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ILGA World is a global federation of more than 2,300 organisations from over 170 countries and territories, ensuring that people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics can exercise their rights.
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Be part of a global constellation of over 2,300 organisations across more than 170 countries and territories. ILGA World is where the orbits of passionate LGBTI human rights defenders collide, making a profound impact on many lives everywhere.
Together, we can achieve far more than any of us can alone. Join other organisations filled with activists who are changing the world. With you, our constellation will shine even brighter.
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Let’s not mince words: our LGBTI movements are struggling to survive.
The ILGA World Database is a vital source of information for activists worldwide — a free-access knowledge hub on laws, advocacy opportunities, human rights bodies, and news about LGBTI people. Their advocacy, research, and support to grassroots communities rely on this data to keep pushing for change. In this turbulent landscape, we need your support to keep it alive.
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DISCOVER OUR LATEST ADVOCACY TOOLKIT
SOGIESC recommendations have grown steadily across United Nations mechanisms over the past decade. However, obtaining one does not automatically translate into the change we want to see.
Our Good practices guide for follow-up on United Nations recommendations explores how to hold States accountable long after the international spotlight has turned off.
It is ILGA World’s first publication to bring together follow-up practices across treaty bodies, the Universal Periodic Review, Special Procedures and the Sustainable Development Goals framework in a single resource, paired with real examples of what has worked (and what hasn’t) for LGBTI civil society across the world — from Mongolia to Ecuador, Kenya to South Korea.
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If you believe all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, and you are determined to make a positive impact on the lives of LGBTI persons worldwide, we might have the right role for you.
Whether you’re exploring human rights careers, human rights jobs, social impact consultancies, LGBTI jobs, non-profit jobs in Geneva or global remote ones — or looking for LGBTQ volunteer opportunities and internships — we’d love to hear from you.
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Start here: your guide to the new ilga.org
We welcome you to the new ILGA World website: built for every reader, with clear insight into what we do, and with information at hand. Discover what has changed!
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Beyond depathologisation: Securing the right to health for trans communities
It has been 7 years since the World Health Organization depathologised trans identities in the International Classification of Diseases - 11th edition, yet trans and gender diverse communities still face higher levels of discrimination in healthcare
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ILGA-Europe conference 2026: When we rise, we rise for all of us
In October 2026, hundreds of LGBTI human rights defenders from across Europe and Central Asia gathered in Dublin, Ireland for the annual ILGA-Europe conference, under the theme "Resist and rise." Read the transcript of the rousing speech that our co-Secretary General Kimberly Frost delivered during the closing plenary