ILGA World Database wins Anthem Awards for “Best use of data”

The organisation’s platform compiling laws, news, references in human rights bodies, and advocacy opportunities with the United Nationsan international organisation comprising 193 member States. It has the mission of maintaining peace and security, protecting human rights, providing humanitarian aid and ensuring economic and social development across the globe. It is a network of many different bodies and agencies, each of which has a particular role and responsibility. More related 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 worldwide has been awarded a Silver Anthem in the Human and Civil Rights category for “Best Use of Data”.

“We are honoured to receive such recognition for our work and the impact it is having for LGBTI communities across the world,” said ILGA World Executive Director Julia Ehrt. “The ILGA World Database provides everyone with the missing pieces of evidence of how 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, gayadjective to describe people whose enduring physical, romantic, and/ or emotional
attractions are to people of the same gender. Men, women and non-binary people may use this
term to describe themselves. More, bisexualadjective used to describe a person who has the capacity to form enduring physical, romantic, and/ or emotional attractions to those of the same gender or to those of other genders. More, transadjective/umbrella term to describe a person whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth. More, 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 people are still left behind in many areas of life. Accessing data and community voices is paramount to creating more understanding and positive change for LGBTI lives.”

Launched in 2021 by The Webby Awards, the leading international organisation honouring excellence on the Internet, The Anthem Awards gives recognition to the purpose and mission-driven work of people, companies and organisations worldwide. The third annual competition received over 2,000 entries from more than 44 countries worldwide, and winners were selected by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. The Anthem Awards have recognised the ILGA World Database as being among this year’s most impactful work that inspires others to take action in their own communities.

What is the ILGA World Database?

A free, interactive, and collaborative platform, the ILGA World Database allows everyone to track current progress and backlash around sexual orientationrefers to a person’s capacity for profound emotional, affectional and sexual attraction to - and intimate and sexual relations with - individuals of a different gender or the same gender or more than one gender. More, gender identityrefers to a person’s deeply felt internal and individual experience of gender, which may or may not correspond with the sex assigned at birth. More and expression, and 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 issues in 193 UN member States and 47 non-independent territories. Access it at https://database.ilga.org.

How does the ILGA World Database work?

This unique observatory features updated information about laws that affect LGBTI people worldwide, divided into 18 legal categories and more than 100 topics and visualised in interactive global and regional maps. Every State and jurisdiction has its own profile with laws, upcoming advocacy opportunities for human rights defenders, and a selection of the latest LGBTI news. Activists can track developments in every human rights body within the United Nations, monitor deadlines to engage with them, and integrate any entry into their research or policy work.

Since its launch in March 2023, the ILGA World Database has had over 84,000 unique users and more than 271,000 page views, revolutionising and simplifying access to ILGA World research and information — which have historically been referenced by domestic and international courts, global and regional human rights mechanisms, government agencies, advocacy groups, media outlets, and academic journals across the world.