North America & Caribbean

  • Conference report

2 November 2022

2022 ILGA World Conference report

Relive the ILGA World conference 2022 — hosted in Long Beach, CA, USA by the It Gets Better Project — with our conference report and documentary

  • Press releases & statements

1 December 2018

UPR | First joint consultation on implementation of UN recommendations held in Jamaica

This week ISHR, CCPR and ILGA – along with national partners JFlag and TransWave Jamaica – conducted a two...

  • Press releases & statements

5 October 2016

Gender incongruence of childhood

A statement on gender incongruence of childhood by the International Lesbian, Gay. Bisexual, Trans and...

  • Campaigns
  • Press releases & statements

30 June 2016

United Nations makes history on sexual orientation and gender identity

United Nations' human rights body establishes an Independent Expert

  • Campaigns
  • Press releases & statements

28 June 2016

628 NGOs from 151 countries call for a SOGI Independent Expert at the UN

628 organisations from 151 countries today called on the UN Human Rights Council to establish a SOGI Independent Expert

  • Press releases & statements

12 June 2016

ILGA statement on tragic shooting in Orlando

It is with great shock and dismay that ILGA has learnt of the mass shooting at Pulse, a gay club in Orlando, Florida known for its community programs

  • Press releases & statements

6 June 2016

Civil society alerts UN Committee to risks facing economic, social and cultural rights defenders

Defenders of ESC rights are increasingly facing heightened threats and risks to their health and life as a...

  • Press releases & statements

3 June 2016

ILGA supports a call for the UN Human Rights Council to establish a SOGI Special Procedure

ILGA is supporting the establishment of a Special Procedure on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity at...

  • Press releases & statements

17 May 2016

ILGA launches State Sponsored Homophobia…

This year’s world survey of sexual orientation laws maps just how far we have to travel to achieve full...