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The Philippine Queer Studies Conference (PQSC) is the pioneering national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) research conference that aims to bring together scholars, policy makers, and advocates involved in the advancement of LGBTQI rights in the Philippines.
The Philippine Queer Studies Conference (PQSC) is a national queer research conference that aims to bring together scholars, policy makers, and advocates involved in the advancement of LGBTQI rights in the Philippines. First convened in 2020, this conference highlights exemplary work of, by, and for LGBTQI Filipinos and about LGBTQI-related concerns in the Philippines from various fields—arts, humanities, and natural and social sciences. PQSC also provides an avenue for its participants to learn from LGBTQI experts through various session offerings.
The Philippine Queer Studies Conference (PQSC) is a national queer research conference that aims to bring together scholars, policy makers, and advocates involved in the advancement of LGBTQI rights in the Philippines. First convened in 2020, this conference highlights exemplary work of, by, and for LGBTQI Filipinos and about LGBTQI-related concerns in the Philippines from various fields—arts, humanities, and natural and social sciences. PQSC also provides an avenue for its participants to learn from LGBTQI experts through various session offerings.
Mobilizing Methodologies of Movements
Mobilizing Methodologies of Movements
The 3rd Philippine Queer Studies Conference is presented by the UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies and co-presented by Babaylanes, the UP School of Statistics, the UP Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts, and Otemae University Institute of Global Nursing. The conference is also in partnership with the UP Department of Sociology, the UP Department of Psychology, the Psychological Association of the Philippines LGBT Special Interest Group, the UP Rainbow Research Hub, the Philippine LGBT Chamber of Commerce, the Ateneo de Manila University Gender Hub, the UP Center for Women's Studies Foundation, and the UP Gender Law and Policy Program.
The 3rd Philippine Queer Studies Conference is presented by the UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies and co-presented by Babaylanes, the UP School of Statistics, the UP Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts, and Otemae University Institute of Global Nursing. The conference is also in partnership with the UP Department of Sociology, the UP Department of Psychology, the Psychological Association of the Philippines LGBT Special Interest Group, the UP Rainbow Research Hub, the Philippine LGBT Chamber of Commerce, the Ateneo de Manila University Gender Hub, the UP Center for Women's Studies Foundation, and the UP Gender Law and Policy Program.
The 2026 Philippine Queer Studies Conference takes movement as both a political act and a way of navigating the world. In this year’s theme, Mobilizing Methodologies of Movements, we meditate on methodologies that are not limited to academic inquiry. It includes our gestures of care, the strategies we develop in struggle, the ways we hold space, and the rhythms of our everyday resistance.
The 2026 Philippine Queer Studies Conference takes movement as both a political act and a way of navigating the world. In this year’s theme, Mobilizing Methodologies of Movements, we meditate on methodologies that are not limited to academic inquiry. It includes our gestures of care, the strategies we develop in struggle, the ways we hold space, and the rhythms of our everyday resistance.
To mobilize methodologies of movements is to recognize that knowledge is shaped not only by critique and confrontation, but also by affection, curiosity, play, and rest. It is to commit to moving forward with intention, grounded in the everyday and open to possibilities.
To mobilize methodologies of movements is to recognize that knowledge is shaped not only by critique and confrontation, but also by affection, curiosity, play, and rest. It is to commit to moving forward with intention, grounded in the everyday and open to possibilities.
At its heart, this conference is an invitation amid growing pressures on queer and trans lives: to gather to move with care, to reflect with purpose, and to imagine liberatory futures together.
At its heart, this conference is an invitation amid growing pressures on queer and trans lives: to gather to move with care, to reflect with purpose, and to imagine liberatory futures together.
2026 Program Book
The program book contains all information related to the PQSC sessions. View the file here.
2026 Program Book (updated 20 April 2026).pdfConference Schedule
Conference Schedule
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