votes against 1 abstention

The regulations without the line about thresholds were approved.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): The document has been approved so these are the rules that will now be used.

Luisa Tolu (GA Task Force): We really need to approve the agenda.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Yes. Can I have approval for the proposed agenda?

The GA gave general approval for the proposed agenda.

Plenary Session 3: IGLYO Reports & Plans

IGLYO Activity Report

Mina Tolu (IGLYO) and Dani Prisacariu (IGLYO) presented IGLYO’s Activity Report for 2015.

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): The themes from the strategic plan are intersectionality, education and social inclusion but these also fit under the strategic objectives. Strategic Objective one: to be the leading voice representing LGBTQ youth and students, contributing to progressive policy making on an International level. This year this has included our external representations. We are also represented on the Council of Europe’s Advisory Council on Youth and our EU focused work. We also worked to release statements but only if we can add to what is being said, otherwise we support others’ statements.

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): Objective two, to develop and lead an inclusive and sustainable network, with platforms for exchange of information and mutual learning. We met with the Dutch ministry, we meet with people from local organisations and took part in local events. This year there are changes in the Dutch ministry but we are still supported by them. The capacity building seminar was held in Brussels for organisations to learn more about organisational development. We held the norm criticism conference and following this a task force was created. The Intersex study session was held with OII to help continue develop our work on intersex issues. We ran the Pestalozzi training for professionals in education. And we also held a study session on LGBTQ youth and homelessness in Budapest.

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): Other participation opportunities this year included the norm criticism toolkit and position paper created by the task forces. And the GA task force.

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): We released a number of resources such as intersectionality toolkit and teachers guidelines on inclusive education. We have been supporting our member organisations and have had lots of meetings with them and others. We have developed our YouTube and Instagram profiles. We have had a high number of new member organisations and applications, four of which work on trans/intersex issues.

The GA gave general approval to the adoption of the report.

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Finance Report

Josh McCormick (IGLYO) presented IGLYO’s financial report.

Josh McCormick (IGLYO): I will talk through the income and expenditure for 2014/2015, where things are up to so far for 2015 and estimates for 2015/16. Our funding sources. The Secretariat have been working on membership fees and participation fees. The funding from funders is restricted. These allow us to build unrestricted monies.

Gustavo Briz (Rede Ex Aequo Rede): What are indirect costs?

Josh McCormick (IGLYO): These are flights we were reimbursed for, office costs etc. We also got some money back from where a staff member left. This is a short version of the larger version of the accounts.

Josh McCormick (IGLYO): We received an increase in funding from DG Justice – 43, 000 EUROS. Early signs are that we won’t get any more money for the next year. From membership and participation fees we estimate we got 10 000 which is great.

Josh McCormick (IGLYO): Expenditure this has increased this year due to increase in staff costs. This is what we expect for this year.

Gustavo Briz (Rede Ex Aequo Rede ): Did these costs not come out yet, the other direct costs?

Josh McCormick (IGLYO): This are other office costs, but is only estimated as we have not added all together yet.

Josh McCormick (IGLYO): The income is show here for 2016. There are three funding opportunities with the European Youth Forum. We are trying to improve the budgeting to be more accurate and so we can budget better for this year ahead.

Luisa Tolu (MGRM): Why do you see that there is an increase in participation and membership fees in the budget for next year?

Josh McCormick (IGLYO): We will propose to increase the participation fee. We also aim to increase donations through providing wealthier organisations the opportunity to fund a place for a delegate from another organization and donations from alumni.

Élise Vanpoucke (Les CHEFF): Right now what are the fees?

Josh McCormick (IGLYO): Anything over three days is 45 EUROS; it will go up to 50 if approved. Under three days is 25 EUROS.

Josh McCormick (IGLYO): And expenditure. There will be an increase in staff cost. We will look at increasing staff band in line with Belgian law and to have another intern next year who we pay.

Financial Control Committee Report

Setta Mortensen (IGLYO FCC) and Karoline Bӧrner (IGLYO) presented the FCC report.

Setta Mortensen (IGLYO FCC): We visited the IGLYO office in Brussels in July. We checked the balance sheets, and, books and all of our questions were answered by Josh, Euan and auditors. We discussed participation fees and the progress of the fundraising strategy. The FCC gives a positive recommendation to the General Assembly and we have come to the conclusion that the finances of IGLYO have been managed in a transparent and orderly manner.

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Karoline Bӧrner (IGLYO): To explain, I was on the FCC and the meeting was in July this is before I was employed by IGLYO.

Elin Lilijenbladh (RFSL Ungdom): Do you save money in cases costs go up? We call it a ‘mattress’, do you have one and how much do you save each year?

Euan Platt (IGLYO): Membership and participation fees allow us to build unreserved money. We can’t know until the very end of the year but at the moment it is around 30 000 Euros. It is improving, but we are continuing to work on this.

Élise Vanpoucke (Les CHEFF): Can we know how much is in the account right now? To make sure it is transparent.

Gustavo Briz (Rede Ex Aequo): Normally in finance report you show the income and expenditure and then the balance.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): The bank balance is different from balance after income and expenditure.

Euan Platt (IGLYO): The expected balance at the end of the year is around 30 000 Euros.

The GA gave general approval to the financial report.

Communications Report

Ashot Gevorgyan (IGLYO) presented IGLYO’s Communications Report.

Ashot Gevorgyan (IGLYO): IGLYO started this year the ‘Change of Heart’ campaign which was very popular. It used the specific site and YouTube videos. We had many social media posts and changed our logo and identity. Twitter is becoming an essential tool and our followers have increased. Our Facebook likes have increased too. YouTube this year have been more active than ever. We published a video on intersex issues.

Santiago Almeida (API-Action for Identity): You should work more on social media, for a European organization this is quite low. You should increase communications within the social media and involve your actual members on your website.

Luisa Tolu (MGRM): I want to know IGLYO’s progress with posting Facebook posts in different languages.

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): It can be challenging to get people to engage in an international network. We are developing our content thanks to Alice our intern and we will take their views from the focus group. We discussed the language posting. The only issues is the resources, hopefully we can increase capacity to improve this.

Ashot Gevorgyan (IGLYO): We have a strategy in place to guide our communications.

The GA gave general approval for the communications report.

Alice Michelini (IGLYO): One of IGLYO’s main goals is to increase awareness of member organisations. We are now organizing ‘Membership Monday’. We have asked some organizations to share information about project or send a video. Maybe some others would like to do this, particularly new members.

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IGLYO Work Plan 2016

Dani Prisacariu presented the Work Plan for 2016.

Dani Prisacariu (IGLYO): Internal includes the Board Meetings, FCC Meeting and Leadership meeting with the Co-Chairs and Secretariat to review the year’s work.

Dani Prisacariu (IGLYO): In our programmes we propose to hold a study session on intersex rights with OII. We will do an event at IDAHOT. It will be a fringe conference to be more youth inclusive and get youth voices more heard. We will be present in the Be the Change conference with a focus on racial and ethnic identities. We will continue work on intersectionality. We will host a roundtable in the South Caucasus and gather people from the region together to discuss issues. We will host our Annual Members’ Conference and produce more webinars and online resources. Dani Prisacariu (IGLYO): For External representation, we will continue to be on the Council for Europe’s Advisory Council on youth, we will attend UNESCO high level meeting on bullying – try to influence decision makers about young people issues in schools. We will also attend ILGA-Europe and ILGA-World Conferences and Euro Pride.

Erjon Tela (Pro LGBT (United for the LGBT cause in Albania): Is it wise to hold activities on May 16th?

Euan Platt (IGLYO): The dates given are May 2016, not 16th May. We still have to decide the exact dates.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Can I see approval for the work plan?

The GA gave general approval to the work plan.

Plenary Session 4: GA Task Force Report & Statutory Amendments

Kimon Panagiotopoulos (GA Task Force) introduced the report on statutory amendments.

Kimon Panagiotopoulos (GA Task Force): The Task Force had three principles, doing clean-up work, removing inconsistencies and not making major changes. We thought that they should reflect what happens in IGLYO now, not what we might want to happen. We have no political mandate for that. We cannot cover every scenario that might come up in a ten page document so there is always explanatory documents, board decisions etc. In the section about the name, location and duration we suggest removing address of the IGLYO office – it is not a legal requirement. The only working language used is English so it does not need to say French.

Kimon Panagiotopoulos (GA Task Force): The Dutch IGLYO can be dissolved. It is no longer needed so that can be removed.

Kimon Panagiotopoulos (GA Task Force): In the Membership section. In the statutes, IGLYO has broad definition of what a member is. We are suggesting that statutes should only say Europe – this is to do with funding. There are situations where countries can be very strict about creating LGBTQ organization or these are not legally recognized – in clarifying the statutes organisations affected by this should not be excluded.

Kimon Panagiotopoulos (GA Task Force): In suspension there was a lack of clarity around how and when to suspend organisations and it is open for interpretation. The task force is proposing clarifications. We

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Kimon Panagiotopoulos (GA Task Force): Member organisations nominate and elect the board. There are some more changes to grammar and the membership fee does not have to change every year – but the statues say we do need to change every year.

Luisa Tolu (GA Task Force): The regulations which you approved define how chairing is regulated. We tried to strengthen that the Board ‘may’ propose next year’s budget and changed to say they ‘have to’. We also proposed that the statutes can be changed from year to year not every two years. The GA can dissolve the organization so we added four fifths to this to make sure it is agreed by that amount.

Luisa Tolu (GA Task Force): We opened up and added the possibility of online GAs. We also made some other grammar changes. In the Board section, lots of grammar changes and to ensure consistency across the Statutes. There are two additions – a clause on co-option which is formalizing what is already happening. At the moment an open call goes out to all member organisations and successful person remains on until next elections. This clause formalizes this. The other addition on ad-hoc groups – task forces, steering group etc. We want to add as this rather than naming them all to keep statutes simple but cover all eventualities. They are chaired by Board Members which are elected by GA.

Luisa Tolu (GA Task Force): We propose the removal of advisory committee and thematic steering groups. In reality these are not in place. There is an outdated section from when IGLYO was based in other organisations. This is not needed. And we are proposing in statutes that if board of 8 are split then proposal will not pass.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): You will vote on this tomorrow and if approved these will come in to force at next GA. I will now open the floor for questions or clarifications.

Ashot Gevorgyan (IGLYO): We need to check this with lawyer, sometimes in different countries they do require you to have the address in statutes. We need to report the dissolution of the Dutch Organisation to the Dutch authorities.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): I think you do need the address in statutes.

Wim Debucquoy (EMA LGBT network): I think you do need an address from my experience in my organization but it depends on type of organization.

Euan Platt (IGLYO): It is just about the address on resources, IGLYO will still be registered at the address in Belgium.

Wim Debucquoy (EMA LGBT network): I understood from my organization that we had to have the address in the statutes.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): The proposal is to change to the address of the new office that IGLYO moved to.

Ashot Gevorgyan (IGLYO): This has already happened. In Copenhagen we approved to add the address of the new office.

Gustavo Briz (Rede Ex Aequo): 2.7, the fee agreed upon by General Assembly every year I think this makes sense. It just says that we have to agree it, not that we have to change it. Otherwise the board may not bring it back.

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Kay Cairns (ITSA: Irish Trans Student Association): Can we have clarification on suspension? Have you ever suspended an organisation before and why?

Ashot Gevorgyan (IGLYO): No

Kay Cairns (ITSA: Irish Trans Student Association): What is the reason for having that clause there?

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): The reasons are there in the statutes just like organisations we terminated this morning. It does not happen that often.

Kimon Panagiotopoulos (GA Task Force): It is in the statutes, section 8.

Mark Josef Rapa (We Are): In 2.15, regarding decisions made over emails. Are they filed? Can they not be signed and filed?

Euan Platt (IGLYO): We would not print to save paper in the organization.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): You will vote tomorrow and we need two-thirds to pass so rather than going one by one I think we will take groups of text or cluster them together.

Plenary Session 5: Board Motions

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): There are different types of motions, those from the Board and those from members.

Dani Prisacariu (IGLYO): The first Board motion was proposed last year but did not pass, but we believe we have done a lot of work over the last year so now we can include it. We propose to change our name and vision to include Intersex. We want to add sex characteristics and body diversity to the vision so that it becomes ‘IGLYO’s vision is a world where we, young people in all our diversity, are able to express and define ourselves regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex characteristics and bodily diversity, without discrimination, violence and hatred.’We want to be an LGBTQI organization, we now have done a lot of work over the last year and will do work this year.

Artiom Zavadovschi (GENDERDOC-M Information Centre): I find the word ‘regardless’ problematic. Is it just me?

Mahamad A. Aden (Sabaah): Is it international or European?

Dani Prisacariu (IGLYO): We have friends from across the world.

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): It is also to do with the history of the organization.

Mahamad A. Aden (Sabaah): I think it is misleading.

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): It is not European in an EU sense, and also this is off topic – we are talking about adding Intersex but we can talk about the international issues during the break.

Gustavo Briz (Rede Ex Aequo Rede): I am not a native speaker, is bodily diversity the correct wording to use?

Dani Prisacariu (IGLYO): This is what intersex organisations and activists use.

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Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Spanish speakers find this difficult to translate, but this is what intersex activists are using.

Eirik Rise (IGLYO): I want to add that we did this after speaking to intersex organisations and activists, we asked how can we be good allies and is this something that we can work on?

Santiago Almeida (API – Action for Identity): IGLYO has asked me and my organisation what they can do and this is a start.

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): Proposal number 2 - position papers. So far 6 have been approved by General Assemblies, but it is not in the statutes so we want to set the process for this in them.

Eirik Rise (IGLYO): By adding this to the statutes it also gives the organization a responsibility to make sure they are effective and up to date.

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): Proposal number three, that the IGLYO Dutch organization is closed and all assets transferred to current IGLYO. We thought there was a need for us to do this to access archives in Amsterdam but we have checked and this and it is not the case.

Luisa Tolu (MGRM): I would miss the ritual. I think rituals are important for the history of the organization.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Every asset belonging to the organisation would transfer to the Belgian organization.

Luisa Tolu (MGRM): Are there any assets or expenses?

Euan Platt (IGLYO): No

Karoline Bӧrner (IGLYO): Perhaps this is a decision for the Dutch IGLYO GA?

Eirik Rise (IGLYO): If the proposal is approved here then we will ratify the decision at Dutch GA tomorrow so it is okay.

Plenary Session 6: Member Motions

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): One member motion has been received from RSFL Ungdom.

Elin Lilijenbladh (RFSL Ungdom): We propose for IGLYO to have a nomination committee. RFSL Ungdom uses a nomination committee for its local and national board. The reason for us making this proposal, it has to do with democracy and transparency. At the last GA our president saw the need for this.

Elin Lilijenbladh (RFSL Ungdom): In a board there are many things to do and many different people needed. The risk without the committee is that only those who are able to present themselves well get elected. The nomination committee should be selected by the GA and formed of people from 3 regions. The committee interview people who want to be part of the Board to see what they can bring and their personalities and they will also interview the current and leaving Board to see what they will be doing and how they will work as a team.

Elin Lilijenbladh (RFSL Ungdom): We propose that they should also attend one board meeting and can ask member organizations what they think of the Board this year and what their views are. The nomination committee will give a suggestion for the GA, but they will still be elected on to the Board. We don’t want it to be a race about who is the best at presenting themselves or most outgoing people, we want to increase diversity.

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Arturas Rudomanskis (Tolerant Youth Association): Is it not too expensive and does it not bring too much bureaucracy?

Elin Lilijenbladh (RFSL Ungdom): The board will decide on a budget so I cannot tell you that. In my organization, this costs around 1500 EUROS.

Euan Platt (IGLYO): It would probably cost 1500 – 2000 EUROS.

Margaux Huttner Lemoine (MAG Jeunes LGBT): Will it only be people who have been selected by the committee present themselves or if you have been rejected can you still present yourself?

Elin Lilijenbladh (RFSL Ungdom): Yes it is a proposal, and gives a suggestion to the member organisations.

Luisa Tolu (MGRM): I’m concerned about the accountability of the nominating committee – there is a year between GAs. The principles behind this to increase participation of those who do not fit the norms is good though.

Elin Lilijenbladh (RFSL Ungdom): The only mechanism at the moment for the Board is the GA. So this would be another way to monitor the board.

Christoph R. Alms (Jugendnetzwerk Lambda e.V.): Thank you for this proposal, it is a nice idea to increase diversity. If the nomination committee recommends some people how can everyone be involved in this kind of process? It is a kind of discrimination who are not selected or proposed.

Elin Lilijenbladh (RFSL Ungdom): The election committee will interview everyone who is standing for the positions. We see this the other way around; it is about addressing those we miss out who are not good at presenting but have other talents.

Wim Debucquoy (EMA LGBT network): I don’t understand the purpose. They would only select as many candidates as there are spaces? I also have concerns about how this would be transparent.

Elin Lilijenbladh (RFSL Ungdom): In my organisation we do this by looking at what the organisation is doing and what the Board needs to run smoothly and how different people can complement each other.

Wim Debucquoy (EMA LGBT network): A reply. Is the nomination board above the Board? Does it create an entity above the board?

Elin Lilijenbladh (RFSL Ungdom): In my organization we have an external person who looks at our work. They don’t have the right to make decisions, they are just making suggestions.

Luisa Tolu (MGRM): The problem I have is the recommendation as opposed to the assessment. The panel assessing someone’s skills can be useful. It is unconsciously priming people to make a certain decision. Bias might be unconscious and internal.

Peter Funk (HOSI Wien): I wonder when I see a proposal why is it being proposed if the board is running smoothly? Have there been situations when it hasn’t been? Usually these proposals come when there is a problem. Even in the proposal if we say it should be diverse – you can see from here how difficult that is.

Elin Lilijenbladh (RFSL Ungdom): There is one women-identified person on the Board compared to 50% population – this is not representative. I can say this is what we and many organisations in Sweden do. I didn’t know I could be an asset but they found me because they identified what they are looking for.

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Gustavo Briz (Rede Ex Aequo): Thank you for the proposal, but I am worried how the criteria would be decided for selecting the nominating committee and there is no information on their mandate

Christoffer Jakshøj (LGBT Ungdom): I see it as levelling out the playing field. Some people have privilege which has nothing to do with the abilities. Can the nominating committee encourage people to apply or is only those who put themselves forward?

Nikola Velkov (LGBT United Tetovo): This is blunt – ‘you are an asset, we want you’ but it also sounds like internal mathematics – there is nothing that is objective.

Elin Lilijenbladh (RFSL Ungdom): The mandate would be one year. Selection criteria – we believe that GA can select based on coffee and 3 minute speech that’s what decisions are based on. It is always subjective but they will have more time to find out about people. How we choose the nominating committee is exactly the same way we select board at the moment.

Kimon Panagiotopoulos (GA Task Force): We discussed this in the task force but we cannot propose new bodies so we rejected it. I understand how it works at a local/national level but do you have an example of an international organization who this works for?

Kyveli-George Papadimitriou (Color Youth Greece): Can the current Board comment on their experience as for some here it is the first time at GA?

Mahamad A. Aden (Sabaah): If we want to make sure that it is diverse then this is the only way to do it. Otherwise it is only the thing we say on the paper.

Luna Sardelic (Trans Aid): Diversity is great but the problem with voting for diversity is it can lead to positive discrimination and if cis people are better at something than a trans person then they should get the vote.

Alia Jenkins (WISG: Women's Initiatives Supporting Group): It is all well and good to vote for people based on skills, but it is also important to remember the lives and experiences that people have had which others in the Board cannot.

Elin Lilijenbladh (RFSL Ungdom): This is not about positive discrimination, it is about finding out what the Board needs. Some of this topic is too big for what we can discuss here - we can have this conversation later on. An international socialist organisation uses nomination committees and other big organisations do and it works well for them.

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): We have discussed this and we have never reached a consensus so that is why we have never raised it. It is natural that there will be problems on the Board – we will always have differences. And last year the elections were not very representative. We want to encourage people to apply – that’s why we did the google hangouts this year. Also to remind you that if you vote this in then the nominating committee will be elected next year.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Voting will take place tomorrow on this issue.

Plenary Session 7: IGLYO Documents Workshops

Position Paper on Intersectionality

Tudor Kovacs (IGLYO) introduced the position paper.

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Tudor Kovacs (IGLYO): It has four intersections sections; socioeconomic statuses gender, racial and ethnic identities, (dis)abilities, race and ethnicity. I was entrusted to develop the recommendations. Firstly the recommendations are for IGLYO’s member organisations reaching out and examining what they do. Secondly I went to European networks who represent these groups, who focus on intersections to see if they had youth recommendations and taking inspiration from these.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Does anyone have any questions or clarifications?

Kyveli-George Papadimitriou (Color Youth Greece): Since I have been through other intersectionality documents it is the first time I came across brackets on (dis)abilities.

Josh McCormick (IGLYO): It was discussed at the disability roundtable and the last GA voted to approve the majority of the document so it would be difficult to change it now.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Can I see approval for the recommendations of the position paper?

The GA gave general approval to the proposed recommendations.

Position Paper on Norm Criticism

Elin Lilijenbladh (RFSL Ungdom): I can give some background on the paper. IGLYO wanted to work more on norm criticism. RFSL Ungdom led on delivering the norm criticism event and following this there was the call for the task force for developing toolkit and position paper. I wrote it with Tudor and Ugla. The position paper is finished and the toolkit will be ready soon. We hope it is useful.

Presentation Group 1

Section one, there are no changes.

Section two, recommend removal of examples such as the example of ploughing car into people. Add norm relating to marriage but this has not yet been formulated. We suggest to add something more theoretical about norm criticism though this has not yet been formulated.

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): From group two. Section three there was general consensus on the paragraphs just some minor changes to language. On section four a suggestion has been given to the editing committee based on words we use to explain certain things. In section five there were some issues around sentence structure, which the group felt can be edited without changing the meaning. There are issues around listing some types of disabilities and mentalism is a slur so something is being drafted about another term for this.

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): Cisnormativity section, check stats and how they are used in this section. There were more examples in the sexism section than others. A different example is being drafted or suggestion for removal as the example is too focused on white powerful examples.

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): In heteronormativity section also acknowledge other sexual orientations by adding ‘or other’. And add a line that says heteronormativity, sexism and cis-sexism. This is currently being drafted. In the section on racism there was discussion about race as a construct that doesn’t exist and some back and forth on how or if definition should be used.

Presentation Group 3

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In the recommendations there is exclusion of gender expression and sex characteristics. These should be included.

In the glossary, the group discussed the definition of cisgender and were not comfortable in its entirety and so proposal to change this is being drafted perhaps by removing gender identity. An amendment will be drafted. The definition of gender is very binary, so proposal on this is being drafted.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): The editing group will make minor amendments and bring back for the GA to vote on tomorrow.

Christoph R. Alms (Jugendnetzwerk Lambda e.V.): This is a position paper on norm criticism and not the toolkit. I would like to remind people we don’t need to give all specific examples in the position paper.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): I will move to open up the discussion on race raised by one group.

Noga Tamuz (Israel Gay Youth – IGY): I think that IGLYO needs to look at people with more complex identities – they not only have a gender and a body. They need to look at our race, our class, our religion. In the introduction we say that we want to ‘see a world where we young people are able to express and define ourselves’, this should be not only gender and sexual orientation but in all of our identities.

Christoffer Jakshøj (LGBT Ungdom): The argument was that by referring to racial backgrounds it reinforced ideas of people having a race but this is a social construct. But others disagreed with this. But people of colour do experience race and from my organisation and RSFL we hear queer people of colour talking about race.

Mahamad A. Aden (Sabaah): I agree. If you say you want to remove race you say that people don’t experience racism and you don’t know what people experience.

Luna Sardelic (Trans Aid): Could we just change the word racial to colour of skin?

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): I am hearing that race does not exist, but racism and racialisied injustices exist. My suggestion is to say ‘IGLYO acknowledges that race is a social construct that causes racial injustices etc.’ You are acknowledging that you are aware of these issues.

The GA gave general approval for this to be taken to the editing committee.

Rui Qunitas (Crocus): Racism exists but race does not exist. In biology we learn that there are no biological differences in us to make different races. It is in our heads.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): It is a social construct.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): For the gender definition, my suggestion is not to rely on only one source for definitions.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): The suggestion is there to remove the list and references.

Christoffer Jakshøj (LGBT Ungdom): We should be aware not to remove all examples. Not everyone can follow these abstract notions and we need to help others become more aware.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): My suggestion is that rather than very specific examples, give broader official categories used by disability activists and organisations.

Luna Sardelic (Trans Aid): These list should be either more extensive or not exist at all. At least we can add the hearing impairments.

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Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Often they are categorised as sensory impairments. We need to be respectful of definitions used by disability activists. My suggestion is to use official categories.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Can we see approval for the editing committee to take these proposals and work on these and bring present these to the GA tomorrow for voting on?

The GA gave general approval for this proposal.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair) closed the first day of the General Assembly.

Sunday, 15 November 2015

Plenary Session 8: Introduction & Roll Call

Mina Tolu (IGLYO) welcomed everyone to day two, recapped the previous few days and invited people to feedback on the whole event at the end of the day.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair) opened the second day of the General Assembly and explained that today is focused on making decisions on yesterday’s discussions.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair) took a roll call of organisations present.

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Gay Forum of Ukraine UPO – Proxy to We For Civil Equality Gender & Development – Absent Genderdoc-M – Present Gender Liberation – Proxy to MGRM HeSETA ry – Present HIN – Proxy to Q: Queer Student Association HOSI Wien – Present Identoba – Present IGY – Israeli Gay Youth – Present Imaan – Absent Insight NGO – Proxy to Genderdoc-M It Gets Better Espana – Absent Irish Trans Student Alliance ITSA – Present Jugendnetzwerk Lambda Berlin-Brb. e.V. – Proxy to Jugendnetzwerk Lambda e.V Jugendnetzwerk Lambda e.V. – Present Jugendnetzwerk Lambda Nord e.V. – Present KAOS GL – Proxy to NUS LGBT+ KPH Campaign Against Homophobia – Present Lambda Warsaw – Proxy to KPH Legebitra – Present LGBT Center / Arcigay Il Cassero – Proxy to Identoba LGBT Forum Progress – Absent LGBT Georgia – Present LGBT Plovdiv – Present LGBT Ungdom – Present LGBT United Tetovo – Present LGBT Youth Northwest (The Proud Trust) – Proxy to WISG LGBT Youth Scotland – Present Lithuanian Gay League – Present LiGA – Proxy to KPH MAG Jeunes, Gais et Lesbiennes – Present Magnus – Absent Maximum – Absent MGRM – Present Mosaic – Absent Mozaika – Present MozaiQ LGBT – Present NUS LGBT+ - Present Organisation Q – Absent PINK Embassy – Absent Pink Life – Absent Pro LGBT Albania – Present Q Union – Absent Q: Queer Student Association – Present QESh – Proxy to Pro LGBT Albania Queer Montenegro – Absent Queer Youth Network – Absent Rainbow Association – Absent Rainbow Mission Foundation: Budapest Pride – Absent Rede Ex Aequo – Present RFSL Ungdom – Present Sabaah – Present Seta – Present SexYOUality – Absent

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SFQ – Proxy to RFSL Ungdom Sin Vergüenza – Absent Skeiv Ungdom – Present SPoD – Present SPR Diversity Workshop – Poxy to Lithuanian Gay League SPY – Absent Szimpozion Association – Absent TO BE: Be Equal. Be Engaged – Present Trans Aid – Present Transakcija – Present TJA Tolerant Youth Association – Present USI Union of Students – Absent We Are – Present We for Civil Equality – Present Wel Jong Niet Hetero – Present WISG – Present Zagreb Pride Association – Present

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): The total number of votes is 66, 45 in the room and 21 proxies.

Plenary Session 9: Voting on Statutes and Documents

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): We will vote on the task force proposals. There are 4 sections and I suggest that we go section by section rather than line by line. I will give an overview but there is not time to go line by line.

Luisa Tolu (MGRM): If there is a specific issue with a specific line we can put our voting card up?

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Yes

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Section one. To change the address because of the office move and remove the line that requires for the address to be on all resources. To make the organisations language English only. To remove reference to double registration and fix the grammar corrections.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Changes to statutes need to be approved by two-thirds so we need to count votes.

0 votes against 0 abstentions 61 votes in favour

The proposed changes to section 1 passed.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Now the section on membership. To add more description on who can be members, not for profits. Change the geographical regional limitations to Council of Europe including Belarus and Kosovo. Make reference to internal regulations. Add a description of the management structure and define suspension.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): In 2.7 there is a correction in relation to frequency of proposing changes to membership fees. There is the addition of right of member organisations to nominate Board members,

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Fran Cowling (NUS LGBT+): One of the changes limits future members. It will limit to Council of Europe countries meaning some Eastern European countries will no longer be able to join.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): The proposal is the countries of the Council of Europe, plus Kosovo, plus Belarus. This is used by many institutions and many organisations. This is an ongoing debate in IGLYO – every time it tries to go international it does not work.

Fran Cowling (NUS LGBT+): Georgia is not included.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): It is.

Noga Tamuz (IGY – Israel Gay Youth): What about Israel?

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): IGY would remain a member as existing organisations would remain. But no new members can come from Israel.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): This is not a place for discussion, we already discussed this yesterday.

Fran Cowling (NUS LGBT+): I think it’s really bad. It shuts out Palestinian and Israeli organisations and they need our help.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): We cannot discuss this now. This time is for clarifications and voting.

Dani Prisacariu (IGLYO): Organisations can still be friends

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): The board can still propose that they do some work with organisations outside the region.

Gustavo Briz (Rede Ex Aequo): I would like to vote on the line on fees separately.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Okay we can do that.

Evgeni Minev (LGBT Plovdiv): I wouldn’t agree that we should remove French as an official language. It reduces language diversity – I think we should add more languages, not reduce them.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): We will vote separately on fees.2.7 correction to text on frequency of setting membership fees. The proposal that annually is removed

12 votes against 38 abstentions 16 votes in favour

The proposal does not pass

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): The proposal does not pass so this line will be excluded when we vote on the whole section.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): 2.2, a new point to add ‘located in Council of Europe state, including Kosovo and Belarus’ 22 votes against 26 abstentions

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16 votes for

The proposal does not pass

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): We will vote now on the section as a whole but excluding those two lines which have not been approved.

Elin Lilijenbladh (RFSL Ungdom): Can we have a clarification of what is happening?

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Fees and regional limitation changes will not be in this section as they did not pass.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Vote on section 2 as a whole without these two lines.

0 votes against 3 abstentions 63 votes for

The proposed changes to section 2 pass.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Section 3 relating to the General Assembly

Evgeni Minev (LGBT Plovdiv): So what happened with the proposal for removing French language, did it happen?

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): That was in the first section, the proposals were just approved so this will be removed. You always have the opportunity to propose changes by proposing a motion.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): The proposals in the section are, the first three are corrections. There is the proposal on budget proposal that the Board must present this every year. The proposed change to the frequency of modifying statutes from every other year to at least every other year. To add the online general assembly, then a list of grammar corrections and the clarification of electing Board members early.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): You are now voting on section 3 proposals as a whole.

0 votes against 10 abstentions 53 votes for

The proposed changes to Section 3 pass

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Section four, the Board. There is a clarification and correction. New text to add what happens regarding cooption for transparency. A few clarifications most refer to updates, change references from Chair to Co-Chairs. Some grammar corrections. The reference for the Chair to call board meeting by mail to be changed to email. There is a clarification of delegating competencies and the addition of ad hoc groups which are already happening but this allows it to be referenced. If approved steering group and committees will be removed and this will replace it. There are a few changes in relation to 4.16, equal votes, it is illogical – it says two thirds and equal votes which are not the same.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): You are now voting for the proposals in the whole of section 4

0 votes against, 5 abstentions 61 votes for

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The proposed changes to Section 3 pass

Vote on Board Motions

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): We will now vote on motion 1, to add intersex to the name and sex characteristics and body diversity in the vision.

0 votes against 2 abstentions

The motion passes

Margaux Huttner Lemoine (MAG Jeunes LGBT): I am voting against the ‘regardless’.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): We discussed that yesterday and there was no proposal received, so we are only voting on adding of intersex and body diversity.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Motion 2, to add the reference to adopting position papers, something that is already happening.

0 votes against 12 abstentions 53 votes in favour

The motion passes

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Motion 3, the dissolution of Dutch IGLYO and transfer of assets to Belgian organization.

1 vote against 12 abstentions 53 votes in favour

The motion passes Members Motion Vote

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Motion from RFSL Ungdom, the creation of nominating committee

24 votes against 20 abstentions 22 votes in favour

The motion does not pass

Adoption of Membership Fees

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): The fees need to be approved them annually. There are different types of membership.

Red Membership, organisations with an annual income of between €0 and €2.000 pay €15 Orange Membership, organisations with an annual income between €2.001 and €5.000 pay €25

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Yellow Membership, organisations with an annual income between €5.001 and €10.000 pay €50 Green Membership, organisations with an annual income between €10.001 and €50.000 pay €100 Blue Membership, organisations with an annual income between €50.001 and €100.000 pay €150 Purple Membership, organisations with an annual income between €100.001 and €200.000 pay €200 Bronze Membership, organisations with annual income of between €200.001 and €300.000) pay €250 Silver Membership, organisations with an annual income of €300.001 and above pay €300

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): We will now vote on this.

7 votes against 8 abstentions 49 votes in favour

The membership fees were approved.

Position Paper on Norm Criticism

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Proposals were received from the groups yesterday and the editing committee will give a brief presentation on amendments and changes then the floor will be opened for clarification and important points and then I will call for your approval.

Dani Prisacariu (IGLYO): We now have to say bye to Ashot. Thanks for everything you have done for the Board and for IGLYO.

Ashot Gevorgyan (IGLYO) thanked everyone for his time at IGLYO.

Luisa Tolu (Editing Committee): Some are minor changes or grammatical. Some were made by consensus in the groups and we have indicated where this is the case, some were unclear. There is a proposal to change the author of the paper to the task force rather than an individual. In section 2 there is a proposal on defining norm criticism and defining the approach – Nikola from LGBT United Tetovo proposed definition based on theory to make this less broad. Based on ableism discussion there had to be changes to the text specifically listing conditions and changing the phrase of ‘mentalism’.

Luisa Tolu (Editing Committee): There was a proposal from LGBT Ungdom to change the examples from those used which are linked to elite corporate people. To include sex characteristics in the recommendations Changes to the glossary of terms – gender and cisgender following discussions from yesterday, acknowledge marriage is a norm. And the key part on race that we discussed yesterday that IGLYO should acknowledge that race is a social instruct so the text in paragraph has been slightly amended.

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): The conversations we had yesterday were very helpful and are good for IGLYO to think about how we move forward on these issues so I thank those who took part.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): There are different scenarios. If the paper is approved there is still a chance to reflect and propose changes for next year. Maybe some people feel they need to discuss it with their home organisations. There is still an opportunity to come back and request changes or request more discussion in the IGLYO board.

Chrsitoph R. Alms (Jugendnetzwerk Lambda e.V.): I will not vote for the position paper – not because I don’t like the paper but because I didn’t like the discussion. I thought there would be more opportunity. I think it is an opportunity to get more involved now. Thank you for those who wrote it, it is very high level.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): That is just option one, option two is that we defer approving the paper.

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Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Recommendation by MGRM to refer to the norm criticism task force as the author of the paper.

General approval was given to this proposal.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): In the first section, there are suggested minor changes. Removal of the norm of not ploughing in to people in to the street. Suggested change that proper male behavior to become ‘proper male’. Removal of sentence ‘Few people who can walk think twice about the fact that two steps leading into a building are a significant challenge for wheelchair users’. There is a suggested change from ‘to hear so-called truths about’ to ‘to hear stereotypes’ and to change ‘straight’ to ‘heterosexual’.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): In this section there is a proposal to remove text relating to percentages and the examples given ‘In 2011, on average, women in the EU earned around 16 % less per hour than men and, in many households, still take the bulk of responsibility for the home and family in heterosexual relationships. For example, in the EU in 2010, the employment rate for women with dependent children was only 64.7% compared with 89.7% for men with children’ and replace this with ‘the expectation that people should get married is a norm in many countries…’

There were no objections or discussion from floor on these proposals.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): There is a suggestion to add ‘and targeted for harassment and bullying and or internalise the oppressive norms’ after hate crimes in line 308. And the rewording of a chunk of text that describes norm criticism to say ‘ Ideally norms would not cause people harm or pain. Unfortunately, people are seldom intentionally spiteful or malicious. Nevertheless, they are simply following the norms without thinking. It is often difficult for those who follow the norm to see how they and other persons are affected by them. They may even question whether norms exist or may not be aware of them.

Norm criticism looks at how norms affect our values and everyday lives rather than to focus on the people who elude them.’

Luisa Tolu (MGRM): Clarification - this is for understanding and we will vote later?

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Yes

Nikola Velkov (LGBT United Tetovo): This not the text that I put in there is a part of the first sentence that is missing.

Luisa Tolu (Editing Committee): I think you can put it in, according to the regulations.

Nikola Velkov (LGBT United Tetovo) resubmitted proposal with sentence that had been left out by the editing group.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Okay, we will come back to this one to vote.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Number 27, the section on ableism. The proposal is to change this section to ‘IGLYO recognises that LGBTQI young people are a diverse group. We acknowledge a spectrum of abilities and the autonomy of individuals with impairments to identify or not identify as (dis)abled.15 Another way in which some look at the issue and the language around it is to speak about functionality and functional variations, instead of impairments. Ableism is a form of discrimination, oppression or social prejudice against people with sensory, neurological, physical, behavioral, intellectual and learning variations that do not fit the normative ideas of a functional body and mind. Discrimination based on mental health status is another reality and IGLYO recognises that mental health issues are rampant within

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LGBTQI communities. Such issues do not arise because people are LGBTQI but are a consequence of oppression and violence.’

General approval was shown for this amendment to the text.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Number 29, to add ‘access’ so that it says ‘be afforded the same chances, access and equal terms’. Number 34, to change ‘causing trans persons’ to change - ‘causing for instance trans persons’. Number 39, to give a different example of sexism in this text. Number 41, to amend the text with a different example to say ‘underrepresented in decision-making bodies or in the high earning fields, positions of power or cultural prestige, such as for example in parliaments’

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Number 44, proposal to replace ‘social reward’ with ‘social opportunities’. Number 45 to add ‘or any other sexual orientations’. Number 47, add ‘and acknowledges that race is a social construct’. Number 49, add sex characteristics as per the changes to IGLYO’s vision. Numbers 51 and 52 a revision to the definitions of gender and cisgender.

Ida Werner Tønnessen (Skiev Ungdom): I would want to have got this document with amendments in emails so I could have read it.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): They worked on it until midnight and we needed some clarifications this morning.

Ida Werner Tønnessen (Skiev Ungdom): Understandable but it is a very long list and it is a lot to take in.

Mark Josef Rapa (We Are): I was very wary of the procedure. We could only make changes to certain sections as we were in groups and it was helpful when the person who wrote it could clarify points. In future the person who wrote it should be able to speak up and explain what they have written.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): The GA can propose something to the board to revise this process if there are issues with the process of leading to this. If it is about how IGLYO approaches position papers then you can put forward emergency motion and say that the new IGLYO board should work on a new process for approving position papers.

Luisa Tolu (MGRM): I would like to put forward the proposal to have a longer pre-GA consultation period.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): This is a proposal to ask the Board to work on this process of consultation on position papers.

0 votes against 0 abstentions

The proposal passes

Christoph R. Alms (Jugendnetzwerk Lambda e.V.): It is an official position paper, not a toolkit for member organizations. IGLYO wants to be as professional as possible, but you need to involve members to empower those who understand less on the topic so they know what they are voting on.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): We will now vote to approve all the proposed clarifications and grammar corrections.

0 votes against 7 abstentions

Proposed clarifications and grammar corrections were approved.

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Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): The section on ableism. Including categories, removal of mentalism and emphasis on mental health issues.

0 votes against 9 abstentions

The proposed amendment passes.

Nikola Velkov (LGBT United Tetovo) talked through the proposed amendments to the text explaining norm criticism.

3 votes against 20 votes for

Arturas Rudomanskis (Tolerant Youth Association): Can we start with agreements rather than disagreements on these sections?

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Yes, okay.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): On the suggestion to include task force rather than individual as the author

38 votes in favour - This proposal passes

Following Section – removal of the specific example, percentages etc. are too specific

Vote on this sectio

33 votes in favour - This proposal does not pass

Noga Tamuz (Israel Gay Youth – IGY): Can we have a recount?

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Yes

A recount of the votes took place.

38 votes in favour - The removal passes

Gustavo Briz (Rede Ex Aequo): I feel we cannot see with this new process how many abstentions or disagree. It does not give a clear picture of what is going on.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): This is only on sections rather than on document as a whole, we will do this vote at the end.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Section 9B, the suggestion is to add the expectation that people should get married as a norm. Vote on this proposal.

31 votes in favour - This proposal does not pass

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Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): The next suggestion is on adding Internalisation to lists of effects of oppressive norms.

51 votes in favour - This proposal is approved

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Proposal 29, adding ‘access’ to the sentence. Vote on this section.

54 votes in favour - This proposal is approved

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): The next suggestion is to say ‘for instance trans persons’ rather than just ‘trans people’. Vote on this proposal.

44 votes in favour - This proposal is approved

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Suggestion to change the example of sexism given.

36 votes in favour - This proposal is approved

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Suggestion to remove the example of large companies and replace with in parliament.

Vote on this proposal - This proposal is approved

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Suggestion to replace ‘social reward’ with ‘social opportunities’.

Vote on this proposal - This proposal is approved

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Suggestion to change excludes any lesbian, gay or bisexual experience to ‘excludes lesbian, gay, bisexual or other experience’.

Vote on this proposal - This proposal is approved

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Suggestion in line 454 to add ‘Heteronormativity, cisnormativity and sexism are deeply interlinked and should be understood as such, but with specific norms to each one, respectively.’

48 votes in favour - This proposal is approved

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Suggestion to add a reference to race being a social construct

54 votes in favour - This proposal is approved

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Suggestion to include sex characteristics

Vote on this proposal - This proposal is approved

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Suggestion to remove the term ‘gender expression’ from cisgender definition.

Élise Vanpoucke (Les CHEFF): Can you read the full definition?

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Yes. ‘Cisgender: a term referring to persons whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth and the social expectations related to their gender.’

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Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): So now the vote on this proposal.

5 votes against 30 abstentions

This proposal does not pass

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Suggestion to change the definition of gender to ‘Gender: refers to the social construction that allocates certain behaviours into roles such as, but not limited to male and female. The understanding of gender and gender norms vary across history, societies, cultures and classes. Gender is linked to societal expectations and is defined separately from sex characteristics.’

Vote on this proposal - This proposal is approved

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Now you have to decide if you want to approve the paper as a whole, with all the changes that have just been approved.

1 vote against 21 abstentions 44 votes for

The paper was approved

Noga Tamuz (Israeli Gay Youth – IGY): I received a text message. A trans girl, a trans activists was found dead in her apartment. She did a lot for the trans community in Israel. I want to remind us all – the life of activists is very rough. I would like us to say a prayer.

Plenary Session 10: Candidate Speeches

Each candidate was given three minutes to present themselves to the GA.

Anastasia Megid, TO BE. Be equal. Be engaged

Hello everyone I come from Russia. It is the country on European level known for being homophobic in the region. There are laws that prohibit people from being who they are and huge levels of discrimination. It is also the country I love and am proud of, activists do things that are inspirational and incredible.

IGLYO is a unique network, working towards real change for LGBTQI young people and I want to address this. There is a famous quote about being crazy enough to change the world – I believe this is a unique chance to combine everything to achieve this change and create long lasting impact.

Eirik Rise, Skiev Ungdom

I have the privilege of living as an activist – it is my life. I think my day to day work is something that can benefit IGLYO. We work a lot on diversity – I think it is about those who are not mentioned enough. When working for an organization I think you need to make space for others. I do not work for my own identity I cannot be the voice for things I do not experience.

I have been on the Board and as part of task force – I work hard and try to do the best in what I do.

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I bring consistency to the Board. I can be flexible to take on different role. I care deeply about education and I think this is something that IGLYO can make a difference about on European level.

Elin Lilijenbladh, RFSL Ungdom

I’m from Sweden, RFSL Youth. I will speak about the Board, then my experiences and why I am inserted in being part of the board. The Board is a team and should work for member organisations’ priorities. It is not about my priorities, it is about the skills and experiences I bring to work on the member priorities.

I am a human rights lawyer and I work at an immigration center. Before that I worked at Swedish Red Cross and worked on gender report. It is used by the Swedish government. This spring I worked in Burma on human rights and organizational development. I work professionally with human rights, resource writing, writing for magazines, teaching etc. With RFSL Youth I work on advocacy for decision making bodies.

IGLYO should do more to work on anti-fascism and anti-racism and work on cooperation between orgs in regions. I am lesbian, femme pissed off and I want to challenge the discriminations and injustices we face.

Evgeni Minev, LGBT Plovdiv

After meeting you and the candidates you have a very hard choice. If you vote for me it is a strong voice for Eastern Europe. I would like to bring change in the Board. The strength is in member organisations so I would like to bring member organisations closer to the work of the Board so that we can create the world we want to live in.

Fran Cowling, NUS LGBT+

I’m from the UK. I work for NUS and represent LGBT students in the UK. I talked to you yesterday and I have noticed a few things. I don’t know what’s going on with the Board. We only meet once a year and it is a bit of a fumble. I would build a hub to see more what the board is doing and join activists together.

I am from the UK, it is very privileged. Voting for me, you would put a privileged person on the board. The UK is privileged – I can bring skills and experience to help you create change. I can only be an advocate, I cannot speak for others.

These three days have been very difficult for me. I have found this environment very hostile – hearing rumours about me, the Board mocking my Facebook and I have seen intersex and trans people being shut down and lots of transphobia. To be fair I’m not sure I want to be part of this organization. We’re so busy arguing with each other than fighting the world out there. IGLYO needs to sort out its own house before it tries to change the world. You can vote for me if you want. Maybe I can change it, maybe I can’t.

Jensen Byrne, Dundalk Outcomers via video message

Ksenija Joksimovic, We Are via video message

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Kyveli-George Papadimitriou, Colour Youth Greece

I come from Colour Youth, the first LGBT organisation in Athens. I am honoured to be standing alongside such activists. I grew up in a country where we do not have anti-laws, there is no safe space. IGLYO has been a safe space for me to discover my identity. I think IGLYO should work on space for people from countries who have to travel to be themselves. Better networking for organisations. IGLYO can help organisations exchange knowledge. We should remember that we are young. We are activists, we are working for a better world but we should also look after ourselves.

FCC Elections

Candidates were given one minute to present themselves.

Christoph R. Alms, Jugendnetzwerk Lambda e.V.

I represent Jugendnetzwerk Lambda which is from and for LGBTQ people. It works for whole of Germany. As head of the Board I got insight into finance at a regional and national perspective. I worked from same organization as Karo – I learned from this. I identify as white, gay queer , cismale, able- bodied and I am 30.

Erjon Tela, Pro LGBT (United for the LGBT cause in Albania)

I’m from Albania. It is difficult for me to give a speech. In my daily work I work with numbers not words. I saw this and thought I might be right for this. I have a Master’s degree in business administration and I have been involved in civil society for 5 years. I am the Finance Officer for my organisation.

Evgeni Minev, LGBT Plovdiv

I cannot be on the Board and the FCC so in case you cannot consider me for the Board maybe you can consider me for this. Just before coming I was doing an internship in Brussels with the national agency for evaluating Erasmus projects. I got experience form this of analysing finances.

Mark Rapa, We Are

I am from Malta, We Are. My first position there was a treasurer. I would like to do this because members should be more involved. In this position maybe members can contact person for more information. I studied law but also economics. Coming from a small organisation you learn how to stretch the budget.

Noora Pyörre, Seta

I am from Finland. I previously worked for smaller organizations as Chair of the Board and also as Treasurer. I am a scientist and economics student. Numbers are not new to me – I am more comfortable with numbers than words.

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Plenary Session 11: Host AMC16&17 Presentation. FCC, AMC Host & Board Elections

Host AMC Presentation

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Only one proposal was received to host the AMC 2015.

Luisa Tolu (MGRM): Malta is a special place you have heard already about the GIGESC Act, this passed due to lots of support from the political class. Holding the conference would follow on from this. It would be first international LGBTQ youth conference held there after several other LGBT events.

Mark Josef Rapa (We Are): We are in the Mediterranean. We will try to please everyone in logistics. There is an interest on migration, this affects Malta we get applications based on identity and orientation in Malta.

Luisa Tolu (MGRM): Other experts in the field of migration, academics in field of migration and human rights and women’s rights, we have good contact with these.

Luisa Tolu (MGRM): I have experience of applying for funding and managing budget. Along with Mark and with Mina we have the knowledge and can access the funds – state funds. We are very confident to do this. The University of Malta has some amazing buildings. And there are no hostels close to each other so that leave only one option…

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Before we move on, people need to complete voting and place them in the ballot box. For the record, we need to formally approve that Gender Liberation and We Are will host the AMC 2016.

There was general approval for the host organisations for the AMC 2016.

Dani Prisacariu (IGLYO): As you know this year we ask for host for our AMC in 2016 and 2017. One year is not enough for organisations to prepare. So this year we opened up nominations for both years but we have not received any applications to host the 2017 conference. I would like to ask that you approve that the Board at the beginning of next year begins the process of selecting the organization for 2017 and that way we can begin preparing with that organization. This is the only year this will happen. Starting from the next General Assembly we will vote for an organization.

Santiago Almeida (API-Action for Identity): So people can apply in January?

Dani Prisacariu (IGLYO): Yes we will put out a call and if you meet the criteria like having resources, being able to access funding we will start working with you as soon as possible.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Let’s move to a vote. That the board opens the call for AMC 2017. You are being asked to vote on this and also that the Board brings a proposal to the next GA to have this formally as part of the agenda.

The GA gave general approval to this proposal.

Gustavo Briz (Rede Ex Aequo): The criteria for host organisations should be included in the call.

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Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Yes. It is already included in the application form.

Statement on Paris attacks

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): Following the proposal yesterday, Gustavo wrote a draft statement about the Paris attacks. Eirik and I have added to this.

Mina read the statement.

Noga Tamuz (Israel Gay Youth – IGY): I would add Israel and Palestine to it. In the last month in Israel and Palestine there have been a lot of terrorist attacks.

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): We can remove Friday and just say recent events to cover this too.

Koba Bitsadze (LGBT Georgia): There was an attack in Ankara one month ago. Do we want to give a statement about recent events or focus on something more particular?

Gustavo Briz (Rede Ex Aequo): In many places there are terrible things in the world happening and we don’t want to ignore these. But it is the response. People only respond to the Paris one, not others. I focused on these because they are recent – but we can spread it to wider events.

Vlad Levente Liski (MozaiQ Romania): I think we should include Ankara and Israel and Palestine. It makes a statement.

Simona Skuzin (Zagreb Pride): I think the statement should be precise and I want to include these places.

Santiago Almeida (API – Action for Identity): I agree with adding these places. In the last sentence we can say – we are more than one, rather than we are one.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): ‘We are one’ refers to the collective, it refers to the statement. I just wanted to clarify.

Luna Sardelic (Trans Aid): If you think we are one is a problem, perhaps it would be better to say we are as one?

Arturas Rudomanskis (Tolerant Youth Association): Technical point, we have to decide if it is cities or countries.

Vlad Levente Liski (MozaiQ Romania): Can we add xenophobic discourse, and including refugees?

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Can we add countries – France, Lebanon, Turkey, Israel and Palestine?

The GA gave general approval to this proposal.

Simona Skuzin (Zagreb Pride): About the listing of the countries we need to rethink the order because it has meaning.

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Koba Bitsadze (LGBT Georgia): It is not only an issue of xenophobic discourse, can we say including towards refugees?

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): It is about the discourse used afterwards.

Peter Funk (HOSI Wien): Since it is a statement we shouldn’t overload it – xenophobia includes Islamophobia. It includes all.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Can we keep xenophobic and include refugees?

The GA gave general approval to this proposal.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): Can we keep ‘we are one’?

The GA gave general approval to this proposal.

Vlad Levente Liski (MozaiQ Romania): We stand together?

Mina Tolu (IGLYO): Standing is ableist.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): This is a statement to reflect the feeling of the GA, it is to reflect your feelings, your sentiment.

The statement received general approval from the GA.

Plenary Session 12: Evaluation and Networking

Delegates were encouraged to provide feedback on the event through adding comments to flipcharts outside of the assembly room.

Plenary Session 13: Voting Results

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair) announced the results of the Board elections.

47 votes Kyveli-George Papadimitriou (Colour Youth Greece) 45 votes Ksenija-Joksimovic (Altero) 39 votes Elin Lilijenbladh (RFSL Ungdom) 31 votes Jensen Byrne (Dundalk Outcomers)

They were elected to the IGLYO Board.

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Ruth Baldacchino (Chair) announced the results of the Financial Control Committee elections.

31 votes Erjon Tela (Pro LGBT United for the LGBT cause in Albania) 28 votes Christoph R. Alms (Jugendnetzwerk Lambda e.V.)

Both were elected to the Financial Control Committee.

Setta María Mortensen (Vice Chair): Nine ballots were void, but this would not have made a difference to the results.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair) closed the IGLYO GA.

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Plenary Session 15: General Assembly of Dutch Association IGLYO

Dani Prisacariu (IGLYO): The Board proposes that Ruth Baldacchino be Chair for the General Assembly.

General approval was given to this proposal.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): We will now hold the General Assembly for the Dutch Association of IGLYO.

Roll Call

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair)

Adoption of New Members

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair): We have quorum, 52 organisations are present/represented. We now need to approve new members.

TO BE. Be Equal. Be Engaged, Russia Maximum, Russia Pro LGBT (United for the LGBT cause in Albania), Albania It Gets Better Espana, Spain API - Action for Identity, Portugal Arcigay Pistoia La Fenice, Italy Gender Liberation, Malta Queer Montenegro, Montenegro Trans Aid, Croatia Transakcija, Slovenia MazaiQ LGBT, Romania

Approval given to accept these new members

Removal of Members

B.yoU Project Gelios HERE NI Labris Open Minds Queer Youth Network

Approval given to the removal of these members.

Adoption of Minutes from GA 2014

The minutes of last year’s General Assembly of the Dutch Association of IGLYO were approved.

Adoption of the proposed agenda

The proposed agenda for the GA was approved.

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Proposal of Internal Regulations

The proposed internal regulations for the GA were approved.

Board Reports

The Board reports were approved.

The IGLYO work plan was approved.

Proposed statutory amendments

The statutory amendments were approved.

Board Motions

The Board motions were approved.

Member Motions

The Member motion from RFSL Ungdom was not approved

Position Paper on Intersectionality

The position paper on intersectionality was approved, with the passed amendments.

Position Paper on Norm Criticism

The position paper on norm criticism was approved, with the passed amendments.

Ruth Baldacchino (Chair) closed the General Assembly of the Dutch Association of IGLYO.