Pride Month: new ILGA World data and maps on laws affecting LGBTI people globally
The latest data and maps from the ILGA World Database indicate that States and law enforcement continue to create barriers to 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 exercising their basic rights
Trans Advocacy Week 2026: Trans and gender-diverse leaders drive change at the United Nations
In June 2026, a coalition of civil society organisations will support 14 transadjective/umbrella term to describe a person whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth. More and gender-diverse activists from all regions as they engage in the UN Human Rights Council
Disillusioned about democracy? Think of it as a community garden
In 2026, the world celebrates IDAHOBIT on May 17 under the theme “At the heart of democracy”. Because all of us deserve a space where we can feel safe and thrive
May 17, IDAHOBIT: Global day celebrates sexual and gender diversity at the heart of democracy
This year’s International Day against Homophobiafear, unreasonable anger, intolerance or/and hatred directed towards people attracted to others of the same gender. More, Transphobiarefers to negative cultural and personal beliefs, opinions, attitudes and behaviours based on prejudice, disgust, fear and/or hatred of trans people or against variations of gender identity and gender expression. More and Biphobiathe fear, unreasonable anger, intolerance or/and hatred toward people attracted to more than one gender. More (IDAHOBIT) will remind everyone that societies can flourish only when there is genuine equity and justice for all
Lesbianadjective/noun to describe a woman whose enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction is to other women. Women and non-binary people may use this term to describe themselves. More Visibility Week has ended but the work continues! From healthcare inequities to underrepresentation in leadership and media, the barriers remain deeply entrenched.
Lesbian Visibility Day | Beyond the binary: why true wellbeing requires seeing all women
Read the powerful opinion piece written by the chairs of our Women, Trans, and 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 Committees for DIVA Magazine on the occasion of Lesbian Visibility Week
Women Deliver 2026: solidarity, resistance, and reimagination
ILGA World will be at the 2026 Women Deliver Conference in Narrm, 27-30 April. Check out the events that we will co-host, and join us if you are there!
