The title of this recording is "Gurv Singh". It was recorded in Wellington Town Hall, 101 Wakefield Street, Wellington on the 16th March 2011. Gurv Singh is being interviewed by Jim Whitman.  Their names are spelt correctly but may appear incorrectly spelt later in the document. The duration of the recording is 2 minutes. A list of correctly spelt content keywords and tags can be found at the end of this document. A brief description of the recording is: In this podcast Gurv Singh from New Zealand talks about attending the human rights conference. The content in the recording covers the 2010s decade. A brief summary of the recording is: In a concise podcast recorded at the Wellington Town Hall on March 16, 2011, Gurv Singh shared insights from their experience at a human rights conference. The brief but informative audio offers a candid reflection on the importance of diversity, community, and identity within the context of human rights, particularly as it pertains to the LGBTQ+ community. During the interview conducted by Jim Whitman, Singh highlights their role at a local government organization in Auckland, New Zealand, and their motivation for attending the conference. Emphasizing the desire to understand the various issues surrounding sexual identity and orientation within the organization, Singh points out the existence of a networking group focused on the representation and voices of individuals across the spectrum of sexual orientation identities. Singh found the conference to be a valuable opportunity to gain diverse perspectives on New Zealand's history, its journey with regards to LGBTQ+ rights, and how a human rights approach has been integrated into the discourse on sexual orientation and identity. The quality of presentations varied, with some delivering powerful insights that were particularly enlightening for Singh, both professionally and personally. From a professional standpoint, the conference allowed Singh to assimilate others' experiences and viewpoints on human rights issues, which provided them with a deeper understanding of how diverse the community truly is, and how these differences can be respected and incorporated within their organization. On a more personal level, the conversation touched upon the significance of self-identification and the tendency to categorize oneself into specific boxes. Singh underscored the revelation that identities extend beyond singular labels, and that there's a broader community connection beyond any specific LGBTQ+ identity. They came away with a reinforced notion that looking beyond labels is essential, not just for understanding oneself but also for fostering peer support within the larger community. This reflection was concluded with the understanding of the importance of not restricting oneself to one's self-assigned identity, as it often forms only a fraction of an individual’s totality in society. Singh's experience at the conference revealed the power of stepping out of the 'box' and embracing a more integrated sense of community. The full transcription of the recording follows.  It includes timestamps every thirty seconds in the format [HH:MM:SS].  The transcription begins:  My name is Gigi Sing, and I work for a large organisation in Auckland, a local government organisation. And I've attended this conference to gain a better understanding of the issues around, uh, gay lesbians, bisexuals, transgender, uh, around their sexual identity and orientation in our organisation. We have a networking group for, um, our sexual orientation identities. [00:00:30] And that is, um, embedded with a number of members across the organisation in the region. So, in a way, this conference is trying to understand how we as a network group, can better facilitate in a large organisation and how we can get a voice across. Oh, that sounds very interesting. So you've been at the conference. You were there yesterday. Um, how did you find it? Interesting. Yeah, I had some really good speakers. Uh, good points. And you said it was quite interesting. [00:01:00] I mean, I think it was really good to get a diverse, um, perspective of how New Zealand uh, history has led to what we have come through. And sexual orientation and identity and a human rights approach to that. Um, some speakers were OK. Some speakers were great and it was a long day, so Yes, it was. It was. And I think by the end, we, um you know, we found that some presentations gave you valuable insight into how, um, different people [00:01:30] in our community relate to, um, human rights and how they've seen and experienced the issues that have come across, um, which gave me really good insight into how they are as you're different from each other, you know? So that's, um that's a professional impression for your work. Yeah. What about you as a person? Um, I found that, you know, I shouldn't be living in, um we find ourselves ticking in this box that we [00:02:00] find ourselves. We exclusive into this box, and we're not. We're part of a greater community. We're actually part of a, you know, more of a general community as well. And, um, I think understanding who you are as a person, um, and getting yourself outside that box is really important. So, personally, I felt that we always say we're gay and we tick this box, but we don't actually realise that, you know, we're part of a bigger gay community who is part of a general community, and we need to kind of look out for our peers as well. So that was really important. The full transcription of the recording ends. A list of keywords/tags describing the recording follow. These tags contain the correct spellings of names and places which may have been incorrectly spelt earlier in the document. The tags are seperated by a semi-colon: 2010s ; Asia Pacific Outgames (2011) ; Gurv Singh ; Pacific ; People ; Wellington ; bisexual ; community ; conference ; gay ; government ; history ; human rights ; identity ; lesbian ; local government ; march ; other ; sexual identity ; sexual orientation ; transgender ; understanding ; voice ; work. The original recording can be heard at this website https://www.pridenz.com/apog_gurv_singh.html. 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