The first ever UN report on the human rights of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people tails how people are killed or endure hate-motivated vlence, torture, tentn, crimalizatn and discrimatn bee of their real or perceived sexual orientatn or genr inty. |
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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 *
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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.
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 *
Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. Homophobic, biphobic and transphobic attus rema eply embedd many cultur around the world.
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.
People around the world face vlence and equaly—and sometim torture, even executn—bee of who they love, how they look, or who they are. Sexual orientatn and genr inty are tegral aspects of our selv and should never lead to discrimatn or abe. Human Rights Watch works for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr peopl' rights, and wh activists reprentg a multiplicy of inti and issu. We document and expose ab based on sexual orientatn and genr inty worldwi, cludg torture, killg and executns, arrts unr unjt laws, unequal treatment, censorship, medil ab, discrimatn health and jobs and hog, domtic vlence, ab agast children, and nial of fay rights and regnn. We advote for laws and polici that will protect everyone’s digny. We work for a world where all people n enjoy their rights fully. * lgbt rights un *
Protect dividuals om homophobic and transphobic vlence. Penalizg homophobic, biphobic and transphobic hate crim. LGBTI stands for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex.
Around the world, lbian, gay, bi, trans and tersex (LGBTI) people ntue to face wispread stigma, excln and discrimatn, cludg tn, employment and health re – as well as wh hom and muni.
In his latt report to the Council, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the Inpennt Expert on protectn agast vlence and discrimatn based on sexual orientatn and genr inty (SOGI), prents an overview of the health-related harms flicted on lbian, gay, bisexual, trans and other genr diverse persons, and tersex persons (LGBTI). “I am eply alarmed by a wispread, profoundly negative ripti created by liberate actns to roll back the human rights of LGBT people at state level, ” he said, notg that the clu eply discrimatory measur seekg to rebuild stigma agast lbian and gay persons, limg prehensive sexual and genr tn for all, and accs to genr-affirmg treatment, sports and sgle-sex facili for trans and genr diverse persons. St Kts and Nevis crimaliz gay sex.
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 *
Kts and Nevis High Court that laws crimalizg gay sex are unnstutnal. “This landmark lg is an important step forward ensurg equaly and digny for the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny St.