Women

Together with its LBQ women's advocacy week partners, ILGA World worked strategically to create a dedicated and visible space for lesbian, bisexual, queer and trans women and gender diverse people within multilateral human rights environment.

Explore the key findings of the historic publication presented by the Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, addressing the violence and discrimination affecting lesbian, bisexual, and queer women

Join us on Friday 19 June for a Human Rights Council side event to spotlight severe forms of discrimination faced by LBQ women globally, examine their root causes and material consequences, and identify concrete pathways for stronger protection, accountability, and inclusion within UN and national frameworks

Lesbian Visibility Week has ended but the work continues! From healthcare inequities to underrepresentation in leadership and media, the barriers remain deeply entrenched.

Join ILGA World and partners as we center leadership and lived expeiriences of feminists and advocates across the Oceanic Pacific 27-30 April, 2026

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!

ILGA World responds to the policy announced today by the International Olympic Committee, which reintroduces sex testing and bans trans and intersex women athletes from competing in the female category

The International Olympic Committee has no right to become ‘gender police' of the world, ILGA World, Sport & Rights Alliance, Humans of Sport, and over 70 organisations globally said today

What could happen if women could exercise their rights? On International Women's Day, hear from women and ILGA World representatives worldwide