ILGA WORLD LAUNCHES ITS 2019 ANNUAL REPORT

We wrapped up one year in our work to advance equality worldwide, offering a glimpse into our present impact and our future direction.

Download the 2019 Annual Report
in English – in Spanish

Our 2019 in the words of:

Luz Elena Aranda and Tuisina Ymania Brown,
Co-Secretaries General of ILGA World

André du Plessis,
Executive Director of ILGA World

ILGA World is grateful for the support of its member organisations, staff, interns and Board and Committee members who work tirelessly to make everything we do possible. A heartfelt shout-out and thank you goes to all the human rights defenders around the world for the time and energy they commit to advancing the cause of equality for persons with diverse sexual orientations, genderrefers to a social construct which places cultural and social expectations on individuals based on their assigned sex. More identities and gender expressions, 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 everywhere!

“We stand with you in our endless fight for love in the face of hate, unity in the face of division, peace in the face of violence, and diversity in the face of lesbophobiafear, unreasonable anger, intolerance or/and hatred directed towards women attracted to other women. More, homophobiafear, unreasonable anger, intolerance or/and hatred directed towards people attracted to others of the same gender. More, biphobiathe fear, unreasonable anger, intolerance or/and hatred toward people attracted to more than one 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, interphobia, ageism, racism, sexism, ableism, hostility against indigenous communities, and all other forms of discriminationunequal or unfair treatment which can be based on a range of grounds - such as age, ethnic background, disability, and diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions or sex characteristics, amongst others. More” – Luz Elena Aranda and Tuisina Ymania Brown, Co-Secretaries General