Call for Participation: LT-EDI @ ACL 2026 – Counter Narrative Generation on Homophobic and Transphobic Comments
Prasanna Kumar Kumaresan
Counter-Narrative Generation on Homophobic and Transphobic Comments | LT-EDI @ ACL 2026
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the LT-EDI @ ACL 2026 shared task on Homophobia and Transphobia, which addresses harmful online content targeting LGBTQ+ individuals and communities.
The shared task focuses on detecting homophobic and transphobic span, and task 2 is generating counter-narratives, contributing to research on ethical, inclusive, and responsible NLP.
Subtasks
Task 1: Homophobia & Transphobia Span Detection
Identify explicit text spans within social media comments that contain instances of homophobia and/or transphobia.
Languages: English, Tamil, and Hindi
Description: Participants are provided with social media comments and are required to classify and highlight the exact spans that express homophobic or transphobic content. This task emphasizes fine-grained text understanding and precise span-level annotation.
Task 2: Counter-Narrative Generation
Generate appropriate and constructive counter-narratives in response to homophobic or transphobic comments.
Languages: English and Tamil
Description: Participants must generate meaningful, non-offensive, and contextually relevant counter-narratives that challenge prejudice, promote empathy, and encourage respectful dialogue. The focus is on safe, responsible, and effective language generation.
🔗 Competition Link (Codabench): https://www.codabench.org/competitions/11333/
🔗 Website Link: https://sites.google.com/view/lt-edi-2026/home
🗓️ Important Dates
Task announcement: Nov 16, 2025
Training data release: Nov 25, 2025
Test data release: Jan 20, 2026
Run submission deadline: Feb 10, 2026
Results declared: Feb 16, 2026
Paper submission: March 5, 2026
Peer review notification: April 28, 2026
Camera-ready due: May 12, 2026
Workshop (ACL 2026): July 2–3, 2026
Organizers
Prasanna Kumar Kumaresan – University of Galway, Ireland
Praveen Prasannan – University of Galway, Ireland
Tanay Singh – University of Galway, Ireland
Ruba Priyadharshini – Gandhigram Rural Institute – Deemed to be University, Tamil Nadu, India
Subalalitha Chinnaudayar Navaneethakrishnan – SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu, India
Saranya Rajiakodi – Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN), Tamil Nadu, India
Paul Buitelaar – Data Science Institute, University of Galway, Ireland
Bharathi Raja Chakravarthi – University of Galway, Ireland
✉️ Contact Us
For questions or clarifications, please contact the task organizers via the competition page or by email (listed on Codabench).
We would greatly appreciate it if you could share this call with interested colleagues and research groups. We look forward to your participation!
Best regards,
Organizing team
LT-EDI @ ACL 2026