6th International Queer Buddhist Conference (IQBC) 2026
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This event is free to attend — if you'd like to help cover our costs, we'd be so grateful for a donation, but it's never required.
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About the 6th IQBC
The 6th IQBC (October 30 to November 1) will be a follow-up to the last conference, with three pillars. The first pillar deals with the difference between law and human rights, and so has to do with the social impacts of being a woman or queer or BIPOC or disabled, so being a marginalized group. And this means everyone who is not a white cis straight man.
The second pillar on the other hand deals with the Buddhist precepts whether they are lay precepts, precepts of ordained persons, novices*, nuns*, monks*, priests*, no matter in which Buddhist tradition, especially queers and precepts or queer ordained ones and precepts.
The third pillar of this conference focuses on thriving. This is not only surviving, but enjoying life, living a meaningful and joyful life despite bullying, threats, or abuse.