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Maps on LGBTI people’s human rights: the world at a glance on IDAHOBIT 2024

ILGA World maps are among the most shared visual representations of how LGBTI people are affected by laws and policies worldwide

Info Note on UN Special Procedures (May 2024)

This is the 78th monthly info note by ILGA World on UN Special Procedures: call for inputs and upcoming country visits

The image shows a photo of a group of people posing in formal clothing, in front of a large staircase. The text reads: "Equal Rights Coalition launches its Secretariat, hosted by ILGA World". The logos of the ERC, ILGA World, and the ERC co-Chairs appear at the bottom left of the image

Equal Rights Coalition launches its Secretariat, hosted by ILGA World

To best manage the coordination body, ILGA World hired an Equal Rights Coalition Secretariat Manager and is proud to welcome Leanne MacMillan to the team

ILGA WORLD IS A WORLDWIDE FEDERATION

of 1919 member organisations from 169 countries campaigning for the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex people. Since 1978.

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Accessing Connection: Bridging the digital divide for LGBTI communities worldwide

Through a collection of data and testimonies, this report shows how disparities in digital access impact LGBTIacronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people. Although this is not the acronym available to describe people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics, it is the most commonly used in United Nations spaces and advocacy. More people across the world

Intersex Legal Mapping Report (2023)

The “Intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings – and discriminated against. More Legal Mapping Report” offers a global survey on legal protections for people born with variations in sex characteristicsa term that refers to physical features relating to sex – including genitalia and other sexual and reproductive anatomy, chromosomes, hormones, and secondary physical features emerging from puberty. More