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UN ISSU FIRST REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS OF GAY AND LBIAN PEOPLE
Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and tersex people; vlence and discrimatn based on sexual orientatn, genr inty, sex characteristics * lgbt rights un *
Spotlight: first-ever Bollywood mic vio for gay rights. Learn more about the human rights challeng facg lbian, gay, bi, trans and tersex (LGBTI) people everywhere and the actns that n be taken to tackle vlence and discrimatn and protect the rights of LGBT people everywhere.
Hate and stigma affect lns of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex (LGBTI) people around the world. Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.
Homophobic, biphobic and transphobic attus rema eply embedd many cultur around the world.
An pennt UN human rights expert on Tuday warned that the rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, trans and genr diverse (LGBT) people are beg “liberately unrmed by some state ernments the Uned Stat”, urgg more actn on the part of the Bin admistratn to protect them. | * lgbt rights un *
In a human rights ntext, lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people face both mon and distct challeng. Intersex people (those born wh atypil sex characteristics) suffer some of the same kds of human rights vlatns as lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr, people. Protect dividuals om homophobic and transphobic vlence.
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Penalizg homophobic, biphobic and transphobic hate crim.
Huiatn and tolerance rema “a stark realy” for many gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex (LGBTI) people around the world, the UN human rights chief has said, her msage for the upg Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. | * lgbt rights un *
LGBTI stands for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex.