25 Sep

13:00

Timmerhuis (Auditorium)

Halvemaanpassage 90, Rotterdam

An afternoon conference with experts sharing practical tools for genuine queer inclusion in the social domain, featuring talks, panels, and networking opportunities.

IDEM-Conference: Pride in Practice

More info & tickets

The world is changing every day, and as a professional, you don't want to be left behind. During this afternoon, experts will share their practical tools for genuine queer inclusion. This way, you and your colleagues can make a difference in care, welfare, education, and all other facets of the social domain. At our conference, you will find current scientific insights, unique perspectives, and a focus on lived experience — plus, of course, plenty of space for networking.

For whom? Our target audience consists of professionals and volunteers in the social domain. Anyone who wants to further realize inclusion in society is welcome. This afternoon offers a wealth of new knowledge, dialogue, and connection for both queer and non-queer people.

This free conference is made possible in part by the Municipality of Rotterdam. Registration is mandatory.

Moderator: Lisa van Ginneken

Program:

Info market with coffee and tea.
Spoken word: Bipasha Tabu shines with queer Hindustani heritage.
Keynote: fighting discrimination together.
Professional tools: Tomas Derckx (Rutgers) presents the inclusion toolkit from the Alliance for Tailored Healthcare, with current knowledge for the entire social domain.
Break with snacks, drinks, and space for networking.
Panel "Man and...": transgender advocates Marnix Rausch, Bappie Kortram and Tarim Nduma Flach engage in a dialogue with you about how they advocate for their community, and what trans people truly need in 2026.
Asexuality and representation: Dr. Nicolle Lamerichs, senior lecturer in media studies, will take you through the key role of emancipatory media in the well-being of asexual people.
Q&A: what do you want to share with us?

This location is wheelchair accessible.

Focus Group

Help us improve IDEM! We want to better understand what social professionals like you need regarding anti-discrimination, diversity, and inclusion. Therefore, we would like to invite you to a focus group. Would you like to participate and share your insights with us? You are welcome at our office at Grotekerkplein 5 (around the corner from the conference) at 12:00 PM. IDEM will provide a free lunch for focus group participants.

About the Speakers

Lisa van Ginneken (Moderator)

Moderator Lisa van Ginneken continuously works to give everyone a natural place in our society. She worked on better transgender care and rights as chair of Transvisie. As a member of the Advisory Council of the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights, she fought for equal opportunities for everyone. She then became the first openly transgender member of the Dutch Parliament. She now regularly gives lectures on topics including diversity and inclusion and holds various board positions, including the Advisory Board of Workplace Pride.

Bipasha Tabu

Bipasha Tabu, as a drag queen, finds her inspiration in the splendor of Bollywood. With her spoken word, she shares her Indian roots: a brilliant celebration of history, social heritage, and queer identity.

Tomas Derckx

Tomas Derckx is a senior project leader for health at Rutgers, the expertise center for sexuality and sexual health. He deals with themes such as inclusive care, queer people, sexuality in healthcare, and the prevention of sexual violence.

Tarim Nduma Flach

Tarim Nduma Flach (he/they) is the community manager of Transkliniek Utrecht, and a quartermaster for holistic trans care commissioned by the municipality of The Hague. He strategically uses opportunities to pursue collective, anti-colonial goals in the highly institutionalized social landscape of the Netherlands. He draws on his perspective as a Dutch-Senegalese queer trans man, and his training as a cultural anthropologist specializing in the relationship between coloniality, racism, and gender & sexuality norms.

Bappie Kortram

Bappie Kortram is a visual designer, model, media maker, and founder of the platform "Kutmannen." In his video series "Transmannen," he talks about what it means to be trans in a way that has resonated with a broad audience: refreshingly honest, in simple language, and above all, not too serious.

Marnix Rausch

Marnix Rausch (he/him) is involved as a living book at the Living Library NL, as an educator in schools, and as a facilitator at the COC. He enjoys talking about the intersections of all his experiences: his gender, his neurotype, his physical disability, and how creativity can contribute to strength.

Dr. Nicolle Lamerichs

Dr. Nicolle Lamerichs is a Senior University Lecturer and team leader at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, with special expertise in media. In her academic work and books, she analyzes the boundless creativity in fan cultures and the power of subcultures. As a queer person, she likes to link this to her own life experiences.