On the eve of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT), which will be held on 17 May 2021, a group of United Nations and international human rights experts* calls on States, faith-based institutions, religious leaders and other stakeholders to consider the negative impact of exclusionary or stigmatizing narratives on violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender-diverse (LGBT) persons. LGBT and gender diverse persons are and have always been part of all faith traditions around the world and, as all human beings, must be recognized…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 14 May 2021. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
